Progress in Curriculum Alignment with the NH College and Career Ready Standards (NH CCRS) October 8, 2013

Why Are Educational Standards Needed?

NH College and Career Ready Standards (NH CCRS) Three Components: knowledge skills work study practices NH CCRS includes: English Language Arts/Literacy Mathematics Arts Science Early Learning Social Studies Health Physical Education Career Development Technology/Engineering Education Information and Communication Technologies Literacy

Standards Curriculum

What are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? A set of research-based K-12 content standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics 46 states have adopted the CCSS Define what students should know and able to do to prepare them to succeed in college and the workforce Fewer, clearer, higher

How Were the CCSS Developed? Founding Organizations: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Council of Chief State School Officers (Commissioners) Development Process: Teachers Parents School Administrators Colleges National Education Association National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Council of Teachers of English National Parent Teacher Association etc.

Why Were the CCSS Developed? Different standards across states Student mobility Global competition Today’s jobs require different skills

Key Features of the English Language Arts CCSS Focus on reading, writing, speaking, listening, language Emphasis on more informational reading and writing (to inform, persuade, explain) Skills related to media use are integrated throughout the standards Text complexity has been raised

Standards for English Language Arts Content Grade Level Domains K – 8 Literature Informational Text Foundational Skills Writing Speaking and Listening Language 6 - 8 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Writing in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

4th Grade Information Text Standard Common Core State Standard NH Grade Level Expectation CC.4.R.I.3 Key Ideas and Details: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. NH.4.R.IT.2.1 Analyze and interpret informational text, citing evidence as appropriate by: Connecting information within a text or across texts. NH.4.R.IT.2.2 Analyze and interpret informational text, citing evidence as appropriate by: Synthesizing information within or across text(s) NH.4.R.IT.2.5 Analyze and interpret informational text, citing evidence as appropriate by: Making inferences about causes or effects.

8th Grade Speaking & Listening Standard Common Core State Standard NH Grade Level Expectation NH.8.W.OC.1.2 In oral communication, students demonstrate interactive listening by: Summarizing, paraphrasing, questioning, or contributing to information presented. NH.9-10.W.OC.1.3 In oral communication, students demonstrate interactive listening by: Identifying the thesis of a presentation, determining the essential elements of elaboration, and interpreting or evaluating the message. CC.8.SL.3 Comprehension and Collaboration: Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Key Features of the Mathematics CCSS Mathematical Practice and Content Standards Combination of procedure and understanding Mastery of standards through grade 7 prepares students for Algebra in grade 8

Standards for Mathematical Content Grade Level Domains K – 5 Counting and Cardinality Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base Ten Number and Operations – Fractions Measurement and Data Geometry 6-8 Ratios and Proportional Relationships The Number System Expressions and Equations Functions Statistics and Probability

6th Grade Ratio and Proportional Relationships Common Core State Standard NH Grade Level Expectation Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements, find missing values in the tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios. CC.6.RP.3a No direct New Hampshire match.

7th Grade The Number System Common Core State Standard NH Grade Level Expectation Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers. (Computations with rational numbers extend the rules for manipulating fractions to complex fractions.) CC.7.NS.3 NH.8.N&O.4 Accurately solves problems involving proportional reasoning (percent increase or decrease, interest rates, markups, or rates); multiplication or division of integers; and squares, cubes, and taking square or cube roots. NH.7.N&O.4L Accurately solves problems involving the addition or subtraction of integers, raising numbers to whole number powers, and determining square roots of perfect square numbers and non-perfect square numbers. NH.6.N&O.4 Accurately solves problems involving single or multiple operations on fractions (proper, improper, and mixed), or decimals; and addition or subtraction of integers; percent of a whole; or problems involving greatest common factor or least common multiple.

Hampstead’s Curriculum Alignment Goals 2013-14 Complete the development of NH CCRS Mathematics Units Begin the development of NH CCRS English Language Arts Units Align science curriculum with Next Generation Science Standards Align music and art curricula with the National Arts Standards

Impact of NH College and Career Ready Standards for Hampstead Professional development for all staff Focus of Professional Development/Early Release Days Review of curriculum materials/new materials adoption Evaluating our assessment practices

Further Information on the NH College and Career Ready Standards http://www.education.nh.gov