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Start Up: Introductions, Desired Outcomes, Participant Guidelines  \n2. Breakout \\#1: Current Practice +/Δ  \n3. Criteria and Process to Select Curriculum Resources  \n4. Resource Evaluation Tools  \n5. Planning and Coherence  \n6. Breakout \\#2: Make a Plan  \n7. Close: Resources, +/Δ  \nINTRODUCTIONS  \nOctober-June 2026 Professional  \nSynchronous virtual sessions, Asynchronous virtuaLl sesasinsi(nspgring 2026),  \nFace to Face Session (June 2026). All professional learning supported by funds  \nthrough the Illinois State Board of Education.  \nIL SCIENCE STEERING COMMITTEE  \nMeagan Budke, ISBE  \nAnji Garza, PD & Ed Service Director, ROE 47  \nHeather Galbreath, 6th Grade Science Teacher Galesburg, IL  \nBrian Gibbs, Educator, Bradley School District 61  \nSarah Meador, Director of ROE Services, ROE 8  \nDawn Novak, Professional Learning Architect, Northwestern Nate Nugent  \nKristin Rademaker, Professional Learning Specialist, NSTA Misty Richmond, Middle School Science Teacher, CPS  \nRichard Stokes, University of Illinois-Springfield  \nNicole Vick  \nYou! Breakout Participant, Speaker  \nPurpose &  \nDesired Outcomes  \nPurpose  \nTo deepen your understanding of the Illinois Science Standards, build your capacity to teach science, and support greater student success.  \nDesired Outcome   \nBy the end of this meeting we will have:  \n● An understanding of the process for resource evaluation so that we can  \nlead our school when needed  \n● A list of tools for resource evaluation ● A plan to strengthen my school’s overall K–12 science program.  \nParticipant Guidelines  \nParticipate though chat,  \nCameras on if possible hands up feature, and  \nbreakout sessions  \nResist the temptation Take care of your  \nto multitask own needs  \nSarah Meador (15 min)    \nBreakout 1  \nThink about your school’s use of high quality science curriculum and resources.  \nWhat’s going well?  \n●  \nWhat barriers are we facing?  \n●  \nSmall group discussion-10 min. Share out in larger group-5 min  \nGroup 1-Think about your school’s use of high quality science curriculum and resources.  \nWhat’s going well?  \n● IQWST  \n● There are more HQIM available (OpenSciEd)  \nWhat barriers are we facing?  \n● Onboarding of curriculum  \n● Textbooks are comfortable  \n○ Many branded to be NGSS-aligned, but are not  \n● Mystery Science is not enough  \n● Time  \n● Vertical alignment-working on it!  \nGroup 2-Think about your school’s use of high quality science curriculum and resources.  \nWhat’s going well?  \n● K-5 use of Mystery Science is very engaging for students  \n● AP classes at the HS level–variety and success, pockets of great NGSS-aligned instruction  \n● PhD Science from Great Minds is also used successfully  \n● Teacher autonomy is high at the HS level, moving back to common summatives  \n● Things to learn, too, hard to be in all the classes to know what’s actually going on  \n● Open Sci Ed has a lot of great material that’s b  \nWhat barriers are we facing?  \n● Are we meeting the rigor required?  \n● Are teachers using the materials?  \n● Do we have strong plans to choose curricular materials together–more than just textbook adoption?  \n● Struggles with time in the elementary classrooms  \n● Dual language materials available in Science  \nGroup 3-Think about your school’s use of high quality science curriculum and resources.  \nWhat’s going well?  \n● Confidence in Elevate Science Courses; Earth, Life, Physics/Chemistry  \n● On board with NGSS Standards  \n● Incorporating more Inquiry Based Learning (mindshift) -Everyone is trying a couple times each quarter  \n● Literacy includes interdisciplinary science topics  \n● STEMScopes-it’s ok  \n● CER in grades 6-8  \nWhat barriers are we facing?  \n● Need more spiraling  \n● Need to know how to use the NGSS Standards  \n● Trying to improve conversations on how to choose the curriculum  \n● ","cbCaifoNSJRnz56V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifoNSJRnz56V","pdf",2896057,59,"English","# Start Up: Introductions, Desired Outcomes, Participant Guidelines\n## Breakout #1: Current Practice +/Δ\n## Criteria and Process to Select Curriculum Resources\n## Resource Evaluation Tools\n## Planning and Coherence\n## Breakout #2: Make a Plan\n## Close: Resources, +/Δ","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of Educational Leaders Session 4?\",\"answer\":\"To deepen understanding of the Illinois Science Standards, build capacity to teach science, and support greater student success.\"},{\"question\":\"What activities happen during the session?\",\"answer\":\"Participants discuss current practice in breakouts, review criteria and processes for selecting curriculum resources, use resource evaluation tools, and make a plan to strengthen K–12 science.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of challenges and strengths do participant groups consider?\",\"answer\":\"Groups consider what is going well with high-quality science curriculum and resources, such as inquiry-based learning and NGSS alignment, and also identify barriers like time, onboarding of curriculum, and meeting required rigor.\"}]","EDUCATIONAL LEADERS SESSION 4 - Science Curriculum Evaluation & Planning: Building Coherence and Capacity | PDF",1791601406,149]