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Engaging the Core. Common Core Implementation in New York City. Dr. Jonathan Supovitz Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Consortium for Policy Research in Education www.cpre.org MAY 19, 2014. Policy Design. CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR OR PRACTICE. IMPLEMENTATION. POLICY.
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Engaging the Core Common Core Implementation in New York City Dr. Jonathan Supovitz Graduate School of Education, University of PennsylvaniaConsortium for Policy Research in Educationwww.cpre.org MAY 19, 2014
Policy Design CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR OR PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION POLICY Interpretation Conflicting Signals Resistance
Important Distinctions Policy vs. Program Engagement vs. Implementation
Policy Design for Schools to Engage with the Common Core in New York City Policy design sought to foster engagement of schools with the Common Core thru a simple set of Citywide Instructional Expectations: Develop deep, shared understanding of Standards. Examine student work to conduct a gap analysis. Analyze student work to evaluate instruction. Select and administer performance tasks.
School Experiences Conservation-Oriented Schools Transformation-Oriented Schools • More substantial changes to curriculum and teaching. • Worked backward from expectations to teaching implications. • Deepened shared understanding of the Standards • Incremental changes to curriculum and teaching. • Performance tasks often decontextualized. • Adapted work to fit current practices
Take Aways • Standards adoption is an adaptivechallenge. • Engagement implies more ownership than implementation. • Will Common Core move beyond a curricular reform and become an instructional reform?