July 24, 2002 MEMORANDUM TO: State Board of Education FROM: Thomas D. Watkins, Jr., Chairman SUBJECT: Approval of Standards for the Preparation of Biology Teachers In pursuit of its goal to improve teacher quality, the State Board of Education receives proposals for the adoption and revision of program standards for teacher preparation. Proposed standards are developed to reflect and support Michigan’s K-12 Curriculum Framework and Benchmarks, as well as standards adopted by national professional/specialty area organizations. Over the last several years, a referent group reflecting the interests of public and independent teacher preparation institutions and K-12 teachers worked on the development of standards for the preparation of biology teachers. The committee began its work by reviewing the Michigan Curriculum Framework for science and standards for the preparation of teachers as developed by the National Science Teachers Association to ensure alignment with both documents. Ongoing feedback from K-12 schools and teacher preparation institutions from 2000 through 2002 was utilized in making significant revisions to an earlier proposal. A draft was forwarded to selected groups/organizations, all Michigan teacher preparation institutions, and a random sample of intermediate and local school districts for review and comment in September 2000. As presented in Attachment 1, the standards reflect the feedback received. Additional information regarding the standards development and review process is provided in Attachment 2. The proposal was reviewed by the Board-appointed Professional Standards Commission for Teachers and is recommended for adoption by the State Board of Education. It is recommended that the State Board of Education approve the standards for the preparation of biology teachers, as discussed in the Superintendent’s memorandum dated July 24, 2002.

Attachment 1

Proposal to the Michigan State Board of Education

For the Preparation of Teachers

Biology (DA)

Submitted by the Office of Professional Preparation Services

July 24, 2002

1

Standards for the Preparation of Teachers

Biology (DA)

Adopted by the Michigan State Board of Education

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2

Standards for the Preparation of Teachers of Biology (DA Endorsement)

Preface

Development of the Proposal Over the last several years, a referent group of professional educators developed a proposal to adopt standards for the preparation of biology teachers. These standards align with standards developed by the National Science Teachers Association and the Michigan Curriculum Framework for science education. Teachers who receive the endorsement in biology would be prepared to teach any biology or life science course at their certificate level. To provide information and gather feedback on the proposal, a copy was also forwarded to selected groups/organizations, all Michigan teacher preparation institutions, and a random sample of intermediate and local school districts for review and comment. As presented in this document, the standards reflect the feedback received. State Board adoption of these standards typically leads to the creation of a new certification test for teachers prepared to teach this content area. Test development for a new Michigan Test for Teacher Certification in biology will be scheduled according to the recommendation of the Standing Technical Advisory Council. Approval of Programs Teacher preparation institutions that wish to continue to offer programs to prepare biology teachers are required to submit an application for program approval that demonstrates how the new standards are met throughout the proposed curriculum. The programs must be re-approved to show compliance with the new standards. Following initial approval, the teacher preparation programs will be reviewed every five years through the Periodic Review/Program Evaluation process.

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Con

tent

Gui

delin

es/S

tand

ards

Mat

rix

Col

lege

/Uni

vers

ity

C

ode

DA

So

urce

of G

uide

lines

/Sta

ndar

ds

Mic

higa

n St

ate

Boa

rd o

f Edu

catio

n, 2

002

Prog

ram

/Sub

ject

Are

a B

iolo

gy

Lev

els o

f pro

ficie

ncy

are

iden

tifie

d as

follo

ws:

A

– A

war

enes

s Th

e bi

olog

y te

ache

r rec

ogni

zes/

reca

lls th

e ex

iste

nce

of d

iffer

ent a

spec

ts o

f bio

logi

cal s

cien

ce a

nd re

late

d te

achi

ng st

rate

gies

. B

– B

asic

Und

erst

andi

ng

The

biol

ogy

teac

her a

rticu

late

s kno

wle

dge

abou

t bio

logi

cal s

cien

ce a

nd re

late

d in

stru

ctio

nal a

nd a

sses

smen

t stra

tegi

es.

The

biol

ogy

teac

her d

emon

stra

tes p

rofic

ienc

y in

usi

ng th

e kn

owle

dge

at a

fund

amen

tal l

evel

of c

ompe

tenc

e ac

cept

able

for t

each

ing.

C

– C

ompr

ehen

sive

Und

erst

andi

ng

The

biol

ogy

teac

her i

s abl

e to

app

ly b

road

, in-

dept

h kn

owle

dge

of th

e di

ffer

ent a

spec

ts o

f bio

logi

cal s

cien

ce in

a v

arie

ty o

f set

tings

. (T

his l

evel

is n

ot in

tend

ed to

refle

ct m

aste

ry; a

ll te

ache

rs a

re e

xpec

ted

to b

e lif

elon

g le

arne

rs.)

