Transcript Illinois Learning Standards - Incorporating the Common Core

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Illinois Learning Standards:
Incorporating the common core
The Illinois State Board of Education has
adopted new math and ELA academic standards
for K-12 education.
The Goal
To better prepare Illinois students for success in college
and the workforce in a competitive global economy.
Why change the standards?
Expectations were different in 1997 when
Illinois adopted the current standards.
To provide clear consistent academic
benchmarks for essential learning and
skills.
Students and parents will clearly
understand the knowledge students are
expected to attain each year.
An opportunity for states to collaborate,
innovate and reach economies of scale.
GRADES:
1997 Illinois Learning Standards
English Language Arts
Math
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What is the Design of the new
K-12 ELA Standards?
 The K-12 ELA standards are benchmarked to
College and Career Readiness Standards.
 K-8 standards are listed by grade level.
 Standards in grades 9-12 are listed in two year bands
to allow flexibility in course design.
 The standards are separated into four strands:
Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
What are College and Career
Readiness Skills?
•They demonstrate independence.
•They build strong content knowledge.
•They respond to varying demands of audience,
task, purpose discipline.
•They comprehend as well as critique.
•They value evidence.
•They use technology and digital media
strategically and capably.
•They come to understand other perspectives and
cultures.
Overview of K-8 Mathematics
Standards
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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
content.
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and 8 include significant algebra and geometry
Students who have completed 7th grade and mastered the content and
skills will be prepared
for algebra in 8th grade or after.
What about the other Illinois
learning standards?
Standards for social/emotional,
social science, fine arts, foreign
language, physical development
and health and science will remain
in place.
What about Assessment?
•No changes will be in place for 2011
Spring ISAT and PSAE assessments.
•Illinois is part of a 26- state consortium
on assessment (PARCC) focused on
developing a richer more authentic
evaluation of student learning.
Initial Efforts Underway
A comparison of the new standards to the
old standards
 Assessment Frameworks
Discussions regarding accountability issues
are taking place
Development of an interim plan is a high
priority
What we know:
As the field familiarizes itself with the new common
core this year, the ISAT and PSAE for 2011 will be
the same as it has been.
TRANSITION TO NEW ILLINOIS
LEARNING STANDARDS
Phase I
Adoption
Communication & Information
Awareness
Present – End of 2011 School Year
Phase II
Design of Implementation System
Communication & Information
Resource Development
Technical Assistance
Summer 2011 – End of 2012 School Year
Phase III
Transition
Implementation
Technical Assistance
Summer 2012/Fall 2013/Spring & Summer 2014
Fall 2014 – 2015 Spring *** New Assessment
What might Phase I look like at
the local level?
Professional Development
• Local and Regional
Alignment Institutes
• Webinars
• Self-paced online
professional development
For more information visit:
http://www.isbe.net/ADP/default.htm