Common Core & 21 st Century Learning Committee

1. Common Core & 21st Century Learning Committee Dr. Steven M. Garcia & Mrs. Angela Aguilar, Facilitators Faculty Members: Virginia Road School - Geraldine DiGuglielmo, Ginger Thompson Kensico School - Kelly Astrella, Pat Trehy Valhalla Middle School - Cayne Letizia, Lynne Lewin Valhalla High School - Eileen Clark, Geraldina Monica The Arts - Holly Flannery Special Education - Margo Doran December 19, 2011 COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AWARENESS TRAINING VALHALLA UFSD VHS

2. Our Goals for this Session Become better acquainted with the structure and terminology of the CCLS Navigate the CCLS Resource Documents Recognize the major instructional shifts Access to various CCLS resources

3. 45 States & DC Have Adopted theCommon Core State Standards * Minnesota adopted the CCSS in ELA only

4. Standards Development Process College and career readiness standards developed in summer 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 Adopted by the NYS Board of Regents on July 19, 2010, with the understanding that it could add additional expectations (approved in January 2011); renamed the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)

5. Why Common Core State Standards? • Preparation: The standards are college- and career-ready. They will help prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in education and training after high school. • Competition: The standards are internationally benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure our students are globally competitive. • Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not dependent on a student’s zip code. • Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents and teachers) understand what is expected of them. • Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools, professional development, common assessments and other materials.

6. ALPHABET SOUP • NYSED – New York State Education Department • CCLS – Common Core Learning Standards • CCR – College and Career Ready • APPR – Annual Professional Performance Review • APM – Aspirational Performance Measure • NAEP – National Assessment of Education Progress • PARCC – Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

7. Three NYSED Initiatives

8. What is “Aspiration Performance Measure” (APM)? • The percent of students in a cohort who earned a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation (i.e., earned 22 units of course credit; passed 7-9 Regents exams at a score of 65 or above; and took advanced course sequences in Career and Technical Education, the arts, or a language other than English); and • The percent of students in the cohort who graduated with a local, Regents, or Regents with Advanced Designation diploma and earned a score of 75 or greater on their English Regents examination and an 80 or better on a math Regents exam • Note: this Aspirational Performance Measure (APM) is what had been referred to as the “college and career ready” graduation rate in February 2011; it is now referred to as the “ELA/Math APM”.

9. Graduation Rates in New York State* * 2006 cohort, four-year outcomes through June - Source: NYSED Office of Information and Reporting Services

10. New York State Assessment Transition PlanELA & Math DRAFT 1 New ELA assessments in grades 9 and 10 will begin during the 2012-13 school year and will be aligned to the Common Core, pending funding. 2 The PARCC assessments are scheduled to be operational in 2014-15 and are subject to adoption by the New York State Board of Regents. The PARCC assessments are still in development and the role of PARCC assessments as Regents assessments will be determined. All PARCC assessments will be aligned to the Common Core. 3 The names of New York State’s Mathematics Regents exams are expected to change to reflect the new alignment of these assessments to the Common Core. For additional information about the upper-level mathematics course sequence and related standards, see the “Traditional Pathway” section of Common Core Mathematics Appendix A. 4 The timeline for Regents Math roll-out is under discussion. 5 New York State is a member of the NCSC national alternate assessments consortium that is engaged in research and development of new alternate assessments for alternate achievement standards. The NCSC assessments are scheduled to be operational in 2014-15 and are subject to adoption by the New York State Board of Regents. Revised October 20, 2011

11. Common Core: Alignment of the Science & Social Studies Assessments DRAFT 4 In conjunction with New York State’s Race to the Top award, there will be new Science assessments in grades 6 and 7  and new Social Studies assessments in grades 6-8. These assessments are expected to include the Common Core Literacy Standards and will be infused with Common Core expectations (e.g., reliance on enduring understandings rather than non-core factual knowledge) to reflect New York State’s adoption of the Common Core. The state-level and national dialogues about learning standards are ever-changing, and should the New York State Board of Regents choose to adopt new learning standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards currently under development by a multi-state consortium of which New York is a lead state, these new assessments will be aligned to new learning standards.  The graphic represents that there will also be a new Gr 8 assessment… 6Pending acceptance and approval of Next Generation Science Standards by Board of Regents. New York State is participating in development of the NGSS. As of October 20, 2011 (Subject to Revision)

12. Two Sets of CCLS English Language Arts & Literacy, including 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects* Mathematics Both ELA & Math CCLS include a new set of Prekindergarten Standards * technical subjects – A course devoted to a practical study, such as engineering, technology, design, business, or other workforce-related subject; a technical aspect of a wider field of study, such as art or music

13. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

14. Key Design Considerations (State Based) • CCR and grade-specific standards - The K–12 grade-specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectations no later than the end of high school. • Divided into grade levels bands for K–8, 9–10 and 11–12 • A focus on results rather than means – the Standards leave room for teachers, curriculum developers, and states to determine how those goals should be reached and what additional topics should be addressed.

