Vaulting into the Future Reaching Higher with the Common Core

The Demand % of new jobs available in 2018 will require some postsecondary education. Without a dramatic change of course, U.S. employers will be unable to fill 3 million of these positions. (Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce).

The Reality High School Students from more than 30 countries outperform U.S. High School students in Mathematics. At least 40% of students entering 2-year community colleges must take remedial courses—and only 12% of Indiana’s students graduate within 3 years.

The Response  College and Career Readiness Measures  Increased Testing Rigor  Computer Based Delivery Model

What we do know… Common Core Computer Based Testing

What are Common Core State Standards?  K-12 academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy.  Developed by a consortium of states and states voluntarily choose to adopt them  Aligned to the expectations of two and four year colleges and have been internationally benchmarked  Ensure comparability across states, districts and schools

Why Common Core State Standards?  Clearer and deeper curriculum  Focused on results  Outline what students learn, not how they learn  Learn more about Indiana’s Common Core State Standards at

Students who meet the Indiana common core state standards… Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline Comprehend and critique Value evidence Use technology and digital media strategically and capably Come to understand other perspectives and cultures

Key Skills - Students RecallApplication Evaluation Critical Thinking

Computer Based Testing Online Registration Process Greater Access to Scheduling More Variety of Item Types Immediate / Enhanced Score Reports

Computer Skills Tool Bars Hot Spots – “Sensor” Regions Point and Click Drag and DropKeyboarding

Examples of what is to come…  Evidence Based Writing  Extended Response Item  Key Math Skills  Mathematics Reasoning

Evidence Based Writing 2002 Essay Prompt What is one important goal you would like to achieve in the next few years? In your essay, identify that one goal and explain how you plan to achieve it. Use your personal observations, experience, and knowledge to support your essay Extended Response While Dr. Silverton’s speech outlines the benefits of cloud seeding, the editorial identifies drawbacks of this process. In your response, analyze both the speech and the editorial to determine which position is best supported. Use relevant and specific evidence from both sources to support your response.

Extended Response Item

Reasoning Through Mathematics Now – 2002 Ms. Nguyen is a real estate agent. One of her clients is considering buying a house in the Silver Lakes area, where 6 houses have recently sold for the following amounts: $160,000; $150,000; $185,000; $180,000; $145,000; $190,000. What should Ms. Nguyen report as the Median price of these houses?

Key Skills - Educators Align Lesson Plans with Higher Learning Skills Who wrote War and Peace? (Knowledge) What is the value of reading War and Peace in the 21 st Century? (Evaluation) Integrate Technology Focus on Best Practice Evidenced Based Teaching Reflective Practice Individualized Instruction

What does this mean for you? Adjust teaching strategies and modify curriculum to ensure your students are prepared to meet increased testing rigor and higher level of thinking

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating Benjamin Bloom, 1954; recast in 1990s by L. Anderson, et al. Design, Develop, Innovate Judge, Value, Defend Compare, Contrast, Test Demonstrate, Interpret, Solve Classify, Explain, Recognize Define, Repeat, Recall Bloom’s Taxonomy

Analyzing Evaluating Creating, Synthesizing, Innovating Applying Understanding Remembering Bloom’s Taxonomy A Workforce Model

Bloom’s Verb Wheels

Activity: Brainstorming Using Bloom’s

Summary Focus on what we do know – Common Core – CBT Bloom’s Taxonomy Look out for future professional development – Common Core – Integrating Technology