Common Core and PACC State Standards

1. Common Core and PACC State Standards Parent Presentation Changes in State Standards January 31, 2013 MS Auditorium – 7:00 PM February 1, 2013 MS Auditorium – 12:00 PM

2. A Major Change at the State Level The Keystone Exams will begin to count for Graduation starting withh the class of 2017 – our current 8th grade students

3. Graduation Requirements • Beginning with the class of 2017 (current 8thgrade) students must pass the Algebra 1, Biology, and Literature tests in order to graduate • Passing scores are banked and used for: • AYP at the end of their 11th grade year • Graduation in 12th grade • Students take the test at the end of the year in which they take the course • Currently Algebra 1 is 7th-9th grade • Currently Biology is 9th grade • Literature is 10th grade • This is a state law and is intended to become part of the new Pennsylvania Graduation Requirements

4. Some changes (2013-2015) PSSA • 2013 – 11th grade PSSA test eliminated – Keystones reinstated • 2013 - PSSA-M is eliminated • 2013 – Writing Field Test 3rd-5th grades – (1- 1 ½ hours) • LM and JPLIS – 2/5 HW and LB – 2/6 • 2014 – Writing Field Test 6th-8thgrades • 2015 – Writing test for 5th grade eliminated • 2015 – New Reading/Writing (ELA) test for 3rd-5th grades • These dates are new from PDE as of 1/31/13 • 2015 - Writing Test for 8th grade eliminated • 2015 - New Reading/Writing (ELA) test for 6th-8th grades

5. Current PSSA Test Questions3rd – 8th Grades • 2013 and 2014 tests continue to be aligned to current state standards • Not the PA Common Core Standards – yet • Embedded Field Test items aligned to PACC Standards • Field Test Items are not scored – don’t count • Students do not know which questions are Field Test (don’t count) and which are Operational (do count)

6. Spring 2015 Reading, Writing and Math for 3rd to 8thgrades • Spring 2015 3rd - 8th Grade PSSA • All 3rd - 8th grade students will now take the new ELA Common Core aligned PSSA which includes reading and writing for all 6grades • Writing no longer a separate test for 5th and 8th grade only • All 3rd – 8th grade students will now take the new Math Common Core aligned PSSA • Grades 3-8 Math and ELA Tests based on new PA Common Core State Standards • State will continue to embed Field Test items aligned to PACC Standards

7. Science PSSA • At this time, the current plan remains for Science • Science PSSA is given in only 4th and 8th grades • We will update you in the future on any changes to the Science PSSA test

8. History of the Common Core State Standards • Each of the 50 states created their own sets of standards • Realization that there is a disconnect and a need for continuity • Feedback from the College and Career Community that our graduates are not prepared for the type of math, reading, writing, speaking and listening skills expected in the “real world” • 2010 – ELA and Math Common Core Standards • Each state could add to the original document by as much as 15% • PA made some changes • Ex. Added a Pre-K component • Slight structural change • Original ELA Common Core vs. PA ELA Common Core • Original Math Common Core vs. PA Math Common Core

9. ELA Common Core Standards • ELA – English and Language Arts • Original 10 Standards for Reading and Writing • Progression Pre-K - 12 • Focus is on: • Reading Literature and Informational text • Growth of Comprehension and Text Complexity • Writing • Informational, Argumentative and Narrative • Engage in evidence-based analysis of what they’ve read and researched • Speaking and Listening • Language • Conventions of Standard English and Vocabulary

10. 7th – 8th Progression How is the demand of this standard rising across the grades?

11. 9th – 12 Progression How is the demand of this standard rising across the grades?

12. CCSS Reading Standards Informational

13. What are the ELA expectations? • Be prepared in PA to take higher rigor 3rd-8th grade tests in 2015 • Close gap between level of reading and writing expected in HS vs College and Career - VIDEO • Exposure at all grades to more complex text • More writing in response to the reading • Citing of textual evidence • More application of their knowledge • Greater emphasis on non-fiction reading and writing • 50% by 4th grade • 70% in HS – this includes content areas not just English

14. Text Complexity • Text complexity is defined by: Qualitative measures – levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity, and knowledge demands often best measured by an attentive human reader. Quantitative measures – readability and other scores of text complexity often best measured by computer software. Quantitative Qualitative Reader and Task considerations – background knowledge of reader, motivation, interests, and complexity generated by tasks assigned often best made by educators employing their professional judgment. Reader and Task

15. What are the Math Expectations • Focus and Coherence • Focus on key topics at each grade level • Reduction in number of topics • Greater depth of understanding for each topic • Possible delay in topic introduction. Ex. mult/div at 3rdgrade - VIDEO • Coherent progressions across grade levels • Balance of Concepts and Skills • Standards require both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency

16. Math Common Core StandardsMathematical Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

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18. Math problem comparison Fencing Ms. Brown’s class will raise rabbits for their spring science fair. They have 24 feet of fencing with which to build a rectangular rabbit pen to keep the rabbits. If Ms. Brown’s students want their rabbits to have as much room as possible, how long would each of the sides of the pen be? How long would each of the sides of the pen be if they had only 16 feet of fencing? How would you go about determining the pen with the most room for any amount of fencing? Organize your work so that someone else who reads it will understand it. Martha’s Carpeting Martha was recarpeting her bedroom which was 15 feet long and 10 feet wide. How many square feet of carpeting will she need to purchase? Both tasks: Stein, Smith, Hennigsen, and Silver, 2000

19. Thank You! Questions????