Transcript New Courses English Language Arts and Mathematics

New Courses English Language
Arts and Mathematics
Dr. Tracy Tucker
Thomas Coy
Lana Hallmark
Anthony Owen
CCSS Implementation
• July 2010: State Board of Education adopts
Common Core State Standards for English and
Mathematics
• 2011-2012: Implementation of CCSS begins in
Grades K-2
• 2012-2013: Implementation continues with
Grades 3-8
• 2013-2014: Implementation is completed with
Grades 9-12
Process for Creating New Courses
• Committees of practitioners from across the
state
• Diverse committees
• Written to reflect change in curriculum due to
CCSS
• Written to address evident needs given the
number of course approval submissions
Purposes of the ELA Courses
• Provide a framework for courses that fulfill the
½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation and for Journalism and ELA Drama
courses required in the 38
• Provide career focus courses in ELA
• Address the Speaking and Listening skills
emphasized in CCSS
• Assist schools in building multi-year Debate,
Forensics, and Journalism programs
Purposes of the Mathematics Courses
• Provide students a bridge course for smooth
transition from Arkansas Frameworks to the
CCSS
• Provide options for schools and students
• Provide curriculum that helps fulfill the Smart
Core Requirement
• Extend the content of the CCSS
• Provide opportunities for students to
experience the STEM and modeling standards
English Language Arts Courses
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Oral Communication (One-Semester)
Oral Communication (Two-Semesters)
Debate I, II, and III
Forensics I, II, and III
ELA Drama (One-Semester)
Dramatic Literature
Creative Writing
Journalism I, II, III, and IV
Course Descriptions
Oral Communication (One-semester)
•Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required
for graduation
•No prerequisite
•Students will gain an understanding of the
dynamics of effective communication
•Students will develop basic communication
competencies
Course Descriptions
Oral Communication (Two-semesters)
•Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation
•No prerequisite
•Students will express ideas and present
information in a wider variety of communication
tasks than in Oral Communication (One-semester)
•Students will develop basic communication
competencies
Course Descriptions
Debate I
•Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required
for graduation
•No prerequisite
•Students will gain an understanding of the
fundamentals of argumentation
•Students will develop basic communication
competencies
Course Descriptions
Debate II
• Prerequisite: Debate I
• Emphasis on preparation skills and debate
procedures at an intermediate level
Debate III
• Prerequisite: Debate II
• Focus on the centrality of oral advocacy to the
legal system and the democratic process
Course Descriptions
Forensics I
•Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation
•No prerequisite
•Students will prepare for presentations delivered
in a variety of formats, including debate, public
address, and oral interpretation of literature
•Students will develop basic communication
competencies
Course Descriptions
Forensics II
• Prerequisite: Forensics I
• Students will demonstrate communication skills,
including vocal delivery and movement,
at an intermediate level
Forensics III
• Prerequisite: Forensics II
• Students will master research, organization, and
presentation skills through a variety of public
speaking situations
Course Descriptions
ELA Drama
• No prerequisite
• This one-semester course is required to be
offered when a one-semester Oral
Communication course is offered
• Through the study of written plays, students
will become informed, perceptive, and
appreciative audience members
Course Descriptions
Dramatic Literature
• No prerequisite
• In this longer version of ELA Drama, students will be
engaged in an in-depth study of dramatic literature,
becoming informed, perceptive, and appreciative
audience members
Creative Writing
• No prerequisite
• Designed to engage students in the writing of poetry,
short fiction, and personal narratives with an emphasis
on developing and exercising imagination
Course Descriptions
Journalism I
• No prerequisite
• Designed to introduce students to the world of
media and to make them analytical consumers of
media and technology.
Journalism II
• Prerequisite: Journalism I
• Provides students with an intermediate study of
media applications
Course Descriptions
Journalism III
• Prerequisite: Journalism II
• Designed to immerse students in the production
process through an advanced study of media
production
Journalism IV
• Prerequisite: Journalism III
• Students will use their advanced journalistic
knowledge and leadership skills to facilitate all
aspects of media production
English Language Arts Licensure Codes
and Endorsements
• Oral Communication (One- and Two-semester),
Debate I-III, Forensics I-III:
208, 114, 055, 4050
• ELA Drama (One-semester), Dramatic Literature
166, 052, 113, 208, 4060
• Creative Writing
166, 052
• Journalism I-IV
108, 054, 4040
Mathematics Courses
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Bridge to Algebra II
Advanced Topics in Mathematics
Algebra III
Calculus
Linear Systems and Statistics
Mathematical Applications and Algorithms
Pre-Calculus
Mathematics Course Descriptions
Bridge to Algebra II
• Prerequisite: Students must have successfully
completed coursework for Algebra I (AMCF) or
Algebra A & B (AMCF) but not Algebra II.
Students may enroll concurrently with Geometry
but not concurrently with Algebra II.
• Will reinforce linear concepts from Algebra I,
develop mastery of quadratics and exponential
concepts, and introduce higher order concepts.
Mathematics Course Descriptions
Advanced Topics and Modeling in Mathematics
• Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
• Focus on applying appropriate mathematics to
practical situations
Algebra III
• Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
• Includes a focus on polynomial, rational,
exponential, and logarithmic functions
• Includes a study of matrices and conics
Mathematics Course Descriptions
Calculus
•Prerequisite: Students must have successfully
completed coursework for Algebra I, Geometry, and
either CCSS Algebra II or Pre-Calculus under the
2004, amended 2006, Arkansas Mathematics
Curriculum Frameworks.
•Really a “survey of calculus” type class
•Increased content over Pre-Calculus but not to the
level of Calculus AB.
Mathematics Course Descriptions
Linear Systems and Statistics
• Prerequisites: Algebra I, Algebra II
• Combination of our old Topics in
Discrete/Finite Math and Statistics courses
– After considering all of the curriculum shifts under
CCSS, the framework committee did not feel that
there was enough content left to have an
independent Statistics or Discrete/Finite course
Mathematics Course Descriptions
Mathematical Applications and Algorithms
• Prerequisite: Algebra I, Algebra II
• Very similar to the current Computer Math
course
Pre-Calculus
• Prerequisite: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
• Focus on trigonometric functions and
identities
Mathematics Licensure Codes and
Endorsements
• All Secondary Mathematics (200 and 110) may
teach any of the new courses
• Approval Code 4550 for Pre-Calculus and
Calculus
• Approval Code 4560 for Algebra III
• Approval Code 4252 for Bridge to Algebra II
Course Codes
• Course codes to be used will be determined
and released via Commissioner’s Memo
• Courses currently in existence will use existing
codes (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, PreCalculus)
• ADE Approved codes currently in use may
change
Mathematics Policy Concerns
• Dr. Kimbrell and the Leadership Team are aware
of concerns related to the rigor of the CCSS for
Mathematics.
• Discussions are taking place regarding the use of
the Bridge to Algebra II Course as well as the
current requirements in the Standards for
Accreditation.
• The Curriculum and Assessment Unit hopes to
provide more information at the January 16th
Math CIV.
Contact Information
Lana Hallmark
[email protected]
Thomas Coy
[email protected]
Anthony Owen
[email protected]
501-682-7442