Making Sense of Common Core

Dave BoliekThe Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Leading with the New Standards

Goal of the session:

How InCare K-12 can provide additional solutions for your schools and district that

increase the value of technology equipment and training.

• Highly Effective Teachers• Effective, Supportive Leadership

Research-based instructionProfessional Learning CommunitiesStudent DataTechnology

Your QTL Professional Development Team

Rachel Porter, PhDTammy Ramsey Instructional Specialist

Ashley Allen Instructional Specialist

Steve PulsSenior Instructional Specialist

Pam Edwards Senior Instructional Specialist

“We’re behind. It will be 5 to 7 years before we have full

adoption!”

April 25, 2013

• Leadership• Teachers• Technology

“Learning’s not about ‘knowing’

anymore!”

Lessons Learned So Far

Common theme – Educators underestimate the scope of the change and teachers/schools are not well enough prepared for implementation.

AR, UT, NC – ASCD Report

Council of Great City Schools

KY, NY and other early adopters

OLD State standards

SKILLS

Common Core State Standards

CONTENT

OLD State standards

SKILLS

Essential Questions

Where are we now?Where are we headed?How do we get there?

Implementing Common CoreNew standards will require new knowledge,

skills and behaviors of all educators.

How can principals successfully lead and manage such a dramatic shift?

How can teachers successfully change the way they may have taught for years?

How can technology keep up?

Areas of Need for Support

TeachersSchool Leadership

Technology

Teachers must change

What they teach Content Grade Level

Teachers must change

What they teach

How they teach

No small change…

• Increased complexity of thinking• Teaching process over product• Assessing skills over content

More than one way to solve a problem

OLD State standards

SKILLS

Common Core State Standards

CONTENT

It boils down to…

Quotes from the field

• "Teachers having to change how they always taught. To really teach these new standards well, you have to teach them differently and that is hard for teachers.“

• “I’m one of those teachers whose resume is sitting on my desk at home and if I find something better I’m gone. And I did my national boards last year. I mean I was planning to teach for 30 years.”

…but not a hard left turn.

• The strategies implied in the standards are not new.

New standards really represent a return to approaches we already knew worked.

• New assessments attempt to create better alignment.

Leaders – New Responsibilities

LEADERSHIP

LeadMaintainRigor

Technology

ReadyRobustReliable

Success is a three-legged stool.

Teachers Leaders

Technology

https://vimeo.com/24892972

Sonja Smith, Instructional Technology CoordinatorRutherford County, NC Schools

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Impact of Rutherford County’s Efforts

2010 -- 0% AYP2012 -- 25% of schools -- 90% at grade level 50% of schools -- up to 80% at grade level Source: NC School Report Cards

Teaching Strategies

• Student-centered• Problem solving• Project-based learning• Real-world driven• Process over product

Most common teacher problems

Teachers

Curriculum DesignCollaborationRigor

Most common teacher problems

Teachers

Curriculum Design +Collaboration

Standards ARE NOT Curriculum

• Standards – what students should be able to do by the end of a course

• Curriculum – how the standards are taught by teachers and reached by students

Where is your curriculum coming from?

• Vertically align course content and themes• Map course concepts and critical elements• Visualize pacing of instructional units and assessments• Define learning goals according to RBT• Articulate student outcomes• Analyze steps in building skills and knowledge • Identify opportunities for assessment • Research appropriate resources and materials• Select/design lesson activities• Check for alignment to goals• Verify levels of student thinking and doing• Implement and reflect

Designing Curriculum for Common Core

As a result of QTL, Franklin and Walthall Teachers:

99% - Appreciate the value of collaboration

100% - Will seek opportunites to collaborate

100% - View collaboration as a vital part of their job

As a result of QTL, Franklin and Walthall Teachers:

98% - have greater focus on developing students higher order thinking skills96% - My approach to teaching has become more student centered97% - have deeper understanding of research-based instructional strategies98% - more confident using research-based instructional strategies

Mississippi Teachers say:

• One of the best...if not THE best...workshops I have ever attended! Walthall Elementary Teacher

• Great job! Really I cannot remember a more beneficial workshop. Walthall Elementary Teacher

• I really enjoyed the technical training we received as well as working together with the other teachers in this session. I see the importance of working together and not being afraid to ask someone who is more savvy about certain techniques then I am. Walthall Middle School EC Teacher

Randolph and Clay Counties Alabama Teachers say:

• We were brought out of our comfort zone and collaborated with peers.

• [We learned] the importance of higher order thinking. Different ways to promote it.

• I would like to have more training associated specifically with the common core standards used in the classroom.

• Would like follow-up training. Sometimes we learn new things and don’t implement them because we don’t continue to collaborate.

Most common teacher problems

Teachers

Rigor

Instructional Practices Assessment (IPA)

Doesn't matter where we're going if we don't know where we're starting from

Instructional Practices Assessment

Where are we now?Where are we headed?How are we going to get there?

Leaders

Leaders Change the Culture

LEADERSHIP

LeadMaintainRigor

Great Schools Require Great Leaders

Principal Leadership is Required

, “I want my school to be a place where everyone continually learns… especially the adults. QTL is an important part of that process.”

