Transcript What Do Catholic School Parents Need to Know About the

What Do Catholic School Parents
Need to Know About the
Common Core State Standards?
What Are the Common Core State
Standards?
“The Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
are a coherent progression of learning
expectations in English Language Arts and
Mathematics designed to prepare K-12
students for college and career success.”
-Spotlight on the Common Core State Standards
Who has adopted the CCSS?
• 46 states have adopted the CCSS for Math
and English Language Arts.
• 4 states have not adopted the standards:
–
–
–
–
Nebraska
Texas
Alaska
Virginia
• More than 100 Catholic Dioceses have
adopted the CCSS- even the Diocese of El
Paso!
More About the CCSS…
• The standards are focused, coherent, clear, and
rigorous.
• The standards are internationally
benchmarked.
• The standards are anchored in College/Career
Readiness standards.
• The standards are evidence and research
based.
Where did the CCSS come from?
– Coordinated by the National Governors
Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State
Officers (CCSSO)
– Written by…
•
•
•
•
•
K-12 teachers
Postsecondary faculty
State curriculum and assessment experts
Discipline Area Researchers
National organizations
CCSS: Evidence Based
• Standards from individual high-performing
countries and provinces were used to inform
content, structure, and language. Writing teams
looked for examples of rigor, coherence and
progressions.
Top Performing Countries
• Mathematics:
1. Belgium
2. Canada ( Alberta)
3. China
• English Language Arts
1. Australia ( New South Wales and Victoria)
2. Canada ( Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario)
3. England
Why do schools need to adopt the
CCSS?
• Global competition for jobs.
• Equity: high expectations for all students
regardless of their zip codes.
• Different state standards across the USA.
• Current graduates are not prepared for
college or careers.
Skills for a Knowledge Economy
“The rigor that matters most for the twentyfirst century is demonstrated mastery of the
core competencies for work, citizenship and lifelong learning. In today’s world it’s not how much
you know that matters; it’s what you can do with
what you know.”
-Tony Wagner
The Global Achievement Gap
Why Should Catholic Schools Adopt
the CCSS?
• Expectation that US schools use CCSS to
guide curriculum, instruction and assessments.
• History of rigorous expectations for Catholic
schools and focus on higher-order skills.
• Alignment of textbooks and standardized tests
to the CCSS.
• New teacher preparation.
• Linked to the accreditation process.
CCSS Timeline
• 2009
– Development of CCSS began.
• June 2010
– Final English Language Arts and Mathematics
standards released after opportunity for public
review.
• Spring 2015
– PARCC assessments administered to students in
grades K-12.
What’s not in the Standards
How teachers should teach.
All that can or should be taught.
The nature of advanced work beyond the CCSS.
The interventions for students well below grade
level.
• The full range of support for English language
learners and students with special needs.
• Everything needed to be college and career ready.
•
•
•
•
College and Career Readiness
(CCR)Standards
• What do students need to know to be college
and career ready by the end of grade 12?
CCR and CCSS: Reading Literature
• 10 CCR standards for Reading
– CCR Standard # 1: Read closely to determine what the
text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to
support conclusions drawn from the text.
– CCSS RL# 1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as
the basis for the answers.
K-12 ELA CCSS Standards
1. Reading
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Literature RL ( K-12) – 10 standards
Informational Text RI (K-12)- 10 standards
Foundational RF (K-5)–4 standards (cross disciplinary)
Reading in History RH (6-12)- 10 standards
Reading in Science and Tech. Subjects RST (6-12)-10
standards
2. Writing
3. Speaking and Listening
4. Language
Grade Progressions
• Standard 1.RL.1: Ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.
• Standard 5.RL.1:Quote accurately from a text when
explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.
• Standard 8.RL.1: Cite the textual evidence that most
strongly supports an analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Six Shifts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Balance of Literary & Informational Text
Literacy in Content Areas
Increasing Complexity of Texts
Text-based Questions and Answers
Writing Using Evidence
Academic Vocabulary
Goal of Close Reading
• The ability to discern and cite
evidence from the text to
support one’s assertions.
• Analytic Reading + Analytic
Writing = Analytic Thinking!
Close Reading
• Video of a Close Reading in a 6th grade
classroom: students are reading an
informational text The Making of a Scientist.
K-12 CCSS for Mathematics
• Grade-Level Standards
– K-8 organized by domain
– 9-12 organized by conceptual categories
• Standards for Mathematical Practice
– Describe mathematical “habits of mind”
– Connect with content standards in each grade
Grades K-5 Math CCSS
• Require that students acquire a solid
foundation in the following:
– Whole numbers
– Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
– Fractions
– Decimals
Grades 6-8 CCSS Math
• Describe robust learning expectations for
–
–
–
–
Geometry
Algebra
Probability
Statistics
• Math curricula in grades 7-8 includes
significant algebra and geometry content. *
*
Students who complete grade 7 and have mastered the content/skills
will be prepared for algebra in grade 8 or in high school.
8 Standards for Mathematical Practice
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the understanding
of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Dan Meyer TED Video: Math
Curriculum Makeover
• www.youtube.com
Dan Meyer TED Video: Math
Curriculum Makeover
CCSS Assessments: Spring 2015
• # 1 Goal = Create high quality assessments
• PARCC and Smarter Balance: assessment
consortiums
• PARCC Goal: “ Our intent is not to create
another punitive test- but to create a valuable
diagnostic that can tell us what is working well
and what is not.”
Innovations in Item Types
• Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR)
• Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response
(TECR)
• Range of Prose Constructed Responses
(PCR)
Grade 3 Sample ERBC
Part A
Part B
What is one main idea of
“How Animals Live ?”
a.
There are many types of
animals on the planet.
b. Animals need water to live.
c. There are different ways to
sort animals.*
d. Animals begin their life
cycles in different forms.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which sentence from the
article best supports the
answer to Part A?
“Animals get oxygen from
air or water.”
Animals can be grouped by
their traits.”*
“Worms are invertebrates.”
“All animals grow and
change over time.
Grade 6 Sample TECR
Drag the words from the word box into the correct locations
on the graphic to show the life cycle of a butterfly as described
in “How Animals Live.”
Words:
Pupa
Adult
Egg
Larva
PARCC Assessments
• Moving beyond multiple choice questions as
they are hard to write to assess the rigor of
the CCSS. Focus on production not just
identification to determine mastery.
• Currently:
– 2 PARCC provided assessments in 2014-2015
• Summative and near end of year
• 1= machine scored
• 1= written responses
THANK YOU!