DIR

EC

TIO

NS:

Li

st re

quire

d co

urse

s on

mat

rix a

nd p

rovi

de a

dditi

onal

nar

rativ

e to

exp

lain

how

stan

dard

s are

met

. If

ele

ctiv

es a

re

incl

uded

, the

y sh

ould

be

clea

rly in

dica

ted.

Adj

ust s

ize

of c

ells

as n

eede

d.

4

Cou

rses

and

/or

Exp

erie

nces

that

Ful

fill t

he G

uide

line

G

uide

line/

Stan

dard

Se

cond

ary

Min

or

Seco

ndar

y M

ajor

Subm

it a

narr

ativ

e th

at e

xpla

ins h

ow th

is p

rogr

am:

A.

uses

the

Mic

higa

n C

urric

ulum

Fra

mew

ork

K-1

2 Sc

ienc

e C

onte

nt S

tand

ards

and

Ben

chm

arks

as t

he

criti

cal f

ound

atio

n fo

r tea

cher

pre

para

tion,

ens

urin

g th

at

Bio

logy

teac

hers

hav

e th

e co

nten

t kno

wle

dge

and

the

abili

ty to

teac

h th

is c

urric

ulum

; and

B.

deve

lops

an

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

inte

rcon

nect

edne

ss o

f al

l sci

ence

, inc

ludi

ng th

e m

ajor

con

cept

s of c

hem

istry

, th

e ea

rth/s

pace

scie

nces

, and

phy

sics

, and

rela

tes t

his

unde

rsta

ndin

g to

the

teac

hing

of b

iolo

gy a

nd th

e lif

e sc

ienc

es.

5

Lev

el o

f C

ours

es a

nd/o

r E

xper

ienc

es th

at F

ulfil

l the

Gui

delin

e N

o.

Gui

delin

e/St

anda

rd

Prof

icie

ncy

Seco

ndar

y M

inor

Se

cond

ary

Maj

or

T

he p

repa

ratio

n of

hig

h sc

hool

bi

olog

y te

ache

rs w

ill e

nabl

e th

em to

:

1.0

unde

rsta

nd th

e lif

e sc

ienc

es to

in

clud

e ce

llula

r fun

ctio

ning

, the

or

gani

zatio

n of

livi

ng th

ings

, con

cept

s of

her

edity

, evo

lutio

nary

cha

nges

, and

ec

olog

ical

syst

ems,

as il

lum

inat

ed

with

in S

trand

III o

f the

Sci

ence

C

onte

nt S

tand

ards

and

Ben

chm

arks

fo

und

in th

e M

ichi

gan

Cur

ricul

um

Fram

ewor

k;

2.0

cons

truct

new

kno

wle

dge

by u

sing

re

sear

ch, r

eadi

ng a

nd d

iscu

ssio

n, a

nd

refle

ct in

an

info

rmed

way

on

the

role

of

scie

nce

in h

uman

aff

airs

; and

3.0

unde

rsta

nd a

nd d

evel

op th

e m

ajor

co

ncep

ts a

nd p

rinci

ples

of b

iolo

gy,

incl

udin

g co

ncep

ts in

:

3.1

C

ellu

lar F

unct

ion,

incl

udin

g

3.1.

1

cell

theo

ryB

3.1.

2

cell

type

sB

6

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el o

f C

ours

es a

nd/o

r E

xper

ienc

es th

at F

ulfil

l the

Gui

delin

e N

o.

Gui

delin

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anda

rd

Prof

icie

ncy

Seco

ndar

y M

inor

Se

cond

ary

Maj

or

3.1.

3 ce

ll st

ruct

ure

and

func

tion

C

3.1.

4

prot

ein

synt

hesi

sC

3.1.

5 ce

ll di

visi

on (m

itosi

s and

mei

osis

) C

3.2

Org

aniz

atio

n of

Liv

ing

Thin

gs,

incl

udin

g

3.2.

1 lif

e cy

cles

(inc

ludi

ng se

xual

and

as

exua

l rep

rodu

ctio

n)

C

3.2.

2

syst

ems

C

3.2.

3

clas

sific

atio

nC

3.2.

4

grow

th a

nd d

evel

opm

ent

B

3.2.

5

phot

osyn

thes

isC

3.2.

6

cellu

lar r

espi

ratio

nC

3.2.

