1. 1 North Dakota Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Grades K-12 Adopted June 2011 Effective July 1, 2013 “After July 1, 2013, all public school districts are expected to provide instruction based on these new content standards. Beginning with the 2014-15 academic year, the state will begin the administration of a new generation of state assessments based on these 2011 content standards.” Dr. Wayne G. Sanstead

2. 2 The time is NOW to make plans for the change The Common Core Standards Assessments start in 2014-15 for Mathematics and Language Arts

3. COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS (CCSSO) & NATIONAL GOVERNOR’S ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES (NGA CENTER)

4. Standards Development Process College and career readiness standards were developed in the summer of 2009 Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 learning progressions developed Multiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, researchers, higher education, and the general public Final Common Core State Standards released on June 2, 2010 North Dakota adopted the Common Core State Standards in June, 2011

5. Why Common Core? Aligns with college and work expectations Includes rigorous content Applies higher-order thinking skills Builds upon strengths of current state standards Prepares students for success in a global society Draws on evidence and research

6. Consistency across states Teacher collaboration Focused professional development Opportunities to evaluate student achievement and policies across states Common Core Allows for…

7. 7 Shift from “What’s Taught” to “What Students Need to be Able to Do” Solve Problems Communicate Adapt to Change Analyze and Conceptualize Reflect on and Improve Performance Work Independently Create, Innovate, and Critique Work in Collaborative Teams Engage in Lifelong Learning

8. 8 Common Core Does Not Limit … How to teach What to teach When interventions are needed Who needs interventions

9. 9 ND Assessment Development Consortiums PARCC Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers SBAC SMARTER Balance Assessment Consortium

10. 10 North Dakota Common Core Standards Mathematics

11. 11 Common Core Format K-8: Grade Domain Cluster Standards High School: Conceptual Category Domain Cluster Standards

12. 12 Kdg.1 st Grade2 nd Grade3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Counting & Cardinality Operation & Algebraic Thinking Number & Operation- Base 10 Number & Operation- Fractions Measurement and Data Geometry Organization of Domains

13. 13 6 th Grade7 th Grade8th Grade Ratios & Proportional Relationships The Number System Expressions and Equations Functions Geometry Statistics and Probability Organization of Domains

14. 14 High School Conceptual Categories Number & Quantity Algebra Functions Modeling Geometry Statistics & Probability

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16. 16 Standards for Mathematical Practice 1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4.Model with mathematics. 5.Use appropriate tools strategically. 6.Attend to precision. 7.Look for and make use of structure. 8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

17. North Dakota will begin assessments based on the ND Common Core State Standards during the 2014- 2015 school year Conclusion

18. 18 References North Dakota Common Core State Standards http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm Common Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/ http://www.corestandards.org/ North Dakota Curriculum Initiative http://ndcurriculuminitiative.org/ PARCC http://www.achieve.org/PARCC SBAC http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/