Common Core & 21st Century Learning Committee

Dr. Steven M. Garcia & Mrs. Angela Aguilar, Facilitators

Faculty Members:Virginia Road School - Geraldine DiGuglielmo, Ginger Thompson

Kensico School - Kelly Astrella, Pat TrehyValhalla Middle School - Cayne Letizia, Lynne Lewin

Valhalla High School - Eileen Clark, Geraldina MonicaThe Arts - Holly Flannery

Special Education - Margo Doran

December 19, 2011

COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AWARENESS TRAINING

VALHALLA UFSD

VHS

Our Goals for this Session

Become better acquainted with the structure and terminology of the CCLS

Navigate the CCLS Resource DocumentsRecognize the major instructional shiftsAccess to various CCLS resources

45 States & DC Have Adopted theCommon Core State Standards

* Minnesota adopted the CCSS in ELA only

Standards Development Process

College and career readiness standards developed in summer 2009Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 learning

progressions developedMultiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, researchers,

higher education, and the general publicFinal Common Core State Standards released on June 2, 2010Adopted by the NYS Board of Regents on July 19, 2010, with the

understanding that it could add additional expectations (approved in January 2011); renamed the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)

Why Common Core State Standards?

Preparation: The standards are college- and career-ready. They will help prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in education and training after high school.

Competition: The standards are internationally benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure our students are globally competitive.

Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not dependent on a student’s zip code.

Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents and teachers) understand what is expected of them.

Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools, professional development, common assessments and other materials.

ALPHABET SOUP6

NYSED – New York State Education Department

CCLS – Common Core Learning StandardsCCR – College and Career ReadyAPPR – Annual Professional Performance

ReviewAPM – Aspirational Performance MeasureNAEP – National Assessment of Education

ProgressPARCC – Partnership for the Assessment of

Readiness for College and Careers

Three NYSED Initiatives7

What is “Aspiration Performance Measure” (APM)?

The percent of students in a cohort who earned a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation (i.e., earned 22 units of course credit; passed 7-9 Regents exams at a score of 65 or above; and took advanced course sequences in

Career and Technical Education, the arts, or a language other than English); andThe percent of students in the cohort who graduated with a

local, Regents, or Regents with Advanced Designation diploma and earned a score of 75 or greater on their English Regents examination and an 80 or better on a math Regents exam

Note: this Aspirational Performance Measure (APM) is what had been referred to as the “college and career ready” graduation rate in February 2011; it is now referred to as the “ELA/Math APM”.

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New York State Assessment Transition PlanELA & Math

Revised October 20, 2011

1 New ELA assessments in grades 9 and 10 will begin during the 2012-13 school year and will be aligned to the Common Core, pending funding.

2 The PARCC assessments are scheduled to be operational in 2014-15 and are subject to adoption by the New York State Board of Regents. The PARCC assessments are still in development and the role of PARCC assessments as Regents assessments will be determined. All PARCC assessments will be aligned to the Common Core.

3 The names of New York State’s Mathematics Regents exams are expected to change to reflect the new alignment of these assessments to the Common Core. For additional information about the upper-level mathematics course sequence and related standards, see the “Traditional Pathway” section of Common Core Mathematics Appendix A.

4 The timeline for Regents Math roll-out is under discussion.

5 New York State is a member of the NCSC national alternate assessments consortium that is engaged in research and development of new alternate assessments for alternate achievement standards. The NCSC assessments are scheduled to be operational in 2014-15 and are subject to adoption by the New York State Board of Regents.

