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NDTAC Webinar January 20, 2011 Carrie Heath Phillips Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) [email protected]
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Page 1: NDTAC Webinar January 20, 2011 Carrie Heath Phillips Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Carrieh@ccsso.org.

NDTAC WebinarJanuary 20, 2011

Carrie Heath Phillips

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

[email protected]

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State-led and developed common core standards for K-12 in English/language arts and mathematics

Initiative led by Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governors Association (NGA)

Common Core State Standards Initiative

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What are educational standards?

Why do they matter?

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Why do we need common standards? Why now?

Disparate standards across states

Global competition

Today’s jobs require different skills

For many young people, a high school degree isn’t preparing them for college or a good job

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Why is This Important for Students, Teachers, and Parents?

Prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work

Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code

Provides educators, parents, and students with clear, focused guideposts

Offers economies of scale

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Foundation for the Standards

Aligned with college and work expectations Prepare students for success in entry-level,

credit-bearing, academic college courses (2- and 4- year postsecondary institutions)

Prepare students for success in careers that offer competitive, livable salaries above the poverty line, opportunities for career advancement, and are in growing or sustainable industries

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Standards Development Process

College- and career-readiness standards for English/language arts and mathematics developed summer of 2009

Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 standards for each grade were developed

Continual input throughout the process from educators and business and higher education leaders

Public comment period with nearly 10,000 responses

Final standards released on June 2, 2010

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As of January 20th, 40 states and DC have fully adopted the Common Core State Standards; 3 states have provisionally adopted the standards; and 1 state has adopted the ELA standards only.

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What’s in the Standards

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Intentional design limitations

The standards do NOT define:

How teachers should teach

All that can or should be taught

The nature of advanced work beyond the core

The interventions needed for students well below grade level

The full range of support for English learners and students with special needs

Everything needed for students to be college and career ready

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Applications

Applications for English language learners Learn academic content while learning English. English

proficiency is not a prerequisite to students achieving the goals laid out in the standards.

Application for students with disabilities “Students with disabilities are a heterogeneous group with one

common characteristic: the presence of disabling conditions that significantly hinder their abilities to benefit from general education.” (IDEA 34 CFR §300.39, 2004) Therefore, how these high standards are taught and assessed is of the utmost importance in reaching this diverse group of students.

“Promoting a culture of high expectations for all students is a fundamental goal of the Common Core State Standards.”

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STANDARDS FOR

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)

&

LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS

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Design and Organization

Introduction Description of capacities of a literate student (e.g., demonstrate

independence, come to understand other perspectives and cultures)

Three main sections K−5 cross-disciplinary 6−12 English language arts 6−12 literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects

Three appendices

A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms

B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance tasks

C: Annotated student writing samples

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In developing knowledge and skills in English/language arts, learners:

Demonstrate independence

Build strong content knowledge

Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Comprehend as well as critique

Value evidence

Use technology and digital media strategically and capably

Come to understand other perspectives and cultures

"Habits of mind" fostered by the Common Core State Standards

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Design and Organization

Four strands: Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Language

An integrated model of literacyMedia requirements blended throughout

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ELA Key Advances

Reading Balance of literature and informational texts Text complexity

Writing Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing Writing about sources

Standards for reading and writing in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects Complement rather than replace content standards

in those subjects Responsibility of teachers in those subjects

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MATHEMATICS

STANDARDS

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Design and Organization

Standards for Mathematical Practice Carry across all grade levels Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student

Standards for Mathematical Content K-8 standards presented by grade level High school standards presented by conceptual theme

Appendix Designing high school math courses based on the Common

Core State Standards

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In developing knowledge and skills in mathematics, learners:

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

Reason abstractly and quantitatively

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Model with mathematics

Use appropriate tools strategically

Attend to precision

Look for and make use of structure

Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

"Habits of mind" fostered by the Common Core State Standards

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Math Key Advances

Focus in early grades on number (arithmetic and operations) to build a solid foundation in math

Evened out pace across the grades

Focus on using math and solving complex problems, similar to what would see in the real world in high school

Emphasize problem-solving and communication

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What’s Next?

States are implementing the standards now Plans vary based on state context Redesigning professional development in 2011 Major changes in instructional materials, graduation

requirements, etc., not expected until 2013 or later Teachers will start teaching to the Common Core

State Standards in 2013 or 2014 school year

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What’s Next with Testing?

New tests tied to the Common Core State Standards will be live in 2014-2015 school year New assessments will be computer-based and given

several times throughout the year

Beyond multiple choice and more focus on application of knowledge

Two different consortia are developing assessments, so instead of every state having their own test, there will be only two different types of testing programs throughout the nation

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www.corestandards.org