Systems Object Framework is an assessment tool that captures both levels of system structure and students’ growing conceptualization of that system structure.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will interact with Systems Object Framework and learn how: 1. to use it as an assessment tool evaluating student conceptualization of system structure; 2. to use it as a curriculum design tool; and 3. NGSS standards are being promoted through the use of SOF.

SPEAKERS:
Narmin Ghalichi (Bowling Green State University: Bowling Green, OH)

This session will introduce you to the use of "probing questions" that uncover how students (and teachers) think about concepts and phenomena for the purpose of informing instruction while simultaneously promoting conceptual learning. The new digital Google Classroom probes will also be introduced.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Learn why it is important to start with students' (and teachers') initial ideas; 2. Examine specially designed questions called "probes" that reveal what students (and teachers) are really thinking about core ideas, (including answer choices that mirror commonly held ideas noted in the research literature), and the support material for using the probes effectively in pre- and post-assessment; and 3. Gain strategies for using the probes in K–12 inclusive classrooms as well as with teachers during professional learning.

SPEAKERS:
Page Keeley (NSTA Past President: No City, No State)

Participants will engage in developing formative and summative assessments that connect students with science practices. We will discuss strategies for using performance data to inform instruction.

TAKEAWAYS:
1. Using assessment during instruction will help students focus on science practices in the curriculum, e.g., constructing explanations, scientific argumentation, analyzing data, and making informed predictions. Assessment after instruction will help measure mastery of skills and course content objectives; 2. Participants will learn and practice strategies for developing skills-based questions to use during and after instruction, and get a preview of data-analysis strategies that use question performance to inform immediate instructional interventions; and 3. Participants will build awareness of how to scaffold instruction and assessment to best support acquisition and reinforcement of skills.

SPEAKERS:
Karen Lionberger (WestEd: San Francisco, CA), Mitch Price (College Board: New York, NY), Catherine Walsh (College Board: Alachua, FL)