Assessment – Grade / Subject

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

ELA

Grades 3-8 Aligned to 2005 Standards

Grade 91

Grade 101

Aligned to the Common Core

Grade 11 Regents

Aligned to 2005 Standards

PARCC2

Math

Grades 3-8 Aligned to 2005 Standards Aligned to the Common Core

Algebra I3 Aligned to 2005 Standards Aligned to the Common Core

Geometry3 Aligned to 2005 Standards Aligned to the Common Core4

Algebra II3 Aligned to 2005 Standards

PARCC2

Additional State Assessments

NYSAA Aligned to the Common Core NCSC5

NYSESLAT Aligned to 2005 Standards Aligned to the Common Core

DRAFT

Common Core: Alignment of the Science & Social Studies Assessments

As of October 20, 2011 (Subject to Revision)

Assessment – Grade / Subject

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Science

Grades 4 & 84 Aligned to 1996 Standards

Grades 4 & 6-84 Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards with Common Core Infusion

Earth Science4 Aligned to 1996 Standards

Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards with Common Core Infusion Living

Environment4

Chemistry4 Aligned to 1996 Standards

Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards with Common Core Infusion Physics4

Social Studies

Grades 6-84 Aligned to 1996 Standards with Common Core Infusion

Global Hist. & Geo.5

Aligned to 1996 Standards Aligned to 1996 Standards with Common Core Infusion

U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.

Aligned to 1996 Standards Aligned to 1996 Standards with Common Core Infusion

4 In conjunction with New York State’s Race to the Top award, there will be new Science assessments in grades 6 and 7 and new Social Studies assessments in grades 6-8. These assessments are expected to include the Common Core Literacy Standards and will be infused with Common Core expectations (e.g., reliance on enduring understandings rather than non-core factual knowledge) to reflect New York State’s adoption of the Common Core. The state-level and national dialogues about learning standards are ever-changing, and should the New York State Board of Regents choose to adopt new learning standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards currently under development by a multi-state consortium of which New York is a lead state, these new assessments will be aligned to new learning standards.

The graphic represents that there will also be a new Gr 8 assessment…6Pending acceptance and approval of Next Generation Science Standards by Board of Regents. New York State is participating in development of the NGSS.

DRAFT

Two Sets of CCLS

1. English Language Arts & Literacy, including 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects*

2. Mathematics

Both ELA & Math CCLS include a new set of Prekindergarten Standards

* technical subjects – A course devoted to a practical study, such as engineering, technology, design, business, or other workforce-

related subject; a technical aspect of a wider field of study, such as art or music

Common Core State Standards for English

Language Arts & Literacy in History/ Social Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects

Key Design Considerations (State Based)

CCR and grade-specific standards - The K–12 grade-specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectations no later than the end of high school.

Divided into grade levels bands for K–8, 9–10 and 11–12

A focus on results rather than means – the Standards leave room for teachers, curriculum developers, and states to determine how those goals should be reached and what additional topics should be addressed.

Continued…

An integrated model of literacy - Although the Standards are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language strands for conceptual clarity, the processes of communication are closely connected

Research and media skills blended into the Standards as a whole - To be ready for 21st century college & careers, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and non-print texts in media forms old and new.

Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development - The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school.

Continued…

Layout of CCSS Document

Three main sections K−5 cross-disciplinary (K-2, 3-5) 6−12 English Language Arts (6-8, 9-10, 11-12) 6−12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical

Subjects (6-8, 9-10, 11-12)

Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development

Three appendices• A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms• B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance tasks• C: Annotated student writing samples

FOUR STRANDS

Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills): Text complexity and the growth of comprehension

Writing: Text types, responding to reading, and research

Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration

Language: Conventions, effective use, and vocabulary

Reading

Comprehension (standards 1−9) Standards for reading literature and informational texts Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis on

students’ ability to read and comprehend informational texts Aligned with NAEP Reading framework

Range of reading and level of text complexity(standard 10, Appendices A and B) “Staircase” of growing text complexity across grades High-quality literature and informational texts in a range

of genres and subgenres

Reading: Design and Organization

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - Standards follow NAEP’s lead in balancing the reading of literature with the reading of informational texts, including texts in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects

Distribution of Literary and Informational Passages by Grade in the 2009 NAEP Reading Framework

Writing

Writing types/purposes (standards 1−3) Writing arguments Writing informative/explanatory texts Writing narratives

Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis on students writing arguments and informative/explanatory texts

Aligned with NAEP Writing framework

Writing

Production and distribution of writing (standards 4−6) Developing and strengthening writing Using technology to produce and enhance writing

Research (standards 7−9) Engaging in research and writing about sources

Range of writing (standard 10) Writing routinely over various time frames

Writing: Design and Organization

The 2011 NAEP framework, like the Standards, cultivates the development of three mutually reinforcing writing capacities: writing to persuade, to explain, and to convey real or imagined experience.