15. Continued… • An integrated model of literacy - Although the Standards are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language strands for conceptual clarity, the processes of communication are closely connected • Research and media skills blended into the Standards as a whole - To be ready for 21st century college & careers, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and non-print texts in media forms old and new.

16. Continued… • Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development - The Standardsinsist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school.

17. Layout of CCSS Document Three main sections • K−5 cross-disciplinary (K-2, 3-5) • 6−12 English Language Arts (6-8, 9-10, 11-12) • 6−12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-8, 9-10, 11-12) Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development Three appendices • A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms • B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance tasks • C: Annotated student writing samples

18. FOUR STRANDS Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills): Text complexity and the growth of comprehension Writing: Text types, responding to reading, and research Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration Language: Conventions, effective use, and vocabulary

19. Reading Comprehension (standards 1−9) • Standards for reading literature and informational texts • Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis on students’ ability to read and comprehend informational texts • Aligned with NAEP Reading framework Range of reading and level of text complexity(standard 10, Appendices A and B) • “Staircase” of growing text complexity across grades • High-quality literature and informational texts in a range of genres and subgenres

20. Reading: Design and Organization The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - Standards follow NAEP’s lead in balancing the reading of literature with the reading of informational texts, including texts in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects Distribution of Literary and Informational Passages by Grade in the 2009 NAEP Reading Framework

21. Writing Writing types/purposes (standards 1−3) Writing arguments Writing informative/explanatory texts Writing narratives Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis on students writing arguments and informative/explanatory texts Aligned with NAEP Writing framework

22. Writing Production and distribution of writing (standards 4−6) Developing and strengthening writing Using technology to produce and enhance writing Research (standards 7−9) Engaging in research and writing about sources Range of writing (standard 10) Writing routinely over various time frames

23. Writing: Design and Organization The 2011 NAEP framework, like the Standards, cultivates the development of three mutually reinforcing writing capacities: writing to persuade, to explain, and to convey real or imagined experience. The overwhelming focus of writing throughout high school should be on arguments and informative/explanatory texts. Distribution of Communicative Purposes by Grade in the 2011 NAEP Writing Framework

24. Speaking and Listening Comprehension and collaboration (standards 1−3) Day-to-day, purposeful academic talk in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings Presentation of knowledge and ideas (standards 4−6) Formal sharing of information and concepts, including through the use of technology

25. Language Conventions of standard English Knowledge of language (standards 1−3) Using standard English in formal writing and speaking Using language effectively and recognizing language varieties Vocabulary (standards 4−6) Determining word meanings and word nuances Acquiring general academic and domain-specific words and phrases

26. Document Based Example Strand College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards Broad expectations consistent across grades and content areas NYS additions highlighted in yellow

27. Document Based Example K−12 standards Grade-specific end-of-year expectations Developmentally appropriate, cumulative progression of skills and understandings One-to-one correspondence with CCR standards

28. Design and Organization • Each CCR anchor standard has an accompanying grade-specific standard translating the broader CCR statement into grade-appropriate end-of-the-year expectations • Individual CCR anchor standards can be identified by their Strand, CCR status, and Number (R.CCR.6). • Individual grade-specific standards can be identified by their Strand, Grade, and Number (or number and letter, where applicable) • RI.4.3 stands for Reading, Informational, grade 4, standard 3. • W.5.1a stands for Writing, grade 5, standard 1a.

29. ELA Digital Scavenger Hunt Remember: strand.grade.gradespecific standard number What is the CCR Language anchor standard #5? (L.CCR.5) What is the CCSS grade specific standard: L.11-12.5a?

