Common Core and State Standards Update

1. Common Core andState Standards Update LASN Meeting December 10, 2009

2. Outline • Common Core Standards • Mathematics & English Language Arts Standards • Standards Revision Online Review

3. Common Core Overview • State-led and developed • Core standards in • English language arts • Mathematics • Adoption by states

4. Benefits of Adoption • Higher, clearer, fewer standards • Able to benchmark across states and compare internationally • Common development of: • Teaching tools • Professional development • Assessments • Economies of scale

5. Criteria • Fewer, clearer, and higher • Aligned with college and work expectations • Internationally benchmarked • Include rigorous content and application of high-order skills • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards • Evidence – and/or research-based

6. Development and Timeline • College- and career-readiness standards • Draft released for public comment • K-12 standards/learning progressions • Drafts forthcoming • To view documents, visit: www.corestandards.org • Public comment: January 2010 • Final drafts: Target date is early 2010

7. Common Core State Adoption • State adoption: • Voluntary • By the State Board of Education • 100% of the common core K-12 standards in English and mathematics to be adopted: • Implementation within 3 years • In its entirety or up to 15% state-specific content added • Next: Consortia of states will be encouraged to develop assessments & curricular materials

8. Mathematics Similarities: Ohio and the Common Core • International benchmarking • Curriculum Focal Points, from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics • Learning progressions • Some of the same people

9. Benefits of Ohio’s Draft The internal draft mathematics standards support: • Direct input into the Common Core standards • Easy comparison of the Common Core with the internal draft • Early consideration of learning progressions to re-vision school mathematics

10. English Language Arts Similarities: Ohio and the Common Core • Criteria for Development and Revision • International Benchmarking • Reading, Writing and Oral & Visual Communications Strands • Text Complexity • Some of the same sources were used

11. Benefits of Ohio’s Draft The internal draft English Language Arts standards support: • Input on the draft Common Core standards • Easy comparison of the Common Core with the internal draft • The model curriculum development work

12. Elements of the Common Core Standards • Organized by grade band and grade level • Core Skills for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening • Core Skills applied to Specific Text Types • Text Complexity section

13. ELA Next Steps • Review and provide feedback on Draft Common Core Standards • Determine implications for 15% rule • Prepare standards for adoption

14. Standards Adoption By June 30, 2010 English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Common Core Standards State Standards

15. Ohio’s Public Review Process for the Standards Revision • Science and Social Studies Revised Standards posted online • November – December 2009 • Focus Group and Individual Reviews • Online Survey

16. Materials and Resources for the Public Review of Revised Standards • Revised standards • Video • Review questions • FAQ sheet • Focus group materials Toolkit

17. Questions?