The overwhelming focus of writing throughout high school should be on arguments and informative/explanatory texts.

Distribution of Communicative Purposes by Grade in the 2011 NAEP Writing Framework

Speaking and Listening

Comprehension and collaboration (standards 1−3) Day-to-day, purposeful academic talk in one-on-one,

small-group, and large-group settings

Presentation of knowledge and ideas (standards 4−6) Formal sharing of information and concepts,

including through the use of technology

Language

Conventions of standard English

Knowledge of language (standards 1−3) Using standard English in formal writing and speaking Using language effectively and recognizing language varieties

Vocabulary (standards 4−6) Determining word meanings and word nuances Acquiring general academic and domain-specific words and

phrases

Document Based Example

College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards Broad expectations consistent across grades and content areas NYS additions highlighted in yellow

Strand

Document Based Example

K−12 standardsGrade-specific end-

of-year expectationsDevelopmentally

appropriate, cumulative progression of skills and understandings

One-to-one correspondence with CCR standards

Design and Organization

Each CCR anchor standard has an accompanying grade-specific standard translating the broader CCR statement into grade-appropriate end-of-the-year expectations

Individual CCR anchor standards can be identified by their Strand, CCR status, and Number (R.CCR.6).

Individual grade-specific standards can be identified by their Strand, Grade, and Number (or number and letter, where applicable) RI.4.3 stands for Reading, Informational, grade 4, standard 3. W.5.1a stands for Writing, grade 5, standard 1a.

ELA Digital Scavenger Hunt

Remember:strand.grade.gradespecific standard number

1.What is the CCR Language anchor standard #5? (L.CCR.5)

1.What is the CCSS grade specific standard: L.11-12.5a?

Overview of Standards for History/Social Studies, Science,

and Technical Subjects

Reading Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Knowledge of domain-specific vocabulary Analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources Synthesize quantitative and technical information, including facts

presented in maps, timelines, flowcharts, or diagrams

Writing Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Write arguments on discipline-specific content and informative/explanatory texts

Use of data, evidence, and reason to support arguments and claims Use of domain-specific vocabulary

Standards for Literacy in 6-12History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Divided into College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading & Writing

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12 Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical

Subjects 6–12 Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12

FYI – NYS Science & Social Studies content standards remain unchanged (for the moment).

History/Soc, Sci, & Other Tech Digital Scavenger Hunt

1. What is the CCR Writing anchor standard #11: W.CCR.11?

1. What is the CCLS grade specific standard: RI.11-12.3?

Summary: CCLS ELA Key Ideas

Reading• Balance of literature and informational texts• Text complexity

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

Speaking and Listening• Inclusion of formal and informal talk

Language• Stress on general academic and domain-specific vocabulary

Summary: CCLS ELA Key Ideas

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

Alignment with college and career readiness

expectations

What 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 language learners and

students with special needs Everything needed to be college and career ready

Students Who are College and Career Ready in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Language will be able to . . .

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 culturescome to understand other perspectives and cultures.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

Design and Organization

Standards for Mathematical Content K-8 grade-by-grade standards organized by Domain Grade introductions give 2–4 focal points at each

grade level 9-12 (high school) standards presented by conceptual

theme (Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability)

Design and Organization

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

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning 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.

