Peoria UnifiedCommon Core

CurriculumDr. Heather Cruz, Deputy Superintendent

August 27, 2013

Objectives

History of Common Core State Standards Timelines PUSD Curriculum Process Training A Walk Through PUSD Curriculum Resources Instructional Minutes Instructional Shifts PARCC Next Steps

History of Common Core

Initiative led by Governor State Commissioners of Education

Developed by Teachers Content Experts Researchers

Full Standards Released in 2010 Adopted by Arizona SBE in 2010

Arizona Common Core Standards

Arizona’s Common Core Standards are designed to prepare students with the core academic knowledge and skills they need to succeed in post-secondary education and training. Internationally benchmarked and aligned with college and

workforce expectations. Consistent explanations of what students are expected to

learn kindergarten through grade 12. Rigorous strategic grade-level goals A focus on critical thinking, problem solving and real world

application of skills Working collaboratively across content disciplines, schools,

districts, and states sharing resources and expertise

Timeline for Transition to ACCS

Arizona Common Core Standa

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•2011-2012 Kindergarten & First Grade•2012 – 2013 Second Grade and introduce in all other grades•2013 – 2014 Full Implementation in all grades K-12

Timeline for Transition to PARCC

Arizona

Assessments

•Elementary•SY 2013-2014 AIMS and SAT 10 Remain in place•SY 2014 – 2015 PARCC Begins for Grades 3 – 8

•High School•AIMS and SAT 10 Remain through SY 2015 - 2016•PARCC Assessments begin in SY 2014 - 2015•Graduation Requirements•AIMS through SY 2015 - 2016•PARCC begins SY 2016 - 2017

Difference Between Standards and Curriculum

Standards

WHAT a child needs to know and be able to do

Adopted by the Arizona State Board of

Education in a public meeting

Curriculum

HOW the child is taught including teaching

materials

Designed by teachers in each local district

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Building a Common Vocabulary for Instruction

Priority Standards

Supporting Standards

Big Ideas

Depth of Knowledge

Targets

Learning Targets

Criteria for Success

Assessments

Essential Questions

Vocabulary

Common Assessments

PerformanceTasks

Instructional Strategies/Sugges

tionsResources

Instructional Calendar with Pacing

Training

2010-2011 – Voluntary trainings offered to certified staff

2011 – 2012 6 hours of training for all certified staff Curriculum Writing Teams Established

Approximately 65 hours of curriculum writing 2012 – 2013

8 hours of training for all certified staff Approximately 65 hours of curriculum writing

2013-2014 4 hours currently

Over 300 teachers participating in summer curriculum work – Every school is represented on the committee

Peoria Unified Frameworks

PUSD Curriculum Resources Curriculum Frameworks Pacing Guides

Gap Documents Depth of Knowledge Charts Supplemental Instructional Materials

ADE Recommended Minutes of Instruction is based on a 6 hour day – 360 minutes

PUSD Recommended Minutes of Instruction is based on a 7 hour day – 420 minutes

The additional minutes beyond the core content areas are allocated to: Specials, Lunch & Recess, Primary recess, TLC for 7th /8th grade, Intervention.

Daily Minutes for Grades 1- 4

Daily Minutes for Grades 5 - 8

ELA (Reading & Language Arts)

150 minutes

90

Mathematics

90 90

Social Studies

30 45

Science 30 45

Total 300 minutes

270 minutes

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Instructional Shifts - Rigor

Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts

Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text

Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

Focus strongly where the standards focus

Coherence: Think across grades and link major topics within grades

Rigor: Require fluency, application and deep understanding

English/Language Arts Mathematics

Assessment Information

PARCC The Partnership for Assessment of

Readiness for College and Careers Consortium of 19 states, District of

Columbia and US Virgin Islands Will measure student’s progress towards

CCR from 3rd grade through high school Funded by Race to the Top Will be administered via technology

Cost Estimate per Student: $29.50

Transition to PARCC

Grades 3-5 AIMS/PARCC Sample Item from ADE

Grades 6-8 AIMS/PARCC Sample Item from ADE

Assessment

Assessment

Graduation Year Explanation

2015 Seniors must pass AIMS to graduate (retakes given as necessary).PARCC results will be unavailable to incorporate in course grades since the standards setting process will delay the return of test results.

2016 Seniors must pass AIMS to graduate (retakes given as necessary).PARCC results, if available, shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD).

2017 PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD).

2018 PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD).

2019 PARCC results shall be incorporated into student grades for all courses where the assessments are administered (percentage TBD).

Unanswered Questions

How will PARCC be administered to AZ students in 14-15? On-line? Paper and pencil?

What portions of PARCC will AZ implement? Through Course Assessment End of Course Assessment

When do we get the data back? How does that intersect with our grading

practices?

Next Steps – School Year

Continue professional development for teachers and administrators on ACCS Information from SBE

Professional development on designing aligned assessments to PARCC; NVEC

Aligned resources and programming are needed Bring together teacher groups to begin to look at

resources and programming Hope to bring a proposal to the board in February

Take feedback from teachers on PUSD Curriculum Frameworks

Next Steps – Summer, 2014

Make changes to PUSD Curriculum Frameworks based on teacher input

Design aligned summative assessments for curriculum frameworks

Continue professional development on ACCS and aligned resources and programming

Begin work PUSD Science Frameworks using the Next Generation Science Standards If they have been adopted by this time

Next Steps – Summer, 2014

Continue work on other content area frameworks Arts CTE/TLC Social Studies

Parent Resources

Curriculum Nights Parent Dinners PUPC Parent/Teacher Conferences Website Insert Link here

Questions