PA Core Standards

The end in mind PSSA Assessments Implementation Plan for PA Core Standards Instructional Shifts and Rigor of PA Core Standards ELA and Mathematics Instructional Framework and Related Resources

“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” Stephen Covey “To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” Stephen Covey

The end in mind “End in Mind” for our students Steps you have taken… Steps you need to take... 1.Discuss what you wrote. 2.Discuss what other steps you need to take. 3. Add them to your list. 4.Circle those that are priorities.

The end in mind

Spring 2014 PSSA Questions include items aligned to both PA Academic Standards & PA Core Passage Based Essay Writing Field Test

English Language Arts Preliminary item and Scoring Sampler Grade 5 p. 49 Spring 2014 PSSA

Spring 2015 PA Core PSSA New Standards More Rigor Different Types of Questions How do we prepare for the transition from PA Academic Standards to PA Core Standards?

Pennsylvania Core Standards Implementation Plan How do we get there?

What are you doing? 1.What have you done to transition to PA Core Standards? 2.Describe the initial successes you have had with implementation PA Core Standards. 3.What advice do you have as we move ahead with the transition to PA Core Standards?

PA Core Standards Timeline

Stages of Implementation Implementation is a process that does not happen all at once; it occurs in discernable stages. The stages are not linear or separate; each appears to impact the others in complex ways. Adapted from Implementation: The Missing Link Between Research and Practice, Dean Fixsen

Where are you?

PA Core Refresher Instructional Shifts English Language ArtsMathematics Balancing Informational and Literary Text Focus Building Knowledge in the Disciplines Coherence Staircase of ComplexityFluency Text-Based AnswersDeep Understanding Writing From SourcesApplications Academic VocabularyDual Intensity

PA Core Refresher How does it compare to what you typically see in the classroom? How does that translate to how you prepare staff for instructional shifts?

PA Core Refresher How does it compare to what you typically see in the classroom? How does that translate to how you prepare staff for instructional shifts?

PA Core Standards Instructional Framework

Overarching Goal Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 22 …to create a PA Core Standards Instructional Framework for grades PK – 12 in English Language Arts and Mathematics to be used by Pennsylvania districts in the manner in which they choose to utilize it.

Getting Started… Grade – Band Groups Explore Reflective Reading Identification of important words and phrases

Focus of Instruction

Focus and Important

Grade Band Summaries Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 26 MATH ELA

Grade Level Summaries Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 27 MATH ELA

Meaningful, Teachable Modules Grade Level Summary Number of modules Curriculum Framework Focus Standards Title Important Standards Time Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 28 Focus StandardsFraming the Modules Decisions, and more Decisions

End in Mind 29 Is the assessment directly related to the chosen standards?

Tri-State Rubrics Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 30

Creating Modules Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 31 Populating the Template

Accessing Maps

PA Core Standards Instructional Frameworks Available for all grade levels, PK - 12 Each grade level contains multiple modules Each Module encompasses approximately 6-8 weeks of instructional time Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 33

Log in to the SAS Portal Click on Teacher Tools Select Curriculum Mapping Select one of the PA Core Standards Instructional Frameworks tabs Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 34 Accessing the Instructional Frameworks

Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 35 A Sample Instructional Framework

There are three ways to save a curriculum map: 1.Save the map to the My CMs tab in the Curriculum Mapping section of the portal; this creates a short list of maps for your reference. 2.Save the map to the My ePortfolio section of the portal; again, this would save the map for your reference. 3.Copy the map to the Curriculum Administration section of the Curriculum Mapping tool; this allows districts to customize the map by adding their own resources. Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 36 Saving Curriculum Maps

1.Locate a map on one of the PA Core Standards Instructional Frameworks tabs 2.In the Options column, click on Add to My CMs 3.The map will be saved to the My CMs tab Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 37 Saving Curriculum Map to My CMs

1.Locate a map on one of the PA Core Standards Instructional Frameworks tabs, and open it 2.Click on Add to ePortfolio, and then click Save 3.The map will be saved to the My ePortfolio tab Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 38 Saving a Map to My ePortfolio

1.Locate a curriculum map on one of the PA Core Standards Instructional Frameworks tabs 2.Click on Copy to My District, and then click OK 3.A copy of the map and the template that was used to create it will be saved to Curriculum Administration Copyright ©2013 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 39 Saving a Map to Curriculum Administration

SAS Portal Help Desk Toll Free: PDESAS Copyright ©2012 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 40

PA Core Standards Implementation and Available Resources