1. Implementation of the Common Core State Standards C ARRIE H EATH P HILLIPS SCEPUR Conference F EBRUARY 9, 2012 | 9:00 - 10:30 A. M.

2. National Focus on College- and Career- Readiness

3. Aligning the Education System to College- and Career- Readiness StandardsAssessmentAccountability

4. College- and Career- Readiness as the Anchor  Career-readiness and college-readiness levels are very similar  There is a gap between high school expectations for students and what students are expected to do in college/career  Among high school graduates, only half are academically prepared for postsecondary education (Greene & Winters, 2005).

5. Remediation rates and costs are staggering As much as 40% of all students entering 4-year colleges need remediation in one or more courses As much as 63% in 2-year colleges Degree attainment rates are disappointing Fewer than 42% of adults aged 25-34 hold college degrees Source: The College Completion Agenda 2010 Progress Report, The College Board College Remediation and Graduation Rates

6. 6 Key Cognitive Strategies Key Learning Skills and Techniques Problem Formulation Research Interpretation Communication Precision & Accuracy Structure of Knowledge Challenge Level Value Attribution Effort Key Content Knowledge think:know: Ownership of Learning Learning Techniques act: Postsecondary Awareness Postsecondary Costs Matriculation Career Awareness Role and Identity Self-advocacy go: Key Transition Knowledge and Skills Source: Dr. David Conley, Educational Policy Improvement Center C OLLEGE R EADINESS C OMPONENTS

7. Common Core Background and Process

8. Common Core State Standards: Overview  State-led and developed Common Core State Standards for K-12 in English Language Arts and Mathematics  Initiative led by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA)

9. 45 states and D.C. have fully adopted the Common Core State Standards and Minnesota has adopted only the ELA standards. Common Core State Standards Adoption (as of December 2011)

10. Why did governors and chiefs do this?  Prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work  Ensure consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code  Make states more globally competitive  Provide educators, parents, and students with clear, focused guideposts  Offer economies of scale

11. Features of the standards  Aligned with college and work expectations  Focused and coherent  Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills  Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards  Internationally benchmarked  Based on evidence and research

12. Standards Development Process  College- and career-readiness standards for English/language arts and mathematics developed summer of 2009  Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 learning progressions developed  Public comment period with 10,000 responses  Final standards released on June 2, 2010.

13. ELA Standards

14. ELA Standards: Design and Organization Four strands  Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language Three appendices A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance tasks C: Annotated student writing samples

15. Reading Standard 10: Range and Quality of Texts Grades 3-5: 50% literature, 50% informational texts Grades 6-12: More literary non-fiction, particularly texts built on informational text structures rather than narrative literary non-fiction that are structured as stories, such as memoirs and biographies Grade 12: 30% literature, 70% informational texts Texts must be worthy of close reading

16. ELA Standards Key Changes

17. What you can do now- ELA  Students write about what they’re reading  Literacy in social studies and science  Help teachers identify and use text- dependent questions  Begin evaluating instructional materials based on their complexity and % of non- fiction texts  Kansas Text Complexity Resources http://www.ccsso.org/Resources/Digital_Resources/The_Common_Co re_State_Standards_Supporting_Districts_and_Teachers_with_Text_ Complexity.html

18. Math Standards

19. Math Standards: Design and Organization Standards for Mathematical Practice  Carry across all grade levels  Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student Standards for Mathematical Content  K-8 standards presented by grade level  High school standards presented by conceptual theme Appendix  Designing high school math courses based on the Common Core State Standards

20. Grade Priorities in Support of Rich Instruction and Expectations of Fluency and Conceptual Understanding K–2 Addition and subtraction, measurement using whole number quantities 3–5 Multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions 6 Ratios and proportional reasoning; early expressions and equations 7 Ratios and proportional reasoning; arithmetic of rational numbers 8 Linear algebra Priorities in Mathematics

21. Key Fluencies GradeRequired Fluency KAdd/subtract within 5 1Add/subtract within 10 2 Add/subtract within 20 Add/subtract within 100 (pencil and paper) 3 Multiply/divide within 100 Add/subtract within 1000 4Add/subtract within 1,000,000 5Multi-digit multiplication 6 Multi-digit division Multi-digit decimal operations 7Solve px + q = r, p(x + q) = r 8Solve simple 2  2 systems by inspection

22. Math Standards Key Changes

23. What you can do now- Math  Focus  Problem-solving  Illustrative Mathematics Project http://illustrativemathematics.org/

24. ELA and Math Implementation Resources  South Carolina Department of Education: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/pr/standards-and- curriculum/South_Carolina_Common_Core.cfm  Student Achievement Partners: www.AchieveTheCore.org

25. Assessments

26. New Common Summative Assessments  Two state-led assessment consortia  Partnership for Readiness for College and Career (PARCC)  SMARTER Balanced  Federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant of $350M  New summative assessments used for accountability purposes in 2014-2015 school year

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28. New Common Summative Assessments  Why two assessments instead of one?  Competition fuels innovation.  States have options.  Can see if one works better than the other in the end

29. END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT The PARCC Assessment System Developed by The Center for K – 12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS, version 4, July 2011. For detailed information on PARCC, go to http://PARCConline.org.http://PARCConline.org Comp 3 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT ELA Math Timing of formative components is flexible ELA/Literacy Speaking Listening Comp 5 Flexible timing Comp 4 Early indicator of knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, PD Component 1 EARLY ASSESSMENT Mid-Year Performance-Based Assessment (Potentially summative) Component 2 MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT Formative Assessment Summative assessment for accountability Summative, but not used for accountability

30. Optional Interim assessment system — no stakes Summative assessment for accountability Last 12 weeks of year* Scope, sequence, number, and timing of interim assessments locally determined PERFORMANCE TASKS Reading Writing Math COMPUTER ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT Re-take option The SBAC Assessment System * Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions. English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 3 – 8 and High School Computer Adaptive Assessment and Performance Tasks INTERIM ASSESSMENT Computer Adaptive Assessment and Performance Tasks INTERIM ASSESSMENT

31. What will the tests look like?  Computer-based, with quicker turn-around for scoring and better test items  Not your grandma’s multiple choice items  Focus on depth of understanding and higher-order thinking skills  More precise, actionable information than current tests  More interactive than current tests  More writing (particularly writing to sources) than current tests  Digital libraries of resources, including released items, formative assessments, data-management system, and professional development on assessment

32. Consortia Differences  Computer-based adaptive testing is used in SMARTER Balanced Consortium. PARCC has computer-based, but not adaptive, testing.  Teacher scoring is emphasized in SMARTER Balanced when evaluating performance tasks.

33. Questions and Discussion Carrie Heath Phillips carrieh@ccsso.org Twitter: @cheathphillips Program Director, Common Core Implementation Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) www.ccsso.org www.corestandards.org