Transcript The Common Core State Standards require teachers to…

Common Core State Standards
Taking Florida’s Education System to
the Next Level
Katie Stephens
Director of Common Core Communications
[email protected]
What are the
Common Core State
Standards?
Why do they matter?
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
An overview…
Who?
• The CCSS were developed and voluntarily adopted by forty-five states, including the
District of Columbia, four territories and the Department of Defense.
What?
• The CCSS are academic standards that define what students need to learn for
English/Language Arts (K-12), Mathematics (K-12), and Literacy in History/Social
Studies, Science and Technical Subjects (6-12).
When?
• In 2010, Florida’s State Board of Education adopted a new set of academic
standards called the Common Core State Standards. These standards will be fully
implemented across K-12 classrooms in the 2014-15 school year.
Why?
• These new standards enhance the rigor and depth of information that students
must learn in school, and focus on preparing students with the essential knowledge
and skills needed to be successful in college and careers.
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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
An overview…
The purpose of the CCSS…
To define the English language arts, literacy, and mathematical skills and knowledge
students in grades K-12 should achieve in order to graduate from high school ready to
succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and workforce training
programs.
Criteria for development
• Fewer, clearer, higher
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Aligned with college and work expectations
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge
Build on strengths of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
Realistic and practical for the classroom
Benefit for students and families
A focus on college and careers that is consistent regardless of zip code
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Changes in Student Expectations
The Common Core State Standards & assessment demand students…
• maintain an increased sense of accountability toward their own learning
• develop a concept beyond an opinion and move to “support and evidence”
• think in a more conceptual, analytical and global manner
• utilize higher-order, critical thinking skills
• shift from mere memorization of terms to a deep understanding of meaning
• transfer skills to new experiences
• operate in a more student-centered environment with built in peer
collaboration
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Changes to Instruction
The Common Core State Standards require teachers to…
• increase rigor
• serve as facilitators of learning for all students
• provide guided practice, followed by the necessary support, as students
take on more independence with tasks
• share the ownership for text understanding in all content areas
• find new ways of teaching critical thinking skills
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The Common Core State Standards represent an
informed consensus on how best to prepare this
country’s young people for college and careers.
The standards describe “the what” that
students need to learn; however, they do not
spell out “the how” for teachers.
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A Closer Look
MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY
Focus: Centered on mastery and building
upon critical skills
Building knowledge through content-rich
nonfiction
Coherence: Think across grades, and link
to major topics
Reading, writing, and speaking grounded
in evidence from text, both literary and
informational
Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual
understanding, procedural skill and
fluency, and application
Regular practice with complex text and its
academic language
NEW: Standards for Mathematical
Practice
NEW: Literacy standards for history,
science and technical subjects
ANCHORED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
So, what do the CCSS really look like?
Third Grade Writing Standard
Current
The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
Common Core
With guidance and support from adults, use technology to
produce and publish writing (using keyboard skills) as well as to
interact and collaborate with others.
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So, what do the CCSS really look like?
Sixth Grade Mathematics Standard
Current
Use and justify the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying,
dividing and finding the absolute value of integers.
Common Core
Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements
about order. For example, recognize that an account balance
less than -$30 represents a debt greater than $30.
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So, what do the CCSS really look like?
Seventh Grade Reading Standard
Current
The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade
level text.
Common Core
Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text,
assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is
relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
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So, what do the CCSS really look like?
High School Mathematics Standard
Current
Determine the probabilities of independent events. Understand
and use the concept of conditional probability.
Common Core
Recognize and explain the concepts of conditional probability
and independence in everyday language and everyday
situations. For example, compare the chance of having lung
cancer if you are a smoker with the chance of being a smoker if
you have lung cancer.
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Florida’s CCSS Implementation Plan
Phase 1 (2011-2012)
Full Implementation Grade K Phase 2 (2012-2013)
Full Implementation Grades Phase 3 (2013-2014)
Begin Implementation of
K-1
Literacy Standards in ALL
Content Areas for Grades 6Full Implementation Grades Phase 4 (2014-2015)
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Begin Implementation of
Rich and Complex Text and
Informational Text for
Grades K-12
Full Implementation of
Literacy Standards in ALL
Content Areas for Grades 612
K-2
Full Implementation Grades
K-12
Implementation of a
Blended Curriculum (CCSS
and Supplemental NGSSS
PARCC Assessments Aligned
Continue Implementation of Aligned to FCAT 2.0 and
to CCSS
Rich and Complex Text and EOCs) for Grades 3-12
Informational Text for
Grades K-12
Continue Implementation of
Rich and Complex Text and
Informational Text for
Grades K-12
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Transition from FCAT to CCSS Assessments
Assessments in 2012-13, and 2013-14
Assessments in 2014-15
FCAT 2.0 Reading Grades 3 to 10
Common Core English Language Arts
Grades 3 to 11
FCAT 2.0 Writing Grades 4, 8, 10
FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Grades 3 to 8
Common Core Mathematics Grades 3 to
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Florida Algebra 1 EOC
Common Core Algebra 1 EOC
Florida Geometry EOC
Common Core Geometry EOC
Common Core Algebra 2 EOC
FCAT 2.0 Science
FCAT 2.0 Science
Florida Biology 1 EOC
Florida Biology 1 EOC
Florida US History EOC
Florida US History EOC
Florida Civics EOC
Florida Civics EOC
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CCSS Assessment
The assessment is designed to reward quality instruction aligned to the Standards, so
the assessment is worthy of preparation rather than a distraction from good work.
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Texts Worth Reading: The assessments will use authentic texts worthy of study
instead of artificially produced or commissioned passages.
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Questions Worth Answering: Sequences of questions that draw students into
deeper encounters with texts will be the norm (as in an excellent classroom),
rather than sets of random questions of varying quality.
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Better Standards Demand Better Questions: Instead of reusing existing items,
PARCC will develop custom items to the Standards.
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Fidelity to the Standards (now in Teachers’ hands): PARCC evidences are rooted
in the language of the Standards so that expectations remain the same in both
instructional and assessment settings.
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Sample Question: 4th Grade Math FCAT
Sample Question: 4th Grade Math PARCC
Common Core Resources
To view the standards and resources:
• www.floridastandards.org
• www.corestandards.org
• www.teachingchannel.org
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