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Instructional survival toolkit Harnett County Schools

Instructional survival toolkit Harnett County Schools. What are Common Core State Standards & How CAN You AS PARENTS HELP YOUR Children?. http://hcsparents.wikispaces.com. Tonight You Will Learn More About THE Following:. UPWARD MATH & SCIENCE GRANT CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE

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Instructional survival toolkit Harnett County Schools

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  1. Instructional survival toolkit Harnett County Schools

  2. What are Common Core State Standards & How CAN You AS PARENTS HELP YOUR Children? • http://hcsparents.wikispaces.com

  3. Tonight You Will Learn More About THE Following: • UPWARD MATH & SCIENCE GRANT • CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE • READY INITIATIVE & ITS COMPONENTS • ESSENTIAL STANDARDS & COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

  4. Ashley Tittemore, • Central Carolina Community College • Upward Math & Science Grant

  5. CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE • Angie Stewart • Central Carolina Community College

  6. Changing Curriculum PAST TODAY NC STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY

  7. Common core state standards

  8. How are Common Core Standards Different?

  9. Thinking… • Math is not just about the procedural skills...it’s about conceptual understanding. • ELA is not just about learning to read...it’s about gaining insights, broadening perspectives, focused research projects, writing arguments, academic discussion, vocabulary growth, and using formal English.

  10. ESSENTIAL STANDARDS • New Standards: • Science • Social Studies • World Languages • Healthful Living • Fine Arts • Guidance

  11. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP? • Use the NC WISE Parent Portal (PAM) • Talk with the teachers. • Ask your child to explain his/her homework. • Use homework websites. • Help your child problem solve.

  12. READY initiative(New Accountability Model) • piloted 2012-13 • 1. End of Course tests in Algebra I, English II, and Biology % of students proficient • 2. Achievement of Benchmarks in English, Math, Science, Reading, and Writing (ACT in Junior Year) • % of students who score well enough to have a 75% chance of getting a C or higher in their first credit-bearing college course • 3. 4 and 5 year Cohort Graduation Rate • 4-year:% of students who were freshmen in 2009-10 who graduated in 2012-13 • 5-year: % of students who were freshmen in 2008-09 who graduated by 2012-13 • 4. Graduates Passing Algebra II • 5. Future-Ready Core Completion • % of graduates who pass higher level math classes • 6. Work Keys • % of graduates achieving the Silver Level on the three WorkKeys assessments

  13. What is the common theme with these new Accountability Measures?

  14. EPA • EXPLORE can be given in 8th grade as an indicator of college readiness. • PLAN is given to students during October of the 10th grade year • ACT is given during March of the11th grade year.

  15. How does ACT determine if students are college ready? Empirically derived, ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are:

  16. COLLEGe AND CAREER READINESS • ACT defines college and career readiness as the acquisition of the knowledge and skills a student needs to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a postsecondary institution (such as a two or four year college, trade school or technical school) without the need for remediation. ACT’s definition of college and career readiness was adopted by the Common Core State Standards Initiative and provides a unifying goal upon which educators and policymakers must now act.

  17. Score Scales Relationship 40 36 32 35 30 25 25 20 English Math Reading Science Writing English Math Reading Science English Math Reading Science 15 10 5 0 EXPLORE 8th/9th Grade PLAN 10th grade ACT 11th/12th grade

  18. Serves as the entry measure of academic progress toward college and career readiness when used with PLAN and the ACT Designed to help 8th and 9thgrade students Curriculum-based achievement test that measures college readiness Assesses academic progress Helps students understand and begin to explore the wide range of career options open to them Career Interest Inventory and educational/career plans collected

  19. EXPLORE SCORE REPORT • Resources

  20. Provides a midpoint assessment of academic progress toward college and career readiness when used with EXPLORE and the ACT Designed to help 10th grade students Curriculum-based achievement test that measures college readiness Most powerful predictor of performance on the ACT Used for course placement including dual-enrollment/rigorous courses Career Interest Inventory and educational/career plans collected

  21. PLAN SCORE REPORT • Resources

  22. ACT Information

  23. ACT Sample Student Reportwww.actstudent.org

  24. Your College Reportwww.actstudent.org Relationship between the tests, questions, and subscores

  25. Relationship between the tests, questions, and subscores Relationship between tests, questions, and sub-scores

  26. Which Area IS your Best FIT? • The World-of-Work Map's career areas cover all U.S. jobs. A career area's location is based on its primary work tasks—working with: • Data:Facts, numbers, files, business procedures • Ideas:Knowledge, insights, theories, new ways of saying or doing something • People:Care, services, leadership, sales • Things:Machines, tools, living things, and materials such as food, wood, or metal

  27. World of Work Map

  28. What are the Benefits of OUR students taking EXPLORE, PLAN, & act? • Students will know how they compare to the scores of other students • They will be matched to the requirements of preferred colleges • They will see how they are linked to specific strengths and weaknesses in their own skills • Students will be able to compare their scores with their grades

  29. HOW CAN SCHOOLS USE the results? • Academic advising and counseling • Identifying students who would benefit • from assistance with certain subject areas or academic skills • Evaluating the effectiveness of instruction • Planning changes and improvements in the curriculum

  30. HOW do colleges use results? • Admissions • Course Placement • Advising • Scholarships

  31. Where do we go from here to make sure our students are READY?

  32. Sources • www.actstudent.org/ • http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-shifts • http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/

  33. Questions? • Allison Castle • Secondary Director, • Harnett County Schools • 910.893.8151 Extension 415

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