1 Common Core State Standards

2 Paula Nespeca Deal INFOhio Consultant

3 Collaborative project of INFOhio and OhioLINK Preparing PreK-16 Ohio learners for success. Helping today's students & tomorrow's teachers at Ohio higher ed. Helping students with transitions to career and college through teaching/learning of information literacy skills. 10/14/11OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 20113

4 INFOhio “Go Further” Portal For students For educators For librarians 10/14/114OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

5 Start Ready, Leave Ready Slides Courtesy of Ohio Department of Education

6 High Quality Instruction Focus on Problem-solving and Project- based Learning

7 Jobs Require More Education & Training NO COLLEGE REQUIRED COLLEGE REQUIRED Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010.

8 Are Ohio Students Ready for College? Percent of Ohio Students Ready For: College Biology: College Algebra: College Social Studies: College English Composition: 35% 49% 58% 71% Source: ACT, “The Conditions of College & Career Readiness, Class of 2011: Ohio.”

9 Are Ohio Students Ready for College? Only 28% of Ohio students are ready in all four content areas Source: ACT, “The Conditions of College & Career Readiness, Class of 2011: Ohio.”

10 INFOhio Ohio College Students Needing Remediation of first year students take remedial math of first year students take remedial reading Source: Ohio Board of Regents,

11 INFOhio Ohio Common Core State Standards

12 INFOhio Purposes of the Ohio Core Establish rigorous high school graduation expectations for all students Prepare Ohioans to meet demands of the knowledge-based economy Prepare all students for college and work Strengthen links between high school graduation and college entry Reduce remediation at the college level

Graduation Requirements Effective Class of 2014 Beginning in the academic year, state universities will only admit Ohio students who have completed the Ohio Core curriculum There are exemptions for certain students. For graduation requirements, frequently asked questions, and other resources on the Core visit the ODE’s website: Keyword: Ohio Core

OHIO’S REVISED STANDARDS  Science  Social studies  Mathematics  English language arts COMMON CORE Ohio’s New Content Standards 14OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

NEW FEATURES:  Fewer, clearer, and higher  Internationally benchmarked  Aligned to model curriculum  College and career readiness  Content and skills  Coherence, focus, rigor NEW FOCUS: Standards Reflect 15OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

16 Common Core State Standards: ELA Common Core State Standards: ELA Contain: K-12 English language arts standards by grade level and grade band Literacy standards for History/Social Studies, Science and other Technical Subjects Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards, Glossary of Key Terms (Text Complexity is addressed here) Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks Appendix C: Samples of Student Writing 10/14/1116OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

17 Common Core State Standards: ELA Strands:  Reading Informational/Literary Text  Speaking and Listening  Language  Writing Skills are embedded in the grade level standards statements 1710/14/11OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

18 Common Core Standards: ELA Shift in emphasis from fiction to nonfiction in reading and writing: GradeShare of Literary Content Share of Information Content 450% 845%55% 1230%70% Distribution of Literary and Informational Passages by Grade in the 2009 NAEP Reading Framework Based on Reading framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 10/14/1118OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

19 INFOhio’s iPowered Matrix Why do a scope and sequence linked to resources? – Because what is happening now is hit or miss in individual classrooms depending on the teacher – Because these are the hooks for our content – Because this is where our resources become “just in time” rather than “just in case.” 10/14/1119OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

20 INFOhio’s iPowered Matrix What will it cover? – Articulate the scaffolding of the K12 21 st century skills that cover research and inquiry. Information literacy, media literacy and research skills cross walked to Common Core ELA and AASLAASL 10/14/1120OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

21 INFOhio’s iMatrix Functions as scope and sequence on steroids What areas will it cover? 10/14/1121OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

22 Dimensions of Inquiry Handout delineates 6 clusters and which standard. Questioning Locating Information Evaluation information Applying information Sharing information Reflecting 10/14/11OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

23 INFOhio’s iMatrix 10/14/1123OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

INFOhio’s Inquiry and Knowledge Building Process OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Information Literacy Checklist For High School To College Transition Patricia Owen’s Model OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Transition Task Force developing checklists Created first drafts of 5 checklists. PreK-K Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 H.S. to Higher Ed Transitions Checklist OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

IDENTIFY Choose a topic that interests you Understand your end goal Understand what resources you’re required to use (scholarly articles, web, number of each, etc.) Focus/narrow Survey existing literature to determine if it’s a viable topic Create schedule/timeline For Example – High School to Higher Ed OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

SEARCH Start with library resources Understand how Google works (different tools within Google) Catalog v. database Library resources v. Internet Interpret search results (book v. article,.org v..com, etc., author credibility, about us section of website, etc.) Locate full text (whether in print or electronic, know when to ILL) Locate books by call # Again, know when to ask for help. Realize when you’re searching is failing. Revise search strategy. High School to Higher Ed OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

EVALUATE Weed through your list of sources to figure out what’s useful. Read, annotate articles. Extract quotes, digest them, and be able to paraphrase. Realize gaps in your argument and find sources to fill them. Only use authoritative web resources. High School to Higher Ed OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

30 Learn With INFOhio! FREE webinars conducted twice a month (except December and May) Requires computer with Internet access, working speakers or audio headphones Learn and earn CEU credit Currently no pre-registration required For more information visit the INFOhio website: html html 10/14/1130OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011

31 CONTACTING INFOhio Mailing address: 35 E. Chestnut, 8th Floor Columbus, OH Phone: Toll-free: Fax: Follow INFOhio on Twitter: /14/1131OELMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011