Louisiana’s Implementation of Common Core State Standards

1. Louisiana’s Implementation of Common Core State Standards General Awareness Webinar

2. Common Core State Standards Agenda • Background Information • Implementation Plan and Timeline • Content Overview • Assessments • Upcoming Initiatives

3. Common Core State Standards Evidence of Needed Change in Louisiana • About 60% of jobs nationwide will require some type of postsecondary education by 20181 • More Louisiana jobs are requiring a postsecondary education2; of those: • 69% require vocational training, certification, or associate degree • 31% require bachelor degree • Many Louisiana students are ill-equipped to succeed in college • Louisiana’s college retention and graduation rates are among the lowest in the Southeast region (SREB) and the nation3 • About one third of first-time freshmen need remediation in college level courses4 1 Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, June 2010 2 Louisiana Workforce Commission, 2009 Job Vacancy Survey 3 Southern Regional Education Board Fact Book on Higher Education, 2009 4 LDOE First-Time Freshmen and Developmental Rates, Public School Data, 2007-08

4. Content Standards What are Content Standards? • Statements that define what a student should know and be able to do • at the end of specific time period or grade level • in a specific subject area • Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) • Term used in Louisiana for content standards for a specific grade • Synonymous to “Standards” in Common Core State Standards

5. Common Core State Standards Why Common Standards? Identify what students really need to know to progress each year in K-12 and to be successful in college and in the workplace Allow more time for teaching foundational content and increase students’ mastery of it Allow comparisons of student achievement across states Help students keep pace with an advancing workforce Prepare students to compete with their American peers and with students from around the world

6. Common Core State Standards Grade Levels and Content • English Language Arts and Mathematics • Incorporate College & Career Ready (CCR)standards • Define skills and knowledge that a high school graduate should have in order to be college and career ready • “College” includes technical college, community college, four-year college or university • Prekindergarten Standards • Developed by Louisiana educators to align with kindergarten CCSS • Science Content Standards • Next Generation Science Standards currently under development by national groups • Social Studies Content Standards • Revised by committees of state educators in 2010-11 • Approved by BESE for implementation in 2014-15

7. Common Core State Standards What about Standards for Science and Social Studies? • Literacy standards (College and Career Anchor Standards) for science, social studies, and technical subjects are included in CCSS for ELA

8. Implementation Overview New assessments and new LCC for ELA and mathematics will be phased in over several years No changes - current curriculum, current assessments Curriculum - some GLEs deleted, some GLEs remain, some CCSS added Assessments – based on GLEs that remain in curriculum Curriculum and assessments based on CCSS only

9. Curriculum Implementation Plan 2012-13: Transition Year #1 Social Studies and Science • Implement • new LCC* in Civics and US History courses (required) • new LCC* in World Geography and World History (recommended) • Create • new LCC in grades K-12 science • Create new PreK integrated curriculum based on CCSS and new social studies and science standards ELA and Math • Implement • new LCC in grades K -1 aligned to ELA and math CCSS • transitional LCC in grades 2 and higher in ELA and math • Create • new LCC for grades 2 and higher aligned to ELA and math CCSS

10. Curriculum Implementation Plan 2013-14: Transition Year #2 Social Studies and Science • Continue to use • new LCC in Civics and US History courses (required) • new LCC in World Geography and World History (recommended) • Implement new PreK integrated curriculum based on CCSS and new social studies and science standards ELA and Math • Implement • new LCC in grade 2 in ELA and math • Continue to use • transitional LCC in grades 3 and higher

11. Curriculum Implementation Plan 2014-15: Full CCSS Implementation • Full Implementation at all grades and core content areas • Common Core State Standards in ELA and math • State-revised standards for social studies and science • New Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculumfor all grades and subjects • Grade Specific Standards WILL REPLACE the Grade Level Expectations (GLE’s) • Grade Level Expectations (GLE’s) WILL NO LONGER EXIST

12. Related Events Completed (2011) • Established a CCSS Portal on the LDOE Website • www.louisianaschools.net (See Handouts) • On home page, click on • Common Core Assessments • Information related to PARCC • Common Core State Standards • CCSS in Word and Excel formats • Webinars • Workshop materials • Resources for implementing CCSS

13. Common Core State Standards English Language Arts

14. English Language Arts CCSS in ELA: Key Ideas • Anchored in College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards • K-12 standards are grade-level steps to attain CCR standards in • Reading (foundational skills, literature, informational texts) • Writing • Speaking and Listening1 • Language More focus will be needed on Speaking and Listening (not on current LA assessments, but will be part of common assessments)

15. English Language Arts CCSS in ELA: Key Ideas Continued • Address literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects requiring shared responsibility across the school building for students’ literacy learning • Recall information from an experiment, summarize information in notes, and write an explanation of the experiment (science) • Integrate information from several texts about a world event to write or speak about it knowledgeably (social studies) • Justify a solution to a problem (mathematics) • Focus on teaching academic vocabulary in all subjects • Require students to read and understand more challenging texts than currently required • Emphasize the use of materials to be read for information

16. English Language Arts Shift in Expectations for Reading Texts Rationale: Proficiently reading complex text is the key factor in determining a student’s readiness for college or a career. *Reading texts suggested by CCSS are more challenging than those traditionally used.

