1. Aligning Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, and Assessment to Foster School Turnaround Delivering College and Career Readiness for all through personalized learning pathways
Presenters
Amanda Burke, Senior Director, Center for the Future or Arizona
Erika Fosgreen, Cambridge Coordinator, Imagine Prep Charter School
Terri Kulaga, ‎Assistant Principal, Rockledge HS, Brevard SD
CCSSO, Austin, TX, June 28

2. Cambridge Assessment - A Department of the University of Cambridge
Vision
Our vision is to lead international standards in education.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver world-class international education through the provision of high-quality curricula, assessments and services.
Educational Approach
- Coherent and aligned instructional system for students aged 5-19 integrating curricula and standards, pedogogy and assessment
- A progressive curriculum with one stage building on the next designed for all students
- Internationally recognized courses backed by leading research and assessment practice

3. Cambridge worldwide 10,000 schools 160 countries 40 governments
Cambridge USA (NY)
Our global community of Cambridge schools is spread all around the world – the areas in green on the map.
Around half of our schools work directly with us. The other half work with us through governments – and we work with governments in over 40 countries and more than 30 ministries of education.
So Cambridge is not just the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds. We see Cambridge as a unique worldwide learning community.
10,000 schools
160 countries
40 governments

4. Cambridge contact
For more information on Cambridge, contact Appy Nandi:
Our global community of Cambridge schools is spread all around the world – the areas in green on the map.
Around half of our schools work directly with us. The other half work with us through governments – and we work with governments in over 40 countries and more than 30 ministries of education.
So Cambridge is not just the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds. We see Cambridge as a unique worldwide learning community.

5. Case Study: Successful Implementation of the Cambridge International Examinations Instructional System in Arizona
Council of Chief State School Officers
National Conference on Student Assessment
June 28, 2017
Dr. Amanda Burke, Senior Director, Education and Workforce

6. Center for the Future of Arizona
Mission:
Help define and shape Arizona’s future through an action- oriented agenda that drives economic prosperity, quality of life and civic health.

7. The Arizona Education Landscape

8. Post-Secondary Attainment
Opportunity Youth
High School Graduation
8th Grade Math
3rd Grade Reading
Teacher Pay
Preschool Enrollment
Post High School Enrollment

9. Arizona Education Landscape
60 percent of Arizonans will have a certificate or college degree by 2030, putting us on a path to prosperity – for Arizonans and for our state’s future workforce.

10. Reimagining School Systems to Achieve Success for All Learners
Move On When Ready and Cambridge International Examinations in Arizona

11. Reimagine School Systems
What would our educational system look like if we designed the educational experience around the student and committed to the success of every child?

12. Reimagine School Systems
Mastery, Not Seat Time
Move On When Ready provides a personalized pathway to high school graduation for every individual learner that results in readiness for college-level work.

13. Bringing Cambridge to Arizona
World-Class Aligned Instructional Systems: Cambridge International Examinations
High Expectations Curriculum
A set of courses across subjects that constitute a core curriculum that is aligned to college and career ready standards
High Quality Assessments
Exams that include multiple assessment methods and rich data reporting, prioritizing critical thinking, problem solving, and practical tasks, to determine if students have mastered the knowledge and skills described in the course syllabus
Detailed Course Syllabus
Thoughtfully constructed course designs captured in a syllabus to provide school leaders and teachers with a clear picture of what students should know and be able to do by the end of the course
Teacher Professional Development
Targeted teacher professional development designed to help educators understand and implement the curriculum, assessments, and instructional best practices

14. Bringing Cambridge to Arizona
Cambridge: An Unbreakable Link Between Exams and What Happens in the Classroom
Setting international standards in assessment
Assessment
The Cambridge Learner
The Cambridge Learner
Promoting good practice in the teaching and learning
Offering choice within a flexible, relevant curriculum framework
Pedagogy
Curriculum

15. Snapshot: Cambridge in Arizona 2011 - Present
Voluntarily adopted by 30+ high schools and K-8 schools
35,000+ students engaged in Cambridge curriculum since 2011
56% Low-income students
51% Latino students

