1. Summary of Common Core Standards in Mathematics and Implications for Higher Education Math Faculty Conference September 20, 2012 University of Central Oklahoma Tamara Carter Oklahoma City Community College tcarter@occc.edu

2. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative www.corestandards.org Focus Coherence Rigor

3. Mathematical Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

4. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) ParccOnline.org Now – 2014: Shift to CCSS and pilot test PARCC Assessments 2014-2015: CCSS and PARCC Assessments

5. Provide clear target for K-12 student System of Assessments in grades 3-HS Provide feedback for prompt interventions Placement into entry-level, credit-bearing courses

6. ccsstoolbox.com/parcc/PARCCPrototype_main.html

8. Feedback Opportunities Performance Level Descriptors (Policy and Content levels) ◦ Scores of 4 (solid command) or 5(superior command) earn CCR determination PARCC College-Ready Determination Policy ◦ A combination of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II or the Algebra II test alone ◦ At least 75% of students who earn CCR will earn C or better in entry-level, credit-bearing course ◦ College Algebra, General Math, Intro Statistics September 27 bit.ly/PARCCCRDPLD-OK

9. Considerations for Higher Education What is an entry-level, credit-bearing course? What should be the “default” general education mathematics class? Are we providing a clear target for high schools? Are our courses aligned with CCSS? Do we expect explanations or just computations? How can we serve students who earn a College and Career Ready score before 12 th grade?

10. Summary of Common Core Standards in Mathematics and Implications for Higher Education Tamara Carter Oklahoma City Community College tcarter@occc.edu corestandards.org ParccOnline.org ccsstoolbox.com/parcc/PARCCPrototype_main.html bit.ly/PARCCCRDPLD-OK