“I want my school to be a place where everyone continually learns… especially the adults. QTL is an important part of

that process.” Bobby Hart, Supt. Hope, Arkansas Public Schools

What does increased rigor mean to you?

• How do you define it?• How do you measure it?• What does it look like in the

classroom?

Making sense of RBT and Webb’s DOKTranslating the rigor of new standards

Facilitating rigorous teaching practices -Which instructional strategies are most associated with

increased rigor?Rigorous learning vs. rigorous teaching

Essential “look-fors” of a rigorous classroomCreating a culture of high expectations

QTL - Recognizing Rigor – Increasing Expectations – session 1

Applying rigor frameworks - RBT and Webb’s DOKEvaluating rigorous instruction in different content areas

Cultivating rigorous teaching practices –Where are my teachers now and how can they embrace more

rigorous teaching and learning practices?Coaching strategies for increasing rigorous teaching

Embedding rigor in routines (PLCs, School Improvement Plans, etc.)Setting school-wide expectations that are both challenging and

practical

QTL – Reinforcing Rigor – Moving Forward in Every Classroom – session 2

Common Core Leadership - Rigor

• Great session. Very Informative.• This seminar modeled the kind of teaching that it promoted. High quality instruction and thought-provoking.• I understand rigor much better.• Very informative and relevant to what I have going on right now.• It was a wonderful seminar that helped me “see” what kind of teaching I should be [looking for].• Great Job! I learned a lot. Have a clearer perspective of rigor.

Technology

ReadyRobustReliable

Technology use is now the expected norm!

All Testing Online

Paper Tests – NO MORE!

• Do I have the Internet bandwidth I need?

• Do I have the infrastructure (switches, network security, etc., ) I need?

• Do I have a wireless infrastructure that will support the number of devices I will have?

• Do I have a good understanding of which 1:1 platform is best for my district?

• Do I have funding, or have I looked at lease/purchase options?

• Do I have a solid plan, complete with implementation, support and PD, PD, and more PD for my teachers?

Foundations in Quality Teaching and LearningDay One introduces Brain-Based Learning, Learning Styles and Cooperative Learning. Activities model application of best practices through individual work and cooperative grouping using management techniques and learning styles. A thematic approach incorporates multiple subject areas and emphasizes the principle of making connections through brain based teaching.‐

Day Two models a classroom environment built upon awareness of Diversity and Differentiated Instruction. Instructional skills modeled during the day include informal assessment of prior knowledge, instruction designed around student interest and choice, group decision-making, and authentic assessment.

On Day Three, educators learn effective ways to utilize the full spectrum of students’ Multiple Intelligences through Inquiry and Problem-Based Learning. Modeling of inquiry-based learning techniques actively involves participants in exploration and experimentation, highlighting connections to higher order thinking skills.

On Day Four, teachers experience hands-on Exploratory Learning and Constructivist Teaching practices when they visit a local historic or scientific site. Cross-curricular teams work together collecting information and data in the community. Through the process of connecting their curricula to their students’ world, teachers move toward interdisciplinary collaboration planning.

Day Five focuses on Project-Based Learning and Constructivist Teaching practices. Teacherswork cooperatively to create a culminating project focused on engaging students in learning that connects to the real world. Participants are also introduced to follow-up programs that will help them carry their new knowledge and skills from theory into practice in their own classrooms.

Teaching in the 21st Century ClassroomMaking Rigorous Instruction a Reality.

Read Like a Detective, Write Like a Reporter –

Literacy Across the CurriculumMath is EverywhereRole of Assessment in 21st Century ClassroomDeveloping Future-Ready Learners-

Inquiry and Project-Based Learning Increasing Student Engagement

Developing Vocabulary

PLCs That Work

Building a Collaborative Classroomthrough Cooperative Learning

Harnessing the Power of Value Added Assessment Data

Differentiating Instruction

Designing Instruction for Consistently High Levels of Learning

The Virtual Field Study

Common Core State Standards

CONTENT

OLD State standards

SKILLS

You have the what.

• Understanding the WHAT is only the first step.• The state taught you WHAT must be done.• State training only goes so far.• Tackling the HOW is the real work.

“ We have the guidelines, we’re struggling with how to

do it. We know ‘what’ we have to do. We’re having a hard time with ‘how.’ School leadership shares the same concerns.”

“Another area of frustration is there’s so much integration of technology. How can you integrate technology when you only have 1 or 2 computers in classrooms.”

Educators’ Common Concerns

InCare K-12 and QTL – All About HOW!

InCare K-12 and QTL – All About YOU!

QTL Comes to YOU!

Solutions Positive Student Focused Partner

Your InCare K-12 Consultant and QTL can provide solutions.

•Where are we now?We Know WHAT!

•Where are we headed? HOW do we implement?

• How do we get there?

InCare and QTL can help

• This session was only the tip of the iceberg.

• For more information, or to bring us to your district or RESA, contact your InCare consultant at:

877-421-6128 (toll free)