30. Overview of Standards forHistory/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Reading Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Knowledge of domain-specific vocabulary • Analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources • Synthesize quantitative and technical information, including facts presented in maps, timelines, flowcharts, or diagrams • Writing Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Write arguments on discipline-specific content and informative/explanatory texts • Use of data, evidence, and reason to support arguments and claims • Use of domain-specific vocabulary

31. Standards for Literacy in 6-12History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Divided into College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading & Writing • Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6–12 • Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6–12 • Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 • FYI – NYS Science & Social Studies content standards remain unchanged (for the moment).

32. History/Soc, Sci, & Other Tech Digital Scavenger Hunt What is the CCR Writing anchor standard #11: W.CCR.11? What is the CCLS grade specific standard: RI.11-12.3?

33. Summary: CCLS ELA Key Ideas Reading • Balance of literature and informational texts • Text complexity Writing • Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing • Writing about sources Speaking and Listening • Inclusion of formal and informal talk Language • Stress on general academic and domain-specific vocabulary

34. Summary: CCLS ELA Key Ideas Standards for reading and writing in history/ social studies, science, and technical subjects • Complement rather than replace content standards in those subjects • Responsibility of teachers in those subjects Alignment with college and career readiness expectations

35. What the Standards do NOT define: How teachers should teach All that can or should be taught The nature of advanced work beyond the core The interventions needed for students well below grade level The full range of support for English language learners and students with special needs Everything needed to be college and career ready

36. Students Who are College and Career Ready in Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Language will be able to . . . • demonstrate independence. • build strong content knowledge. • respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline. • comprehend as well as critique. • value evidence. • use technology and digital media strategically and capably. • come to understand other perspectives and cultures.

37. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

38. Design and Organization Standards for Mathematical Content K-8 grade-by-grade standards organized by Domain Grade introductions give 2–4 focal points at each grade level 9-12 (high school) standards presented by conceptual theme (Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability)

39. Design and Organization Standards for Mathematical Practice • Carry across all grade levels • Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student • 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.

40. Overview of K-8 Mathematics Standards • The K- 8 standards: • The K-5 standards provide students with a solid foundation in whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals • The 6-8 standards describe robust learning in geometry, algebra, and probability and statistics • Modeled after the focus of standards from high-performing nations, the standards for grades 7 and 8 include significant algebra and geometry content • Students who have completed 7th grade and mastered the content and skills will be prepared for algebra, in 8th grade or after

41. Design and Organization • Domains (former “Strands”) are larger groups that progress across grades • Clusters (former “Bands”) are groups of related standards • Content standards define what students should understand and be able to do • Standards are the former “Performance Indicators” Content Standard

42. Design and Organization Focal points at each grade level

43. Design and Organization Grade Level Overviews

44. Design and Organization: High School Focal Points and Practices Starts with Conceptual Categories The identifies the Domains, Clusters, & Standards

45. Math Digital Scavenger Hunt From the home page of the Valhalla UFSD CCLS math document select Conceptual Categories to answer these questions. How many standards are in the cluster? What is standard 2 in this cluster?

46. Algebra, Grade 8 Graded ramp up to Algebra in Grade 8 Properties of operations, similarity, ratio and proportional relationships, rational number system. Focus on linear equations and functions in Grade 8 Expressions and Equations Work with radicals and integer exponents. Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations. Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations. Functions Define, evaluate, and compare functions. Use functions to model relationships between quantities.

47. Overview of High SchoolMathematics Standards The high school mathematics standards: • Call on students to practice applying mathematical ways of thinking to real world issues and challenges • Require students to develop a depth of understanding and ability to apply mathematics to novel situations, as college students and employees regularly are called to do • Emphasize mathematical modeling, the use of mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical situations, understand them better, and improve decisions • Identify the mathematics that all students should study in order to be college and career ready

48. High School Conceptual themes in high school Number and Quantity Algebra Functions Modeling Geometry Statistics and Probability College and career readiness threshold (+) standards indicate material beyond the CCR threshold; can be in courses required for all students. Modeling standards are distributed under the 5 major heading and are indicated with a ( ) symbol.

49. Geometry, High School Middle school foundations Hands-on experience with transformations. Low tech (transparencies) or high tech (dynamic geometry software). High school rigor and applications Properties of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations are assumed, proofs start from there. Connections with algebra and modeling

50. Possible Model Course Pathways for Mathematics Courses in higher level mathematics: Precalculus, Calculus (upon completion of Precalculus), Advanced Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, or other courses to be designed at a later date, such as additional career technical courses. Mathematics III Algebra II Geometry Mathematics II Algebra I Mathematics I Pathway A Traditional in U.S. Pathway B International Integrated approach (typical outside of U.S.)