NYSED Office of CI&IT Presentation to LIASCD October 19, 2007 Christine Levine, ELA Associate Erik Sweet, ELA Associate Office of Curriculum, Instruction,

NYSED Office of CI&IT Presentation to LIASCD October 19, 2007Christine Levine, ELA Associate

Erik Sweet, ELA Associate

Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology (CI&IT)

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/home.html

Who We Are

Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support—Executive Director, Howard Goldsmith

Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology Team—Assistant Director, Anne Schiano

As English Language Arts (ELA) Associates, we work with educators and parents from across the state to support the ELA Learning Standards.

Today’s Presentation

1. Current NYSED Online Curriculum and Instruction Resources

2. Current Policy and Legislation Relating to Education in New York State

3. Literacy in the 21st Century

4. NYSED P-16 Literacy Workgroup

5. Questions/Comments

1. Current NYSED Online Curriculum and Instruction Resources

Office of CI&IT Online Resources

Office of CI&IT homepage

E-Blast (for all subject areas)

ELA homepage

ELA Toolkit

Core Curriculum homepage

Virtual Learning System (VLS)

ELA Toolkit

2. Current Policy and LegislationRelating to Education in New York State

P-16 Education: A Plan for Action

Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007

P-16: A Plan for Action--The Regents plan for the next stage of educational reform

Divided into sections for “Students” “Systems” and “Structures”

Includes action steps with timeframes and resources

P-16 Education: A Plan for Action (November 2006)

P-16: A Plan for Action and the ELA Learning Standards

Action #6. (Under Systems)

Raise the learning standards to exceed global standards so all students graduate ready for citizenship, work, and continued education. Align standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction across P-16, emphasizing transitions between high school and college, and high school and the workforce.

P-16: A Plan for Action

Action Step (# 6):

Adopt a schedule and process to raise the student learning standards, using expert panels (July 2007–2013).

Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007

The Governor’s plan for the next stage of educational reform

Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007 and the ELA Learning Standards

PART A Section 1. The education law is amended by adding four new sections 211, 211-a, 211-b and 211-c to read as follows:

§ 211. Review of regents learning standards.1. The regents shall periodically review and evaluate the existing regents learning standards to determine if they should be strengthened, modified or combined so as to provide adequate opportunity for students to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in employment or postsecondary education and to function productively as civic participants upon graduation from high school. Such review and evaluation shall be conducted upon a schedule adopted by the regents, provided that a review and evaluation of the English language arts standards shall be completed as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the two thousand seven-two thousand eight school year.

Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007 (211 con’t)

2. In conducting such reviews, the regents shall seek the recommendations of teachers, school administrators, teacher educators and others with educational expertise on improvements to the standards so that they ensure that students are prepared, in appropriate progression, for post-secondary education or employment.

Board of Regents Update: September 07

From the September 2007 Education Report—Board of Regents

“Both the Regents P-16 Plan and the State Budget call for a review of the State’s Learning Standards to determine if they should be strengthened or modified in view of advances made and new expectations of a changed economy.”

NYS Educators: We Need Your Participation

New York State educators are involved in NYSED CI&IT curriculum committees and OSA test development committees.

Encourage educators in your district to submit an application to the NYSED “Call for Expertise” database.

Educator Recruitment

Call for Expertise

3-8 Testing Program

Regents Final Eyes Review

3. Literacy in the 21st Century

What should New York State studentsknow and be able to do to be literate inthe 21st century?

Today’s Learners are Tomorrow’s Leaders

Literacy will be embedded in the review of all content areas during the NYS Learning Standards renewal process.

National Perspective on Learning: What Should Students Know and Be Able to Do?

National Organizations:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Alliance for Excellent Education

Partnership for 21st Century Learning: Framework for 21st Century Learning

Learning in the 21st Century:What Employers Are Looking For

Six Traits of Future UPS™ Employees

Trade literate Sensitive to foreign cultures Conversant in different languages Technologically savvy Capable of managing complexity Ethical

Michael EskewChairman and CEO United Parcel ServicesDecember 8, 2005

Literacy in the 21st Century

“As literacy skills improve, studentachievement rises not only in reading andwriting but across the curriculum spectrum, a benefit that has profound consequences for

the ultimate success of standards-based reform.”

National Association of State Boards of Education, October 2005

Reading Next (2004)

A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy

A report created for the Carnegie Corporation of New York by Gina Biancarosa and Dr. Catherine Snow.

Writing Next (2006)

Effective Strategies to Improve the Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools.

A report created for the Carnegie Corporation by Steve Graham and Dolores Perin.

11 elements of adolescent writing are included in the report.

From Writing Next (2006)

“Writing well is not just an option for young people—it is a necessity. Along with reading comprehension, writing skill is a predictor of academic success and a basic requirement for participation in civic life and the economy” (Writing Next, 1).

http://www.all4ed.org/publications/WritingNext/

The Costs of Remediation

Private companies spend an estimated $3.1billion annually on remediation, and stategovernments spend an estimated $221 million annually (National Commission on Writing 2005).

The Costs of Remediation

In total, approximately 1 in every 3college freshmen takes a remedial course incollege. (Paying Double, Alliance for

Excellent Education).

Literacy Instruction in the Content AreasAlliance for Excellent Education

“Literacy stands at the heart of the academic content areas…content area literacy must be viewed as the cornerstone of any comprehensive movement to build the kinds of thriving, intellectually vibrant secondary schools that young people deserve and on which the nation’s social and economic health will depend. (Heller

and Greenleaf, 6)”

Next Steps

In order to increase literacy achievement, students in NYS need engaging

opportunitiesto read, write, listen, speak, and think in allcontent areas.

4. NYSED P-16 Literacy Workgroup

The P-16 Literacy Workgroup started in April 2007.

The workgroup is comprised of members of all of the branches of SED, plus members of NYSEC, NYSRA, S/CDN, and the BOCES District Superintendents.

New York State Framework for

Literacy The New York State Framework for Literacy will

guide the work of the NYSED content committees charged with reviewing the NYS Learning Standards in terms of what is meant by “literacy across the content areas,” and

provide each NYSED office (P-16, VESID, Cultural Ed, OMS) with a framework from which to develop a comprehensive implementation plan to support literacy across the content areas.

How can the New York State Education Department Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Instructional Technology provide curriculum and instruction support for English language arts and literacy?

Questions/Comments

Thank you for your time today.

If you have any comments or questions about this presentation, please feel free to contact either of the following ELA associates:

Christine Levine [email protected]

Erik [email protected]