ACCE Annual ConferenceEducational Attainment DivisionJuly 24, 2013 • Oklahoma City

To provide students the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in 21st century work and civic life

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Expert Thinking

Complex CommunicationsJOB SKILLS

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Computational Skills

Reading Skills

Organizational Effectiveness

Goal Setting/Motivation

Listening Skills

Personal Career Development

Creative Thinking

Leadership

Oral Communications

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Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Computational Skills

Reading Skills

Organizational Effectiveness

Goal Setting/Motivation

Listening Skills

Personal Career Development

Creative Thinking

Leadership

Oral Communications

1970 1999

FORTUNE 500 MOST VALUED SKILLS

HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIRES ADVANCED SKILLS

33% of students enter college prepared for analytical assignments

only

Source: PISA exams 2009

U.S. TRAILS IN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN MATH

 1  China: Shanghai   600 

 2  Singapore  562

 3  Hong Kong  555

 4  Korea  546

 5  Chinese Taipei  543

 6  Finland  541

 7  Liechtenstein  536

 8  Switzerland  534

 9  Japan  529

 10   Canada  527

 11  Netherlands  526

 12  China: Macao  525

 13  New Zealand  519

 14  Belgium  515

 15  Australia  514

 16  Germany  513

 17  Estonia  512

 18  Iceland  507

 19  Denmark  503 20  Slovenia  501 21  Norway  498 22  France  497

 23  Slovak Republic  497

 24  Austria  496

 25  Poland  495

 26  Sweden  494

 27  Czech Republic  493

 28  United Kingdom  492

 29  Hungary  490

 30  Luxembourg  489

 31  United States  487 31  United States  487

THINK critically & solve

complex problems

COMMUNICATE effectively

WORK collaboratively

LEARN how to learn…

…through mastery of rigorous academic content

DEEPER LEARNING

DEVELOPacademicmindsets

COMMON CORE NEW TESTS COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS SHIFT TO STATES

THE WINDOW IS OPEN

Civic Participation

Deeper Learning

Skills

School Systems

Testing for Deeper Learning

Learning, Evaluating, & Demonstrating

What Works

Resetting Learning Goals/Requirements

for Schools

Strengthening Teaching Capacity

Economic Success

Resetting Learning Goals/Requirements

for Schools

DEEPER LEARNING: HOW DO WE GET THERE?

Washington State’s Waiver Application

“…commitment to graduate students prepared for the deeper learning required for postsecondary success…(a) have mastered rigorous content knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge through high-order thinking skills, (b) communicate effectively, (c) work collaboratively, and (d) engage in life-long learning processes.”

RESETTING LEARNING GOALS

Washington State’s Waiver Application

“Educators and other stakeholders realize this vision of deeper learning for all of our students requires we think in new ways; act in new ways…to prepare our students with college- and career-readiness skills and knowledge.”

RESETTING LEARNING GOALS

STATES ALIGNING BEHIND DEEPER LEARNING GOALS

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansas

KentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina

North DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Civic Participation

Deeper Learning

Skills

School Systems

Testing for Deeper Learning

Learning, Evaluating, & Demonstrating

What Works

Resetting Learning Goals/Requirements

for Schools

Strengthening Teaching Capacity

Economic Success

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

TESTING THE TESTS: DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE SCALE

Math Depth of Knowledge Level 1 (Grade 7)

Roberto paid $43.08 for three CDs. All three were the same price. How much did each CD cost? A. $11.36 B. $14.36 C. $40.08 D. $46.08

Math Depth of Knowledge Level 4 (Grade 7)

Lucas, Maria, and Rohit are on a class trip and they are each about to buy a souvenir tee-shirt. A store is offering 20 percent off all tee-shirts purchased that day. The city they are visiting has a six percent sales tax.

Lucas says to his classmates, "I hope they apply the tax to the sale price because that way the tax will be on a smaller amount and we'll come out ahead." “But,” Maria says, “wouldn't it be better to get the discount after they add the tax to the original price because that way the discount will be bigger?" Then, Rohit says, "The savings will be the same either way. Let's just buy the shirts so we don't miss the bus home." (a) Who is right? Explain your reasoning. (b) Would the answer be different if the sales tax or sales discount were different?

STATE STANDARDIZED TESTS

Civic Participation

Deeper Learning

Skills

School Systems

Testing for Deeper Learning

Learning, Evaluating, & Demonstrating

What Works

Resetting Learning Goals/Requirements

for Schools

Strengthening Teaching Capacity

Economic Success

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

CURRICULUM

TEACHING CAPACITY

Civic Participation

Deeper Learning

Skills

School Systems

Testing for Deeper Learning

Learning, Evaluating, & Demonstrating

What Works

Resetting Learning Goals/Requirements

for Schools

Strengthening Teaching Capacity

Economic Success

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

NETWORK OF DEEPER LEARNING SCHOOLS