Kent ISD Collaborative Five Year Transition Plan to the Common Core State Standards Collaboration + Communication = Success!

Five Year Transition Plan Develop Transition Plan: The goal of the transition and the collaborative professional development is to ensure quality learning for every student, every day, in every classroom. This plan has built in time for teachers to learn and process the new instructional focus through a collaborative and coaching model. Technology tools will be integrated throughout the five year transition plan. The collaborative unit/lessons will be added to Curriculum Crafter in order to create a repository of instructional materials for all educators throughout the county. Summer 2010 (Kent County Five Year Plan) – Brought in approximately 120 educators to complete the 10 Step Unwrapping Process (Lead and Learn) using the newly adopted Common Core Standards for ELA and Math. Grade/Course level teams completed this process for many of the units of instruction outlined by the CCSS. After the summer work, draft units of instruction were been released in Curriculum Crafter and now can be used for dialogue and exploration at the local level. The School Year (Starting the Wheel in Motion) – Created a common understanding of the purpose for Common Core State Standards – Created a county-wide Common Core Coaching Network (CCCN) to help with the transition and professional development taking place at the county and district levels. – Held five face-to-face meetings with activities that were replicated back in the buildings throughout each district in order to ensure that the information was shared with everyone on staff. We had approximately 375 educators involved in these sessions. – Focused on the change of the HOW of instruction – professional development centered on how UDL, PBL, Web 2.0 (MOODLE, Skype, Google Apps) and 21 st century skills can be embedded into classroom instruction. – Provided teacher collaborative time to discuss, critique, plan, and develop instructional unit(s) to be used in classrooms. – Teams gathered information, provided feedback, and sought out additional instructional ideas to be shared throughout the county on how to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards. – All educators engaged in professional learning conversations and activities to explore the Common Core State Standards.

Five Year Transition Plan Summer 2011 (Keeping the Wheel in Motion) – Brought in approximately 150 educators to continue the work of the 10 Step Unwrapping Process (Lead and Learn) for additional units of instruction outlined by the CCSS. Online pre-learning modules were completed by all participants prior to the face to face training. A few of the draft units were revised and have been re-released for draft piloting, dialogue, and exploration at the local level. See previous summer and CCCN training information for more specifics. The School Year (Keeping the Wheel in Motion) – Continue with the CCSS professional development to reach out and train additional staff in every district. Teams will support the “Model for Learning” i.e. gradual release model for planning and implementing common K-12 units of instruction. – Focus is on changing the HOW of instruction (UDL, PBL, Web 2.0, Balanced Assessment Systems, 21 st Century Skills, etc.) in the following domains: – K-12 ELA, Science, & Social Studies: Informational Text, Informational Writing, Argumentative Writing – Mathematics: Whole Number Operations K-2, Fraction 3-5, Ratios and Proportions 6-8, Modeling 9-12 – Provide teachers with collaborative time to discuss, critique, plan, and develop instructional unit(s) to be used in classrooms. – Introduction of new materials to assist with formative and interim assessment from the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium – Pilot the implementation of the new units of instruction K-12 – Gather information, provide feedback, seek out additional instructional ideas to be shared throughout the county on how to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards into every classroom. Summer (Continuing the Wheel in Motion) – Bring in educators to continue the work of the 10 Step Unwrapping Process (Lead and Learn) for units of instruction outlined by the CCSS. Online pre-learning modules will be completed by all participants prior to the face to face training. Draft instructional units and updated assessment samples will be revised and will be placed in Curriculum Crafter for use in classrooms across the county. The units can be used to enhance the PLC dialogue and exploration at the local level during the school years.

