Transcript Department of Assessment, Curriculum, and Assessment Tori

Department of Assessment,
Curriculum, and Instruction
Kahle Charles, Director of Curriculum
SVVSD Elementary Report Card
Our Mission
• To design an organizational structure to make
the new Colorado Academic Standards a useful,
relevant, instructional planning and reporting
tool, and…
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increase student achievement by focusing on what
students need to know, understand, and be able to do
at each grade level and how it is measured
develop and implement with fidelity and accountability
a guaranteed and viable curriculum that is standardsbased
promote organizational effectiveness
The New Colorado Academic
Standards
• Important Design Features
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Written with “the end in mind” by defining a prepared
graduate (P-16 principles)
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Articulated by grade levels, not grade bands (High school
Science & Social Studies by standard)
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Integrated 21st Century and Postsecondary Workforce
Readiness Skills (PWR)
The New Colorado Academic Standards
• Important Design Features
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Written to be fewer, clearer, and higher
Concepts, not facts, written for mastery
Common Core Standards for Math and Language
Arts
21st Century Skills Defined
• Colorado 21st Century Skills
o Critical Thinking and Reasoning
o Information Literacy
o Collaboration
o Self-Direction
o Invention
• These skills are defined within each content area
Benchmarking for Rigor
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Singapore National Curriculum
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework
Virginia Standards of Learning
Finland – National Core Curriculum
WestEd Colorado Model Content Standards
Review
• Building Blocks to the Colorado K-12 Content
Standards
Resources
• Unit Plans
• Year-At-A-Glance
• Curriculum Maps
Purposes of a Standards-Based Report Card
• The Standards-Based Report Card
provides more detailed feedback to
parents regarding the progress
their children are making toward
specific learning expectations at
their grade level.
• The report card allows parents and
students to understand more
clearly what is expected of
students and how to help them be
successful in a rigorous academic
program.
• To provide traditional grades along
with scores for each learning
expectation addressed in a grading
period.
Report Card Changes
Alignment to the New Colorado Academic
Standards (CAS)
New Language to Reflect the CAS
•Proficient changed to Mastery
o Mastery means that a student has facility with a skill or concept in
multiple contexts. Can they do it? Can they apply it?
Report Card Changes
• In the past, teachers graded students based on the student’s
progress on mastery of the target outcomes by the end of the
school year.
• In the new, enhanced format, teachers grade student mastery of
targets for the trimester.
• This change is meant to help parents and teachers know, more
precisely, how the student is progressing during each grading
period.
How is Academic Achievement
Noted on the Report Card?
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Grade Sample
2.0 Mathematics
Term
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, GRADES K-3
Mathematics Achievement, Grades K-3
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INDEPENDENT LEVEL
Independent Level
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LEARNER EXPECTATIONS
3-Add and subtract numbers within 1000
using efficient algorithms
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3-Use place value to round whole
numbers to the nearest 10 and 100
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3-Identify and compare fractions in
relation to whole numbers
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3-Solve multiple step word problems
involving +, -, x, /
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1.1.a.i (Unit 4)
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Report Card Information
• New Website
Questions