Common Concerns

April 17-18, 2013

Bob CornacchioliDERO Technical Servicesbcornacchioli@gmail.comget2bobc@gmail.com www.derotechnical.com

CEO - DERO Technical Services

Evangelist/Process Lead- Level Data

Marketing/ - ParkBench SoftwareTrainer

Director of Technology and Media Services – Shrewsbury Public Schools (16 yrs)PowerSchool Administrator ( 6 yrs)

Bob Cornacchioli

CURRICULUM/ADMIN & TECHNICAL

Collaborate and learn the constraints/desires

DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND

When did this movement start?

When: 2009 Where: ChicagoWho: Governor's and State Superintendents

For more information:commonstandards@ccsso.org

In theory – excellent Making it happen???

When did your state adopted Common Core?States had a 90% compliance adoption policy.

Common Core: http://www.corestandards.org/in-the-states Preparing America’s Students for College and Career.

1.Communications to Stakeholders2.Curriculum Review/Changes3.New and Old Assessments4.Instructional Practices5.Grading Practices

The focus recently has shifted from curriculum-assessments to and the number of on standard Report Cards

Illinois Standards Task Force - 5 Steps to Success

Kathy Dinger, Former Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Libertyville D70, Libertyville, Illinois

Ohio | Department of Education

Full implementation of the refined curriculum

MA DESE is a “LOCAL CONTROL” state, NO MANDATE .

What is your state

saying/doing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0rRk9sER0

At every crossroad that leads to the future

each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past - Maeterlinck

Change requires continual checking of your stakeholders temperature!

Parents Teachers Tech Team

GOOGLE THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

Assessments were the catalyst for the resistance movement!

Ranking Stop Common Core LIKES on FB

South Carolina 5316Michigan – 4210Wisconsin –2297Minnesota- 1894

Awareness Up38% - 81%

Non-SupportRises to 60%

Reasons for Non-Support77% - Lack of Teacher Prep

68% - Disapprove of National Curriculum and Tests

Resistance Movement…May 1st 42-0 State Senate of SC to replace Common Core

RED – Action, Confidence, Courage VitalityBLUE – Strong and SteadfastGRAY– Weak or Yet to See the Light? ( Indiana and Oklahoma also dropped CC)

May 3,2013 – Standards Finalized-uploaded to Google DocsMay 8,2013 – Onsite development of preK-5 SBRCMay 30, 2013 Onsite training of Vanguard TeachersSept 14, 2013 – Modifications to SBRC and WIDA

Have you addressed the proper techniques in determining a standards based grade? Ken’s Repair Kit for Grading would be excellent PD or Faculty Meeting discussions. PowerTeacher Gradebook has been designed with these principles.

Standardized CurriculumStandardized Grading Practices

• include student behavior in grades• reduce marks for "work" submitted late• give points for extra credit or use bonus points• consider attendance in grade determination• assign grades by comparing students to each other• rely on evidence from poor-quality assessments• rely simply on averages• use the zero for missing evidence or punishment• summarize evidence accumulated over time• leave students out of the grading process

If any of your teachers:They’d benefit from

discussing this book!

If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving may not be for you!

The most recent score for all

is a 4!

What does a 4 or a C really mean and how has your district insured this to happen?

All Teachers at a Grade Level in your SCHOOL!All Teachers at a Grade Level in your DISTRICT!Placement – Retention – Special Needs – Gifted

Common Core doesn’t recommend performance indicators.

Has your DOE told you what…•standards to use?•scale to use on assessments?•to report to parents?•grades to report?

NOPE

NOPE

NOPE

MAYBE

Common Concerns

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BEST PRACTICES: CULLING STANDARDS

1. Less is More! In the Gradebook & on the Report Card

2. Grade Level teachers review all available standards (CC,SS,&LS) and CHERRY PICK

3. Consider CC Sub-Category headers4. Discuss/Decide which will be on the report card and

which will only be in the gradebook5. Provide ample time for UNWRAPPING! 6. Wordsmith any standard over 65/70/75 characters

7. Choose standards that lend themselves to being easily associated to an assignment

Should Common Core Standards Impact Scheduling?

How many courses are you planning to use for English Language Arts?

Reading – Writing – Speaking & Listening - Language

PowerSource Common Core StandardsID 7337 Identifiers- Your Courses, Your Conversion Scales

Consider a user friendly schema for standard identifiers

Removing a,b,c will save time- import template and report cards

Other “Standards” Sites/CDE

Are we using those that you created last year?What about Specials?

Common Core Standards

Common Assessments

How did your PILOT GO?

Secondary Policy Landscape

Common Core are guidelines and should be partnered with your curriculum

1.Consider attending Pearson’s CommonCore Summit @ PSU’s2.Reflect on today and share with other administrators3.Draft an Implementation Plan including communication to all stakeholders, professional development & budget4.Decide to what extent you will involve staff? 5.Cherry Pick your ELA/Math Standards.6.Create draft of the SBRC before summer.

Q & A

Bob CornacchioliDERO Technical Servicesbcornacchioli@gmail.comget2bobc@gmail.com www.derotechnical.com