Understanding Common Core for Special Education South Pasadena PTSA; Special Needs Committee Presenters: Angelique Burzynski Vivian Fonseca Janet Wichman 11/20/20141

General Information What is Common Core? A set of academic standards In mathematics and English language arts/literacy Created to ensure that  all students graduate from high school  with the skills and knowledge necessary  to succeed in college, career, and life  regardless of where they live ( 11/20/20142

General Information (cont) Why is California switching to Common Core? Prepare students for greater success in college and careers Same expectations for all students regardless of where one lives Collaboration with other states International benchmarking and global competition 11/20/20143

General Information (cont) Further Benefits School mirrors 21 st Century expectations  Application and practice of skills, not just content mastery  Computer adaptive assessment, no longer pencil and paper  Varied question formats: selected response, constructed response, performance tasks 11/20/20144

General Information (cont) School levels affected?  K /20/20145

About Common Core Where Have We Been? ◦ Before Common Core:  What skill do I need?  What information do I need?  Discrete mode application =  Do I know the answer? 11/20/20146

About Common Core Where Are We Going? ◦ Common Core has arrived; teaching the student how to think  How do I apply my skills?  How do I apply the information?  Multi-modal application =  Can I do the task? 11/20/20147

About Common Core How Do We Get There? The Major Shifts Reading: close the gap between reading demands of high school and college Stronger emphases on informational text: 50% at elementary, 70% at middle and high school 11/20/20148

About Common Core How do we get there? (cont) Text-based answers: reference, investigate, think critically, make inferences Deeper knowledge in the discipline, beginning in secondary grades Academic vocabulary: knowledge and use Writing from sources: persuasion from evidence 11/20/20149

About Common Core How do we get there? (cont) Special Education students are expected to achieve the Common Core Standards Annual IEP goals are to be aimed at meeting grade level standards Instructional accommodations Assistive Technology 11/20/201410

About Common Core Teacher Training All teachers have participated in multiple, district-wide training sessions on Common Core curriculum Individual teachers have participated in content-specific training relative to the Common Core curriculum 11/20/201411

About Common Core Teacher Training (cont) Site Professional Development days have been devoted to level- specific training Training continues at all levels 11/20/201412

About Common Core Designated Instructional Services: No change to service model Service minutes remain as per IEP Goals should reflect new curriculum expectations 11/20/201413

Assessment CST/CMA Science only for grades 5, 8, and 10 CAHSEE for 10 th grade Physical Fitness Testing CELDT: California English Language Development Test 11/20/201414

Assessment New Tests/New Language:  CAASPP  SBAC  Universal Tools  Designated Supports  Accommodations  Embedded  Non-Embedded Note: the word “modifications” is no longer used for Common Core assessment (still used for CAHSEE) 11/20/201415

Assessment (cont) CAASPP: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress SBAC: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium 11/20/201416

Assessment (cont) Universal Tools Tools available to ALL students based on preference and selection Can be turned on or off as needed Not required by the State to be included in an IEP  Decision to include is made at the local level 11/20/201417

Assessment (cont) Designated Supports Available to ALL students who can benefit from them Require a recommendation from an adult knowledgeable about the student Local Education Agencies to develop and implement a systematic process for assigning and using these accessibility supports 11/20/201418

Assessment (cont) Designated Supports (cont) Not required by the State to be included in an IEP  Decision to Include is made at the local level 11/20/201419

Assessment (cont) Accommodations Available only to students with an IEP or 504 plan Need must be written into IEP/504 document 11/20/201420

Assessment (cont) Embedded  On computer  Can be turned on or off Non-Embedded  Furnished by school/staff  Ex: scratch paper 11/20/201421

In the Classroom What will Common Core look like? Major shifts addressed at each level (elementary, middle, & high school) Increased emphasis on oral and written explanation of student understanding ◦ Increased emphasis on collaborative problem solving 11/20/201422

In the Classroom (cont) What will Common Core look like? (cont)  Use of technology for research, as source materials, & for work product  Learning goals aligned to Common Core standards and expectations for all students 11/20/201423

At Home What Parents Can Do Encourage your child not to give up while solving problems Don’t give answers; ask your child to think of different ways to solve a problem Illustrate or discuss out loud what your child is doing or thinking Apply what they are learning to real- world scenarios 11/20/201424

At Home (cont) Ask specific questions about a task (what your child has read, a reason for doing the task, how will your child go about a task, etc. ) Encourage students to research topics of interest to them Encourage interaction with non-fiction text (newspaper, magazines, recipes, etc.) Provide step-by-step directions for your child to follow as related real-world activities 11/20/201425

Further Resources Parents Guide to Student Success K-HS: Parent Roadmap for... : Math Games: /20/201426

Further Resources (cont) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines Further search options:  Common Core Practice Tests  California Common Core Standards  Common Core Literacy  Common Core Mathematics 11/20/201427

Questions and Answers Your Turn! 11/20/201428