New Courses English Language Arts and Mathematics

1. New Courses English Language Arts and Mathematics Dr. Tracy Tucker Thomas Coy Lana Hallmark Anthony Owen

2. CCSS Implementation • July 2010: State Board of Education adopts Common Core State Standards for English and Mathematics • 2011-2012: Implementation of CCSS begins in Grades K-2 • 2012-2013: Implementation continues with Grades 3-8 • 2013-2014: Implementation is completed with Grades 9-12

3. Process for Creating New Courses • Committees of practitioners from across the state • Diverse committees • Written to reflect change in curriculum due to CCSS • Written to address evident needs given the number of course approval submissions

4. Purposes of the ELA Courses • Provide a framework for courses that fulfill the ½ unit of Oral Communication required for graduation and for Journalism and ELA Drama courses required in the 38 • Provide career focus courses in ELA • Address the Speaking and Listening skills emphasized in CCSS • Assist schools in building multi-year Debate, Forensics, and Journalism programs

5. Purposes of the Mathematics Courses • Provide students abridge course for smooth transition from Arkansas Frameworks to the CCSS • Provide options for schools and students • Provide curriculum that helps fulfill the Smart Core Requirement • Extend the content of the CCSS • Provide opportunities for students to experience the STEM and modeling standards

6. English Language Arts Courses • Oral Communication (One-Semester) • Oral Communication (Two-Semesters) • Debate I, II, and III • Forensics I, II, and III • ELA Drama (One-Semester) • Dramatic Literature • Creative Writing • Journalism I, II, III, and IV

7. Course Descriptions Oral Communication (One-semester) • Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for graduation • No prerequisite • Students will gain an understanding of the dynamics of effective communication • Students will develop basic communication competencies

8. Course Descriptions Oral Communication (Two-semesters) • Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for graduation • No prerequisite • Students will express ideas and present information in a wider variety of communication tasks than in Oral Communication (One-semester) • Students will develop basic communication competencies

9. Course Descriptions Debate I • Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for graduation • No prerequisite • Students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of argumentation • Students will develop basic communication competencies

10. Course Descriptions Debate II • Prerequisite: Debate I • Emphasis on preparation skills and debate procedures at an intermediate level Debate III • Prerequisite: Debate II • Focus on the centrality of oral advocacy to the legal system and the democratic process

11. Course Descriptions Forensics I • Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for graduation • No prerequisite • Students will prepare for presentations delivered in a variety of formats, including debate, public address, and oral interpretation of literature • Students will develop basic communication competencies

12. Course Descriptions Forensics II • Prerequisite: Forensics I • Students will demonstrate communication skills, including vocal delivery and movement, at an intermediate level Forensics III • Prerequisite: Forensics II • Students will master research, organization, and presentation skills through a variety of public speaking situations

13. Course Descriptions ELA Drama • No prerequisite • This one-semester course is required to be offered when a one-semester Oral Communication course is offered • Through the study of written plays, students will become informed, perceptive, and appreciative audience members

14. Course Descriptions Dramatic Literature • No prerequisite • In this longer version of ELA Drama, students will be engaged in an in-depth study of dramatic literature, becoming informed, perceptive, and appreciative audience members Creative Writing • No prerequisite • Designed to engage students in the writing of poetry, short fiction, and personal narratives with an emphasis on developing and exercising imagination

15. Course Descriptions Journalism I • No prerequisite • Designed to introduce students to the world of media and to make them analytical consumers of media and technology. Journalism II • Prerequisite: Journalism I • Provides students with an intermediate study of media applications

16. Course Descriptions Journalism III • Prerequisite: Journalism II • Designed to immerse students in the production process through an advanced study of media production Journalism IV • Prerequisite: Journalism III • Students will use their advanced journalistic knowledge and leadership skills to facilitate all aspects of media production

17. English Language Arts Licensure Codes and Endorsements • Oral Communication (One- and Two-semester), Debate I-III, Forensics I-III: 208, 114, 055, 4050 • ELA Drama (One-semester), Dramatic Literature 166, 052, 113, 208, 4060 • Creative Writing 166, 052 • Journalism I-IV 108, 054, 4040

18. Mathematics Courses • Bridge to Algebra II • Advanced Topics in Mathematics • Algebra III • Calculus • Linear Systems and Statistics • Mathematical Applications and Algorithms • Pre-Calculus

19. Mathematics Course Descriptions Bridge to Algebra II • Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed coursework for Algebra I (AMCF) or Algebra A & B (AMCF) but not Algebra II. Students may enroll concurrently with Geometry but not concurrently with Algebra II. • Will reinforce linear concepts from Algebra I, develop mastery of quadratics and exponential concepts, and introduce higher order concepts.

20. Mathematics Course Descriptions Advanced Topics and Modeling in Mathematics • Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • Focus on applying appropriate mathematics to practical situations Algebra III • Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • Includes a focus on polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions • Includes a study of matrices and conics

21. Mathematics Course Descriptions Calculus • Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed coursework for Algebra I, Geometry, and either CCSS Algebra II or Pre-Calculus under the 2004, amended 2006, Arkansas Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks. • Really a “survey of calculus” type class • Increased content over Pre-Calculus but not to the level of Calculus AB.

22. Mathematics Course Descriptions Linear Systems and Statistics • Prerequisites: Algebra I, Algebra II • Combination of our old Topics in Discrete/Finite Math and Statistics courses • After considering all of the curriculum shifts under CCSS, the framework committee did not feel that there was enough content left to have an independent Statistics or Discrete/Finite course

23. Mathematics Course Descriptions Mathematical Applications and Algorithms • Prerequisite: Algebra I, Algebra II • Very similar to the current Computer Math course Pre-Calculus • Prerequisite: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • Focus on trigonometric functions and identities

24. Mathematics Licensure Codes and Endorsements • All Secondary Mathematics (200 and 110) may teach any of the new courses • Approval Code 4550 for Pre-Calculus and Calculus • Approval Code 4560 for Algebra III • Approval Code 4252 for Bridge to Algebra II

25. Course Codes • Course codes to be used will be determined and released via Commissioner’s Memo • Courses currently in existence will use existing codes (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus) • ADE Approved codes currently in use may change

26. Mathematics Policy Concerns • Dr. Kimbrell and the Leadership Team are aware of concerns related to the rigor of the CCSS for Mathematics. • Discussions are taking place regarding the use of the Bridge to Algebra II Course as well as the current requirements in the Standards for Accreditation. • The Curriculum and Assessment Unit hopes to provide more information at the January 16th Math CIV.

27. Contact Information Lana Hallmark lana.hallmark@arkansas.gov Thomas Coy thomas.coy@arkansas.gov Anthony Owen anthony.owen@arkansas.gov 501-682-7442