NJDOE Biology Workshop

High School Laboratory Science Courses: Biology Core Content Clarification and EOC Assessment

October 6, 2009	9:00am to 3:30pm
October 7, 2009	9:00am to 3:30pm

Rider University
Mercer Room (attached to the Dining Hall)
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

The Office of Math and Science Education will share information on the recently adopted 2009 science standards and discuss our expectations in biology for all students. High school biology core content support documents and end of course exam test development specifications will be discussed. The Office of Math and Science Education also anticipates the opportunity to receive feedback from practitioners regarding their perceived challenges. The second day will be a work session in which biology teachers are asked to bring their local curriculum, textbooks, and any other related resources as we work together in mapping curriculum and creating aligned assessment examples in biology. While we strongly encourage your participation in the second day work session, we are not considering it to be mandatory.

For a copy of the agenda: http://www.nj.gov/education/aps/cccs/science/biologyagenda.pdf