7

livin

g an

d no

nliv

ing

C

7

Lev

el o

f C

ours

es a

nd/o

r E

xper

ienc

es th

at F

ulfil

l the

Gui

delin

e N

o.

Gui

delin

e/St

anda

rd

Prof

icie

ncy

Seco

ndar

y M

inor

Se

cond

ary

Maj

or

3.3

Con

cept

s of H

ered

ity, i

nclu

ding

3.3.

1

Men

delia

n ge

netic

sC

3.3.

2 m

olec

ular

gen

etic

s (str

uctu

re o

f DN

A)

C

3.3.

3 m

oder

n ge

netic

s (el

ectro

phor

esis

, ge

netic

eng

inee

ring,

DN

A

finge

rprin

ting,

etc

.)

C

3.3.

4

popu

latio

n ge

netic

sB

3.4

Evol

utio

nary

Cha

nges

, inc

ludi

ng

3.4.

1

dive

rsity

/spe

ciat

ion

B

3.4.

2 ad

apta

tion

and

natu

ral s

elec

tion

C

3.4.

3

foss

ils/a

ncie

nt li

feA

3.4.

4

extin

ctio

nB

3.5

Ecol

ogic

al S

yste

ms,

incl

udin

g

8

Lev

el o

f C

ours

es a

nd/o

r E

xper

ienc

es th

at F

ulfil

l the

Gui

delin

e N

o.

Gui

delin

e/St

anda

rd

Prof

icie

ncy

Seco

ndar

y M

inor

Se

cond

ary

Maj

or

3.5.

1 co

mm

unity

rela

tions

hips

, inc

ludi

ng

pred

ator

/pre

y an

d sy

mbi

osis

C

3.5.

2

popu

latio

nB

3.5.

3 tra

nsfe

r of e

nerg

y (fo

od ch

ains

/web

s)

C

3.5.

4

biog

eoch

emic

al c

ycle

sC

3.5.

5

hum

an im

pact

C

3.6

Hum

an B

iolo

gy, i

nclu

ding

3.6.

1 an

atom

y an

d ph

ysio

logy

C

3.6.

2

dise

ase

and

imm

unol

ogy

B

3.6.

3

heal

th h

abits

B

3.6.

4

reso

urce

man

agem

ent

B

3.6.

5 hu

man

pop

ulat

ion

grow

th a

nd d

iver

sity

B

9

Cou

rses

and

/or

Exp

erie

nces

that

Ful

fill t

he G

uide

line

No.

G

uide

line/

Stan

dard

Se

cond

ary

Min

or

Seco

ndar

y M

ajor

The

pre

para

tion

of h

igh

scho

ol b

iolo

gy te

ache

rs w

ill

enab

le th

em to

:

4.0

deve

lop

an u

nder

stan

ding

and

app

reci

atio

n fo

r the

na

ture

of s

cien

tific

inqu

iry;

5.0

rela

te th

e co

ncep

ts o

f bio

logy

to c

onte

mpo

rary

, hi

stor

ical

, tec

hnol

ogic

al a

nd so

ciet

al is

sues

; in

parti

cula

r, re

late

con

cept

s of b

iolo

gy to

cur

rent

co

ntro

vers

ies,

such

as t

hose

aro

und

clon

ing,

med

ical

re

sear

ch, a

nd g

enet

ical

ly-m

odifi

ed fo

od, a

s wel

l as

othe

r iss

ues;

6.0

appl

y m

athe

mat

ics,

incl

udin

g st

atis

tics,

to in

vest

igat

ions

in

bio

logy

/life

scie

nces

and

the

anal

ysis

of d

ata;

7.0

unde

rsta

nd a

nd p

rom

ote

the

mai

nten

ance

of a

safe

sc

ienc

e cl

assr

oom

as i

dent

ified

by

the

Cou

ncil

of S

tate

Sc

ienc

e Su

perv

isor

s, an

d in

clud

ing

the

ethi

cal a

nd

appr

opria

te u

se a

nd c

are

for l

ivin

g or

gani

sms a

nd

scie

ntifi

c eq

uipm

ent,

and

the

safe

stor

age,

use

, and

di

spos

al o

f che

mic

als;

8.0

loca

te re

sour

ces,

desi

gn a

nd c

ondu

ct in

quiry

-bas

ed

open

-end

ed in

vest

igat

ions

in b

iolo

gy, i

nter

pret

find

ings

, co

mm

unic

ate

resu

lts, a

nd m

ake

judg

men

ts b

ased

on

evid

ence

;

9.0

dem

onst

rate

com

pete

nce

in th

e pr

actic

e of

teac

hing

th

roug

h in

vest

igat

ive

expe

rienc

es b

y de

mon

stra

ting

the

appl

icat

ion

of th

e sc

ient

ific

proc

esse

s, an

d in

ass

essi

ng

stud

ent l

earn

ing

thro

ugh

mul

tiple

pro

cess

es;

10

Cou

rses

and

/or

Exp

erie

nces

that

Ful

fill t

he G

uide

line

No.

