1. Colorado Model Content
Welcome Subcommittee!
Colorado Model Content
Standards Review
Meeting 2
July 18th , 2009
Colorado Springs, CO

2. Meeting Purpose & Agenda Overview
Group Norms
WestEd Report and Referent Discussion   
In and Out Activity
Prepared Graduate Competencies Update
Grade Level Viability Work
Standards Discussion

3. Working Together Revisit Pledge- Sign sheets How we honor one another
Revisit Deliverables and Non-Negotiables
Not Curriculum
Fewer~ Clearer~ Higher
Mastery means no spiral or developing skills
Attainable and viable
P-13- first time from readiness to postsecondary
21st century embedded

4. Group Norms

5. Start with the end in mind
Nice to Know
Important to Know
Need to Know

6. Prepared Graduate Competency
Prepared Graduate Competencies are the
P-12 concepts and skills that all students leaving the Colorado education system must have to ensure success in a postsecondary and workforce setting.
Standards
Standards are the topical organization of an academic content area.
Grade Level Expectations
Expectations articulate, at each grade level, the concepts and skills of a standard that indicates a student is making progress toward being ready for high school.
What do students need to know?
High School Expectations
Expectations articulate the concepts and skills of a standard that indicates a student is making progress toward being a prepared graduate.
Evidence Outcomes
Evidence outcomes are the indication that a student is meeting an expectation at the mastery level.
How do we know that a student can do it?
High School
P-8
21st Century & Readiness Skills
Inquiry:
Students actively observe and question, investigate, formulate evidence-based explanations, communicate and justify explanations, and reflect & refine ideas.
Application of the Discipline in Society:
Students demonstrate knowledge, skills, and concepts in real-world, relevant contexts.
Nature of the Discipline: Students understand the characteristics innate to the discipline
Inquiry
Application of the Discipline in Society
Nature of the Discipline Students understand the characteristics innate to the discipline

7. Referent Reflection: Activity Directions:
Each group begins at one of the four designated brainstorm areas
Write your group’s thoughts about the state referent as they apply to Colorado’s standards revision
After 3-5 minutes you will rotate to the next brainstorm area
When you have finished the four areas we will regroup

8. Referent Discussion: Massachusetts Key Takeaways:
Emphasis on critical thinking skills
Focus on coordinated school health; all elements enforce good health
Personal and social competence respects diversity

9. Referent Discussion: North Carolina Key Takeaways
Global perspective (healthy living) yet includes individual disciplines
Aligned to national standards
Grade level expectations defined
Healthful living 2 standards
Focus on personal responsibility for health and fitness

10. Referent Discussion: Singapore Key Takeaways
Learning outcomes are specific and understandable
Clearly articulates a physically educated person
Holistic view of health and physical education
Inclusive of outdoors
Clear, detailed

11. Referent Discussion: Finland Key Takeaways
Emphasis on whole person; relationships and communication, self awareness, group cooperation and fair play, social skills
Leadership is foundation

12. BREAK

13. Prepared Graduate Competencies
Content areas or full group?
National Standards?

14. Grade Level Groups
ES MS HS

15. West Ed Report Discussion (Table Talk-Grade Level Groups)
Which WestEd observations (top 3) has the greatest positive impact on your thinking about this process, the revised standards, and content that should be included?
Based on the report, what one change would you make to the Colorado standards and why?
What health topics/content stood out?
What health topics/contents stood out?

16. WestEd Observations (top 3)

17. One change would you make to the Colorado standards and why?

18. What health topics/content stood out?

19. LUNCH

20. Standards Discussion Break into HE and PE groups
Identify THEMES from the Prepared Graduate Competencies

21. Break

22. In and Out Activity
Purpose:
P-8
9-12

23. In and Out Activity 1st Round:
In grade level groups (PK-5, 6-8, 9-12):
Using the current Colorado document, your knowledge and the research:
K-8 Design backwards the 8 concepts students must have leaving a grade level “out” – the leaving expectations should be the ins for the next grade. Also design an “in” for 6th & 9th
HS-Refine prepared graduate competencies, draft purpose statements for PE and Health, write examples of Readiness Skills

24. In and Out Activity Considerations Vertical Articulation
What big ideas are missing?
How do the statements correlate with
the Prepared Graduate Competencies?
How is the grain size?
Correct level?

25. Grade Level Group Report Out
HS-Prepared Graduate, Purpose Statement Draft and Readiness Skills examples
Update Suggestions
MS and ES-review ins and outs

26. Two Pathways Discussion
Pros
Cons

27. Homework Please process and continue to clarify today’s work.
Defining the critical components
Grade Level Expectations
Rigor, Clarity
Place and Purpose of Physical Education and Health
Two Pathways Discussion