16. The Grand Canyon Diploma Requirements at Cambridge Schools
Reference
The Grand Canyon Diploma Requirements at Cambridge Schools
Take and pass all 7 Cambridge IGCSE exams in these subject areas: English, Math, History, Science
Meet the college-ready qualification score on 5 Cambridge exams across every subject area
First Language English
Mathematics Extended
History (World or American)
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics OR Coordinated Science)
One additional Cambridge subject area exam
Successfully complete a fine arts or CTE course and an economics course

17. Impact: Transforming Educational Outcomes for All Students
Move On When Ready Model: School Practices and Student Results

18. Celebrating Five Years
Move On When Ready
Celebrating Five Years

19. The Building Blocks of Success
Move On When Ready
The Building Blocks of Success
Enactment of Legislation
Recruitment of Forward Thinking Schools
Leading Edge of College and Career Readiness Standards
World Class Instructional Systems: Cambridge
Collaboration
Creating a Conducive Policy Environment

20. History of Move On When Ready and Cambridge in Arizona
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Arizona Town Hall generates interest in competency models
Arizona legislation passes that creates the Grand Canyon HS Diploma
State Board of Education (SBE) defines the Grand Canyon HS Diploma and approves Cambridge as an instructional provider
11 pilot schools adopt Cambridge and implement MOWR
An additional 18 schools join MOWR and begin implementation
$1 million Innovation Grant from State Board of Education
Arizona universities approve Cambridge courses for admissions
Arizona DOE approves Cambridge for AP Grant Waiver Program
MOWR informs SBE’s A-F state school accountability framework
ASU approves Cambridge AS and A Level credit-by-examination policy
MOWR schools establish IGAs with community colleges
NAU and UA approve Cambridge credit-by-examination policies
Cambridge establishes data sharing with Arizona Department of Education
Arizona students recognized with Cambridge Learner Awards for the first time

21. Move On When Ready
Impact on School Practice: A Focus on College and Career Ready Student Outcomes
A belief that all students can and should succeed at a college and career readiness level
Major shifts in teaching and learning practices
School leaders tackling the redesign of school (scheduling, staffing, credits, student supports, budgets)
Embracing of Cambridge International Examinations assessments and data to personalize teaching and learning
A different conversation on campus – focus on progress and mastery vs. “pass or fail” and completion

22. Impact in Arizona Schools
Move On When Ready
Impact in Arizona Schools
35,000+ Students engaged in Move On When Ready and Cambridge since 2011
Students earned the performance-based Grand Canyon High School Diploma since 2013
129 Students earned 151 prestigious Cambridge Learner Awards in since 2015
175+ Teacher professional development events impacting more than 650 teachers since 2011

23. Move On When Ready: Promising Early Results
20%
30%
30%
27% 6%
2016 data not included because Move On When Ready students take IGCSE exams in both spring and fall exam sessions, and we won’t have fall 2016 data until later in January
Nearly 20,000 IGCSE exams administered to Arizona students from

24. Move On When Ready: Promising Early Results
46%
29%
Grown from 235 mostly AS Level exams in 2014 to 793 exams in 2016, with more students taking the second year A Level exams
18%
Not College-Credit Earning
College-Credit Earning

25. Innovative Solutions - Major Advances
A-F Accountability includes all Move On When Ready Measures
Cambridge approved under amended Menu of Assessment law
Cambridge included in College Credit Incentive Program for FY18
FY18 budget appropriation for college readiness exam pilot
Arizona State University performance-based admissions option tied to the Grand Canyon HS Diploma

26. Collaborating with Higher Education
Collaboration with Higher Education
Arizona universities recognize Cambridge courses for Arizona university admissions requirements
Credit-by-Examination policies in place recognizing Cambridge advanced level examinations for college credit at all three public universities
Colleges and universities worldwide, including nearly 600 in the U.S., recognize the Cambridge coursework as rigorous college level coursework granting credit for such courses.
Looking Ahead
Monitor student performance in postsecondary and refine the Move On When Ready model
Implement the performance-based admissions pathways at ASU
Create incentives and rewards for students who demonstrate college readiness on Cambridge exams

27. Expand participating schools
Move On When Ready:
Looking Ahead
Continue to deepen the impact of Move On When Ready with our partner schools – seeing more students succeed
Create enabling conditions to sustain and scale student-centric, outcomes-based education
Expand participating schools

28. For more information, please contact:
Amanda Burke
Senior Director, Education and Workforce