The Common Core Standards in Illinois

Educational Reform in Illinois

Blueprint for Educational Reform (DOE)

Educational Reform in Illinois

Blueprint for Educational Reform (DOE)

Four Focus Areas

1. Support for the lowest performing schools

2. Longitudinal data system

3. Building effective teachers and leaders

4. Standards and assessment

Matthew Emmons

Fewer… clearer… higher

Internationally benchmarked

21st Century Skills

Evidence-based

Developed from partnerships from various educational entities

Mission Statement

“The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what

students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help

them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people

need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the

future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global

economy.”

It truly is a NEW DAY in education!

Main focus:

What do kids really need…

• to know to become good employees?

• to make a contribution in society?

• to be successful in their career choice?

Background

• Developed in the summer of 2009

• Adopted in June of 2010 “as is”

• Developed in a partnership between the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governor’s Association

• Illinois is playing a significant role in this process through the leadership of State Superintendent Chris Koch

Goals of the Common Core Standards

• A national standard of rigor and depth

• Academic benchmarks for each grade level

• Freedom for how standards will be taught and what resources will be used to teach them

• Students and parents will be able to clearly understand the knowledge that students are expected to attain

• Focus is on what skills are essential

English Language Arts

• Three Main Sections

- K-5

- 6-12 English Language Arts

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

English Language Arts

• Four Strands with Anchor (CCR) Standards

- Reading

- Writing

- Speaking and Listening

- Language

English Language Arts

• Reading

- Comparison between literary works and non-fiction changes with grade level

- Vocabulary

• Writing

- Writing for multiple purposes

- Writing across the curriculum

- Writing for different audiences

English Language Arts

Reading Framework Text Distribution

Grade Literary Works

InformationalText

4 50% 50%

8 45% 55%

12 30% 70%

English Language Arts

Writing Framework Communicative Purposes

Grade Persuade Explain Experience

4 30% 35% 35%

8 35% 35% 30%

12 40% 40% 20%

English Language Arts

Successful strategies will need to include:

• “Close” reading strategies

• Making a coherent, informed argument

• Reading and comprehending complex text

“Read like a detective and write like an investigative reporter.” – Susie Morrison, ISBE

English Language Arts

Students who are college and career can…

• demonstrate independence

• build strong content knowledge

• respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

• comprehend as well as critique

• value evidence

English Language Arts

Students who are college and career can…

• use technology and digital media strategically and capably

• come to understand other perspectives and culture

Mathematics

• Two Main Sections

- K-8 by grade level (algebra-ready by grade eight)

- High school mathematics courses by strands

• Mathematical Understanding

- Justifying that a math statement is true

- Mathematical understanding and procedural skills equally important

Mathematics

Mathematics

• High School Conceptual Themes

- Number and Quantity

- Algebra

- Functions

- Modeling

- Geometry

- Statistics and Probability

Mathematics

• High School Conceptual Themes

Themes will be taught in conjunction with one another:

- Four years of math

- Math I, Math II, Math III, and Special Math

- Integrated approach the first three years

Future Common Core Standards

• Science

- Draft was to be released fall of 2012

• Social Science

- Writing of these standards began in November 2010

- Scheduled to be released “sometime after science”

• Fine Arts

Assessment

• Scheduled for 2014-2015 (with pilots)

• Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

• 24 states are members

• Assessments will coordinate more than ISAT and PSAE do right now

• Performance-based

• Online

• Results will be quicker

Assessment

• Originally scheduled for four times a year (last one summative)

• Now scheduled for two times for free with the option for the purchase of the two other

assessments

• Optional K-2 assessments – “Formative Tools” (Spring 2013)

• Students should do well in ELA, but we will need to pay close attention to math

Transitioning

• “Crosswalks” – January 2011

• Sample questions

• Pilot testing

• Curriculum renewal

• Concept-based instructional practices

• Pay attention to the verbs in the standards

Transitioning

• Going away from memorizing facts, definitions, formulas, etc.

• Students will need to:

- demonstrate understanding

- perform procedures

- make conjectures, analyze, generalize, and prove

- solve non-routine problems and/or significant connections

Transitioning

• Need to stop looking at grade spans as different entities

• Frameworks (September 2011)

• Demonstration lessons (Fall 2012)

• Exemplars and rubrics (Summer 2012)

• PD Modules (Spring/Summer 2013)

• Changing the way we deliver instruction to students will be vital to their success

more than ever

Transitioning

• In East Peoria District 86

Instructional Leadership Team

Setting the foundation

- higher-level thinking (reasoning skills)

- research

- Standards-based curriculum and assessment for learning

Transitioning

• In East Peoria District 86

Multi-district approach

ELA and Mathematics Common Core Implementation Teams

Specific (but flexible) time line

Curriculum mapping (consensus maps)

Professional development

SLOW, PURPOSEFUL, AND DELIBERATE

Helpful Websites

www.mid-illini.org

www.isbe.net/common_core/htmls/parcc.htm

www.corestandards.org

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/blueprint.pdf

http://www.p21.org/documents/P21_Framework.pdf

Helpful Websites

http://www.all4ed.org/files/ReadingNext.pdf

http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritingNext.pdf

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/CloseReading.html

http://parcconline.org