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Transition TimeCommon Core Standards

Francis (Skip) FennellProfessor of Education

McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD

&Project Director

Elementary Math Specialists & Teacher Leaders ProjectMay 26, 2011May 26, 2011

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Jon Wray

NCTM Board of Directors - Candidate

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One year ago…

“This will change your life and what you do as a mathematics

specialist…”

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45 – depends on how you count

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Still in charge

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Race to the top states

What’s going on…New Race to Top: $500M for Early Ed., $200M for Round 2 Runners-Up

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What’s going on…more

• Most states transitioning K-2…

• Promise of the Mathematical Practices…

• 2011-2012 – Grades K, 1, 2 (or portions)• 2012-2013 – Grades 3-5• 2013-2014 – Grades 6-8; Interim PARCC

Assessments• 2014-2015 – PARCC Assessments…

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Closing the Door on Innovation Why One National Curriculum is Bad for America 

     

A Critical Response to the Shanker Institute Manifesto and the U.S. Department of

Education’s Initiative   to Develop a National Curriculum and

National AssessmentsBased on National Standards

First, there is no constitutional or statutory basis for national standards, national assessments, or national curricula.

Be wary…Google conservative manifesto; Audrey Buffington - signee

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Getting started…

• Acceptance of the Mathematical Practices – interesting;

• Critical Topics and Focal Points – starters

• Unpacking the Standards…• Progressions and Illustrative

Mathematics Project – Bill McCallum

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Domains

K – 5

• Counting and Cardinality (K only)

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Number and Operations in Base Ten

• Number and Operations – Fractions

• Measurement and Data

• Geometry

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Domains

6 – 8• Ratios and Proportional Relationships (6,7)• The Number System• Functions (8)• Expressions and Equations• Geometry• Statistics and Probability

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Unpacking Standards

• Domain (Number and Operations in Base Ten)– Standard(s) (Use place value understanding

and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic)

• Cluster1. Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to

the nearest 10 or 100.

2. Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction).

3. Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range of 10-90 (e.g. 9 x 80, 5 x 60) using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.

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A glimpse…probably not fair

Cluster ExpectationsK 241 232 273 324 345 346 417 378 33

• Don’t let the number of understandings and skills be the whole story…• Issues: Focus, Understandings and Skills (and impact on assessment)

Algebra, Language* of the Content Domains and Standards and throughout, other?

*Student should apply the principle of transitivity of measurement to make indirect comparisons, but they need not use this technical term.

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Defining Adoption - Really

• 100% of the common core K-12 standards in mathematics to be adopted within 3 years

• Adoption of the common core either in its entirety or in its entirety with up to an additional 15% added (“85% rule”).

• A state will have adopted when the standards authorizing body within the state has taken formal action to adopt and implement the common core.

• States are responsible for demonstrating that they have adhered to this definition of adoption.

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Teacher needs?

A. Do they know this is going on?

B. Do they care?

C. Beyond A and B…– Professional Development

• Language• Content

• Assessments

• Curriculum Materials

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Race to the Top Assessment Program Competition

• $350 million of Race to the Top Fund set aside for awards to consortia of states to design and develop common K-12 assessment systems aligned to common, college- and career-ready standards

• The competition asked consortia to design assessment systems that meet the dual needs of accountability and instructional improvement

• In September 2010, the U.S. Department of Education awarded grants to:

– Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

– Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

• The winning consortia have four years to develop assessments systems, and states participating in either consortium will administer new assessments statewide by 2014-2015

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PARCC States

Governing Board States Participating States

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PARCC Governing Board States

13 Governing Board States• Arizona• Arkansas• District of Columbia• Florida (Fiscal Agent)• Georgia• Illinois• Indiana• Louisiana• Maryland• Massachusetts (Board

Chair)• New York• Rhode Island• Tennessee

• Governing States will pilot and field test the assessment system components during the 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14 school years, and administer the new assessment system during the 2014-15 school year

• Governing States will use the results from the PARCC assessments in their state accountability systems

• The chief state school officers of the Governing States serve on the PARCC Governing Board and make decisions on behalf of the Partnership on major policies and operational procedures

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• A mix of item types – short answer, longer open response and performance-based – in addition to richer multiple choice items that:

– Better reflect the sophisticated knowledge and skills found in the English and math Common Core State Standards and

– Will encourage teachers to focus on helping each student develop a deep understanding of the subject matter, rather than just narrowing their instruction in order to “teach to the test”

• Testing at key points throughout the year to give teachers, parents and students better information about whether students are “on track” or need some additional support in particular areas

PARCC Assessments

MsPap returns!!!!

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START OF

SCHOOL YEAR

END OF

YEARThrough-Course 1

Through-Course 2

25% 50%

Through-Course 3

75%

Through-Course 4

90%

End-Of-Year

Key Components:•Three “through-course” components distributed throughout the year in ELA and mathematics, grades 3-11

•One Speaking/Listening assessment administered after students complete the third through-course component in ELA; required but not part of summative score (could be used for course grades)

•One end-of-year assessment

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PARCC’s computer-based assessments will:

• Produce real-time snapshots of students’ knowledge

• Give parents, students and teachers the ability to adjust accordingly rather than waiting until the end of the school year when it’s too late to make changes

PARCC assessments will be scored:• By a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and human scoring• States will individually determine the extent to which teachers will be

involved in scoring

Technology

Pay attention here!!!!

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PARCC Timeline

Sept. 2011

Development phase begins

Sept. 2012

First year field testing and

related research and

data collection begins

Sept. 2013

Second year field testing begins and

related research and

data collection continues

Sept. 2014

Full administration

of PARCC assessments

begins

Oct. 2010

Launch and design phase

begins

Summer 2015

Set achievement

levels, including

college-ready performance

levels

Taking your CCSS Pulse

• District level awareness AND plan• Building level awareness and PLAN• Teachers

– Standards– Content; related language

• Materials• Professional Development• PARCC or SMARTER

– awareness of plan

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Your turn…

Questions?