Five Year Transition Plan The School Year (Full Implementation Pilot) – Continue with the CCSS professional development to reach out and train additional staff in every district. Teams will support the “Model for Learning” gradual release model for planning and implementing common K-12 units of instruction. – Focus is on changing the HOW of instruction (UDL, PBL, Web 2.0, Performance Assessments, 21 st Century Skills, etc.) in the following domains: – K-12 ELA, Science, & Social Studies: Informational Text, Informational Writing, Argumentative Writing – Mathematics: Whole Number Operations K-2, Fraction 3-5, Ratios and Proportions 6-8, Modeling 9-12 – Provide teacher collaborative time to discuss, critique, plan, and develop instructional unit(s) to be used in classrooms. – Introduction of new materials to assist with formative and interim assessment from the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium will be shared, utilized as practice assessments to gauge student comfort with the new format of assessments. – Implementation of the new units of instruction K-12 (See Stages of Implementation) – Gather information, provide feedback, seek out additional instructional ideas to be shared throughout the county on how to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards. – Introduce and share resources, materials, and assessment samples from the SBAC Digital Clearing House (see slide 14 for more details) (Full Implementation at Every School in Every Classroom) – Facilitate training for new teachers and administrators on how to use the SBAC Digital Clearing House resources (see slide 14 for more details)

Understanding the Common Core State Standards and What It Means to Classroom Instruction and Student Learning Kent County Five Year Plan See County-Wide Five Year Collaborative Plan

Starting the Wheel in Motion… Awareness of Common Core Understand the “Why” and New “How” Focus Unwrap the CCSS Engage and Explore in CCSS Dialogue at County and District Level around Instruction Participate in Professional Development (UDL, PBL, Web 2.0, 21 st Century Skills, Balanced Assessment Educational Technology Integration – Explore, Engage and Implement Summer PD and Curriculum Development Work Planning and Communication for next steps in the process Common Core Transition Plan Starting the Wheel in Motion – Year 1 & 2

Implementation in Motion… Common Message about CCSS Implementation Implementation of Course Content and discussion about gaps in teaching the transition Implementation of Units of Instruction/PLC Dialogue Benchmarking Student Progressing – Using Data to Drive Instruction Additional Unit Development Work and Professional Development for new staff Common Core Implementation Plan Starting the Wheel in Motion – Year 3-5 Participate in Professional Development: Creating a Balanced Assessment System and Exploring SBAC Sample Assessments Demonstrate the change in “How” and integration of technology into classroom instruction. PLC Dialogue around CCSS Implementation

Our Model for Learning – Understanding the Common Core State Standards Our Model for Learning – Year 2-5

Stages of Implementation Plan: Sequence of Instruction of CCSS Units Develop: Process for implementing new instructional units. Critique: Share thinking and gather ideas and deeper understandings from colleagues and district/ISD administrators. Administer: Utilize new units, take notes throughout instruction, offer ideas and suggestions, enhance units with new ideas to be shared. Revise: Provide ideas for revisions and enhancements to Units of Instruction. Continuous Improvement Model Stages of Implementation – Year 2-5

Clear Expectations Begin Implementation of CCSS Units of Instruction Learn and Implement instructional Strategies (PBL, UDL and Tech Tools) Engage in PLC around CCSS Units Job embedded Professional Development Successful Pilot and Gather Feedback Communication and Exploration Implementation and Professional Development Reflection and Planning Implementation with Success Implementation with Success– Year 2-5 Balanced Assessment System

Implementation and Professional Development Rubric Yet to be created MDE’s recommended school year for full implementation? for district conversation time around gaps in teaching the transition District Level Implementation Planning Timeline Yet to be created Important Points to Keep In Mind: K & Grade 8 should implement CCSS because they will be the first students taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment in Kindergarten students that begin Common Core will not have any gaps in their learning.

MEAP Testing Scoring YearAssessment CriteriaScoring Same MEAP Questions as in the pastNew Cut Scores – ALL MEAP Questions part of score and MEAP questions plus field testing of CCSS correlation questions as part of the assessment Content assessment questions may be previous MEAP questions but from a different grade levels. Cut Score will maintain or may increase based on previous year scores – Some MEAP questions are part of the score CCSS field questions will be added but will not count for AYP purposes (like extended core) SMARTER Balanced Assessment Begins Summative Assessments includes: Computer adapted content assessment and reading, writing and math performance assessments every year in grades 3-8 & 11 Cut scores and accommodations will be consistent across all states in the consortium

Together we will build a solid learning structure to meet the needs of ALL students and prepare them to effectively compete in the global economy. Purpose: Kent County Five Year Plan