1. 2010 Content Standards for K-12 Second Language
Publishers’ Briefing March 18, 2010
Rendy Jantz
Second Language Education Specialist
Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation
Oregon Department of Education

2. Oregon Content Standards
Adopted by the Oregon State Board of Education to define what all students are expected to know and be able to do
Adoption Anticipated
June 2010
Discuss the Standards for All Students and the Advanced Standards.

3. Oregon Content Standards
New Core Standards Structure
Revised to align with the core standards structure adopted by math and ELA
Still built around “big ideas” for language acquisition
Articulate learning progressions within and between proficiency levels
Standards are not grade level assigned
Allow for more effective lesson design, focused instruction, and creation of formative assessments
Endurance, Leverage, and Success
We are beginning a new generation of standards-based education. We can now create standards purposefully and mindful of how students best learn. Research-based.
Endurance: Will the standard provide students with knowledge and skills that will be of value beyond a single test date?
Leverage: Will the standard provide knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple disciplines?
Success: Will the standard provide students with essential knowledge and skills that are necessary for success in the next level of instruction? Beyond school?

4. Overview of Oregon’s Standards Revision Process
Review and revision cycle
Content and assessment panels (ORS ) used to develop new standards
Stakeholder engagement/external partners
National and international research/experts
Public input on draft documents
Input used to revise drafts
State Board adoption
Adoption Schedule:
March 31st due to State Board
April 16-17th First Read at the State Board (I will be in Japan from April 10-30th)
May State Board Adoption

5. Organization and Content of the Revised Second Language Standards
Guiding Principles and Goals:
Reflect the second language standards all Oregon high school students should learn.
Reflect alignment with the National Second Language Standards
Clear representation of Communication, Cultures, Communities, Comparisons, Connections (ACTFL 5 C’s)
Strive for coherence, clarity, and measurability.

6. Oregon’s Standards Revision Process at Work
Second Language Standards Revision
2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Foreign Language Framework
ACTFL Standards for Foreign Language Learning
State Standards
2009 Oregon Second Language Content Panel Recommendations
2010 COFLT Board Review
Oregon University and Community College Input
Public comments
Process Standards are: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Communication, Connections, and Representation. Additionally, we expect students to be able to reflect on their solution and understand and use all mathematical concepts and skills from previous grade levels as they apply to these standards.
( Discuss the opening paragraph of the standards and the table aligning process standards and essential skills.)
Nearly 100% aligned with (NAEP) – some concepts not aligned e.g. standard deviation, permutations and combinations, conditional probability.
We used national standards documents such as Achieve and College Board.
We reviewed over 30 state standards documents to support our work.
We reviewed the National Math Advisory Panel Recommendations and specifically focused on some of the Major Topics of School Algebra such as: Polynomial expressions, rational expressions, real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, factoring polynomials, linear, quadratic and exponential functions.

7. Planned Guidance and Support Documents
Core Standards Document
Expanded Standards
Student work samples
Sample assessment items
Sample proficiency requirements
Glossary of terms
In their core standards identification report, WestEd suggested developing a set of content specifications to clearly outline the content boundaries of each standard, as this would also allow the core standards to be expressed in more general terms.

8. Thank you!