The K- 8 standards:The K-5 standards provide students with a solid foundation in whole

numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals

The 6-8 standards describe robust learning in geometry, algebra, and probability and statistics

Modeled after the focus of standards from high-performing nations, the standards for grades 7 and 8 include significant algebra and geometry content

Students who have completed 7th grade and mastered the content and skills will be prepared for algebra, in 8th grade or after

Overview of K-8 Mathematics Standards

Design and Organization

Domains (former “Strands”) are larger groups that progress across grades Clusters (former “Bands”) are groups of related standards Content standards define what students should understand and be able to do Standards are the former “Performance Indicators”

Content Standard

Design and Organization

Focal points at each grade level

Design and Organization

Grade Level Overviews

Design and Organization: High School

Focal Points and PracticesStarts with Conceptual Categories

The identifies the Domains, Clusters, & Standards

Math Digital Scavenger Hunt

From the home page of the Valhalla UFSD CCLS math document select Conceptual Categories to answer these questions.

1.How many standards are in the cluster?

2.What is standard 2 in this cluster?

Algebra, Grade 8

Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8 Properties of operations, similarity, ratio and proportional relationships, rational number system.

Focus on linear equations and functions in Grade 8 Expressions and Equations

Work with radicals and integer exponents. Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Functions Define, evaluate, and compare functions. Use functions to model relationships between quantities.

Overview of High School Mathematics Standards

The high school mathematics standards:Call on students to practice applying mathematical ways of thinking to real world issues and challenges

Require students to develop a depth of understanding and ability to apply mathematics to novel situations, as college students and employees regularly are called to do

Emphasize mathematical modeling, the use of mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical situations, understand them better, and improve decisions

Identify the mathematics that all students should study in order to be college and career ready

High School

Conceptual themes in high school Number and Quantity Algebra Functions Modeling Geometry Statistics and Probability

College and career readiness threshold (+) standards indicate material beyond the CCR threshold; can be in courses

required for all students. Modeling standards are distributed under the 5 major heading and are

indicated with a ( ) symbol.

Geometry, High School

Middle school foundations Hands-on experience with transformations. Low tech (transparencies) or high tech (dynamic geometry

software).

High school rigor and applications Properties of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations

are assumed, proofs start from there. Connections with algebra and modeling

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Possible Model Course Pathways for Mathematics

Pathway ATraditional in U.S.

Geometry

Algebra I

Courses in higher level mathematics: Precalculus, Calculus (upon completion of Precalculus), Advanced Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, or other

courses to be designed at a later date, such as additional career technical courses.

Pathway BInternational Integrated approach (typical

outside of U.S.)

Mathematics II

Mathematics I

Algebra II Mathematics III

Key Advances in Mathematics

Focus and coherence

Focus on key topics at each grade level

Coherent progressions across grade levels

Balance of concepts and skills

Content standards require both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency

Mathematical practices

Foster reasoning and sense-making in mathematics

College and career readiness

Level is ambitious but achievable

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Immediate Awareness of the Instructional Shifts in ELA

1. Materials: Shift in what students are reading – within existing materials• Reading lists include a balance of literature and

informational text2. Teachers: Shift in student questions

• Shift to 80% of questions asked as text-dependent3. Students: Evidence of close reading

• Close encounters with sufficiently complex text demonstrated through writing to inform or argue using evidence from text

Immediate Awareness of Instructional Shifts in MATH

1. Materials: Focus

• Clear indication of fewer concepts at each grade level represented by curriculum documents, district formative assessments

2. Teachers: Identify focus areas and fluencies of grade level

• Shift in time spent on areas of in-depth instruction

3. Students: Demonstrated fluency and understanding

• Display fluencies for the grade level and understand focus areas

CCLS Goals at Valhalla UFSD

Long Term Goals:1.Mapping a Common Core-aligned curriculum K-12.2.Integrating researched-based instructional practices.3.Using assessment to inform instruction.

Short Term Goals:1.Developing an awareness of the Common Core.2.Exploring literacy across the content areas/math gap analysis.3.Creating a common lesson design structure.4.Realigning curricular sequence/adapting core lessons.

Resources

Please see the Valhalla UFSD District Homepage for additional resources

Look under the “Staff” Tab, scroll down to “Professional Development”

Portions of this presentation incorporated slides and information from the the Common Core States Standards June 2010 webinar by the Council of Chief State School Officers & the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Engageny.org, Achieve.org, and the NYSED CCLS.

The District Common Core & 21st Century Learning Committee

Thanks You!