G

uide

line/

Stan

dard

Se

cond

ary

Min

or

Seco

ndar

y M

ajor

10

.0

crea

te a

nd m

aint

ain

an e

duca

tiona

l env

ironm

ent i

n w

hich

con

cept

ual u

nder

stan

ding

will

occ

ur fo

r all

scie

nce

stud

ents

; and

11.0

de

mon

stra

te c

ompe

tenc

e in

the

prac

tice

of te

achi

ng a

s de

fined

with

in th

e En

try-L

evel

Sta

ndar

ds fo

r Mic

higa

n Te

ache

rs, a

s obs

erve

d du

ring

the

dire

cted

teac

hing

ex

perie

nce.

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Attachment 2

List for Distribution of Draft Standards

Biology (DA)

Teacher Preparation Standards Development Committee for

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Earth/Space Science, Integrated Science – Elementary, and Integrated Science – Secondary

Maurice Barnes Grand Rapids Central High School

Frank Ciloski Michigan Department of Education

Claudia Douglass Central Michigan University

Ray Francis Central Michigan University

David Frank Ferris State University

Dan Genter Dansville High School

Jim Hewitt Saginaw Valley State University

Stanley Hirachi Central Michigan University

Joseph Krajcik University of Michigan

David Klingbiel Dansville High School

Mozell Lang Michigan Department of Education

Peggy Liggett Eastern Michigan University

Catherine Smith Michigan Department of Education

Deborah Smith Michigan State University

Steven Stegink Grand Rapids Public Schools

Jane Teska Southfield Public Schools

Denny Travis Oakland University

Sue Wittick Michigan Department of Education

List for Distribution of Draft Standards Biology (DA)

Educational Organizations Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Michigan

Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs

* Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools

Michigan Association of School Administrators

Michigan Association of School Boards

Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals

Michigan Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development

Michigan Association of Teacher Educators

Michigan Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students

Michigan Deans’ Council

* Michigan Earth Science Teachers Association

Michigan Education Association

Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals Association

Michigan Federation of Teachers & School Related Personnel

Michigan Science Teachers Association

Middle Cities Education Association

Professional Standards Commission for Teachers

* Indicates submission of a response

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Teacher Preparation Institutions

Biology (DA)

* Adrian College * Madonna University

Albion College * Marygrove College

Alma College * Michigan State University

* Andrews University Michigan Technological University

Aquinas College Northern Michigan University

Calvin College * Oakland University

Central Michigan University Olivet College

Concordia University Saginaw Valley State University

Cornerstone University Siena Heights University

* Eastern Michigan University * Spring Arbor University

Ferris State University * University of Michigan – Dearborn

* Grand Valley State University University of Michigan – Flint

Hillsdale College University of Detroit Mercy

Hope College * University of Michigan

* Kalamazoo College * Wayne State University

Lake Superior State University * Western Michigan University

* Indicates submission of a response

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Local School Districts Biology (DA)

Armada Area Schools Kalkaska Public Schools

Bangor Public Schools Lansing School District

Van Buren Public Schools Lakeview Community Schools

Boyne Falls Public Schools Mackinac Island Public Schools

Atherton Community Schools Marshall-Mar Lee School District

* Carsonville-Port Sanilac Schools Middleton-Fulton Schools

Clare Public Schools Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools

Constantine Schools New Haven Community Schools

Decatur Public Schools Okemos Public Schools

East China School District Paradise-Whitefish Township Schools

* Engadine Consolidated Schools Pinconning Area Schools

Flat Rock Community Schools Reading Community Schools

Fruitport Community Schools Rogers City Area Schools

Grand Marais-Burt Township Schools Scottville-Mason County Central Schools

Hamilton Community Schools

Hastings School District

* Hanover-Horton Schools

Iron Mountain-North Dickinson County Schools

*Indicates submission of a response

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Intermediate School Districts (ISD) Biology (DA)

Allegan County Charlevoix-Emmet Dickinson-Iron Huron Ionia County Lapeer Mason-Lake Newaygo St. Joseph Washtenaw

*Indicates submission of a response NOTE: Additional responses were received anonymously.

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