17. ELA Grades K-5

18. ELA grades 6-12

19. Technical Standards grades 6-12

20. Common Core State Standards Mathematics

21. Mathematics Overview • Standards for Mathematical Practice • Apply to all grade levels • Describe mathematically proficient students • Standards for Mathematical Content • K-8 standards presented by grade level • High school standards presented by conceptual theme Number and Quantity Algebra Functions Modeling Geometry Statistics and Probability

22. Mathematics Six Instructional Shifts1 1 Mathematics Slideshow, http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-in-mathematics-overview/, engageNY

23. Mathematics Six Instructional Shifts1 1 Mathematics Slideshow, http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-in-mathematics-overview/, engageNY

24. FEWER • CLEARER • HIGHER

25. Mathematics Grade-Level Focus Areas • Kindergarten – Grade 5 • Establishes foundation of using and understanding whole numbers, fractions, and decimals • Grades 6-8 • Preparation for geometry, algebra, and probability and statistics • High School • Emphasis on applying math to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace

26. Mathematics Focus Area by Grade Band1 1 Mathematics Slideshow, http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-in-mathematics-overview/, engageNY

27. Mathematics Fluency by Grade1 1 Mathematics Slideshow, http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-in-mathematics-overview/, engageNY

28. Mathematics Significant Content Shifts

29. Math grades K-5

30. Math Grades 6-8

31. Math – High School

32. Common Core State Standards Assessments

33. Assessments Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) • A group of states working together to develop high-quality assessments for grades 3-12 aligned to Common Core state standards • Governing states have agreed to implement the new assessments in 2014-15 • Louisiana is a governing state, which also means we have the opportunity to play a significant role in this work

34. Assessment Transition Plan • Science and Social Studies • 2011-12: No change to current assessments • 2012-13 and 2013-14: • New US History EOC • No change in other social studies and science assessments (still under consideration) ELA and Math • 2011-12: No change to current assessments • 2012-13 and 2013-14: Transitional assessments for grades 3-8 and high school • Aligned with transitional LCC • Adjust by using existing items that best align with CCSS that match GLE • Content focus may change • “Cut scores” and level of difficulty will remain the same • Omit content that will be discontinued, emphasize existing content that aligns with CCSS • New CCSS content will not be added until 2014-15

35. 2014-15 PARCC Assessment Plan • PARCC will develop an assessment system composed of four components. Each component will be computer-delivered and will leverage technology to incorporate innovations. • Two summative assessment components designed to • Make “college- and career-readiness” and “on-track” determinations • Measure the full range of standards and full performance continuum • Provide data for accountability uses, including measures of growth • Two formative assessment components designed to • Generate timely information for informing instruction, interventions, and professional development during the school year • In ELA/literacy, an additional third formative component will assess students’ speaking and listening skills

36. 2014-15 PARCC Assessment Plan • Summative Assessment Components: • Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) administered as close to the end of the school year as possible. • ELA/literacy PBA focus - writing effectively when analyzing text • Mathematics PBA focus - applying skills, concepts, and understandings to solve multi-step problems requiring abstract reasoning, precision, perseverance, and strategic use of tools • End-of-Year Assessment (EOY) administered after approx. 90% of the school year. • ELA/literacy EOY focus - reading comprehension • Math EOY - composed of innovative, machine-scorable items

37. 2014-15 PARCC Assessment Plan • Formative Assessment Components: • Early Assessment • indicator of student knowledge and skills • allows instruction, supports, and professional development to be tailored to meet student needs • Mid-Year Assessment • performance-based items and tasks • emphasis on hard-to-measure standards

38. Common Core State Standards Terminology of the CCSS

39. Common Core Abbreviations College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards Reading Literature Informational Text Foundational Skills Writing Speaking and Listening Language K – 5 ELA Strands RL Reading Literature RI Reading Informational Text RF Reading Foundations W Writing SL Speaking and Listening L Language Example: RF.3.4 Reading Foundations, Grade level 3, Standard 4 K – 5  Math Domains CC    Counting and Cardinality OA    Operations and Algebraic Thinking NBT  Numbers and operations in Base Ten MD   Measurement and Data G       Geometry NF    Number and operations – Fractions Example: 3.NBT.1 Grade level 3, Numbers and operations in Base Ten, Standard 1

40. ELA CCSS Terminology Sample ELA Standards Focus Topics from College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards RL.K.3

41. ELA CCSS ID Numbers RI . 7 . 2 Grade Strand Standard Number The ELA Common Core State Standards document provides each strand name and its abbreviation. The strand in this example is Reading for Informational Text.

42. CCSS Mathematics Terminology

43. Math CCSS ID Numbers 7.NS.2 Grade Domain Standard Number The math Common Core State Standards document provides each domain name and its abbreviation. The domain in this example is The Number System.

44. Abbreviations Quiz RL.5.3 Strand- Reading Literature Grade - Five Standard - Three 2.OA.4 Grade -Two Domain - Operations & Algebraic Thinking Standard - Four 3.NF.3 Grade - Three Domain - Number & Operations Fractions Standard -Three SL.4.2 Strand - Speaking & Listening Grade - Four Standard - Two W.2.10 Strand - Writing Grade - Two Standard - Ten K.CC.7 Grade - Kindergarten Domain - Counting & Cardinality Standard - Seven

45. Common Core State Standards Grade-Level Content Comparison Reports ELA Math

46. ELA Common Core Standards: 3 Sections K – 5 Strands: Reading (Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Reading Foundations), Writing, Speaking/Listening, Language 6 – 12 ELA Strands: Reading (Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text), Writing, Speaking/Listening, Language 6- 12 History/Social Studies, Science, Technical Subjects – focusing on Reading and Writing College and Career Readiness Standards Anchor Standards: 4 Categories Strand: Reading Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

47. Grade Specific Standards End of Year Expectations Craft and Structure 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. Identify text features to locate info in text Identify the front, back, title page Identify text features and electronic menu

48. Grade Specific Standards End of Year Expectations Craft and Structure 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. Use search tools to locate information Describe the overall structure Compare and Contrast the overall structure

50. Grade Specific Standards End of Year Expectations Use command of conventions when writing or speaking Conventions of Language 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.