Background Materials

	AAAS-Program 2061-Atlas of Science Literacy	NSTA-Science Anchors
	CPRE Learning Progressions in Science	Taking Science to School
		Chapter 2-Excerpt
	Learning Progressions in Science Conference Proceedings: June 2009	Chapter 8
	National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Framework for the 2009
	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Curriculum Focal Points
	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science
Commissioned Papers
	Title	Author
1.	On Coherence and Core Ideas	Karen Draney and Mark Wilson
2.	Moving to the Next Generation for the Standards of Science: Building on Recent Practices	Joan Herman
3.	Learning Progressions in Science: A Summary of the Report from the Center on Continuous Instructional Improvement (CCII)	Aaron Rogat
4.	A Science Discipline Based Perspective on Core Ideas	Timothy and Stephanie Slater
5.	How Does Cognitive Development Inform the Choice of Core Ideas in the Physical Sciences?	Marianne Wiser and Carol Smith
Presentations
	Title
1.	On Coherence and Core Ideas	Karen Draney and Mark Wilson
2.	Moving to the Next Generation for the Standards of Science: Building on Recent Practices	Joan Herman
3.	Learning Progressions in Science: A Summary of the Report from the Center on Continuous Instructional Improvement (CCII)	Aaron Rogat
4.	A Science Discipline Based Perspective on Core Ideas	Timothy and Stephanie Slater
5.	How Does Cognitive Development Inform the Choice of Core Ideas in the Physical Sciences?	Marianne Wiser and Carol Smith