1 Diving Deeper: Implementing the 2011 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts Readiness Centers Kristan Rodriguez Ph.D., Chelmsford Public Schools Scott R. Morrison, Manchester Essex Regional School District

2 2 Standards Implementation Supports ESE’s Strategic Goals Improve pre-k to grade 3 literacy performance Improve grades 5 to 8 mathematics performance Increase college and career readiness Improve educator effectiveness Turn around the lowest-performing school districts Make effective use of data to improve instruction

3 Acronyms to Remember CCSS – CCR – PARCC – Common Core State Standards College and Career Ready Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

4 Where Have the Common Core State Standards Been Adopted? Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (ELA/Literacy only), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

5 Primary Intent of the New Frameworks The new ELA/Literacy and Math Curriculum Frameworks, comprised primarily of the Common Core State Standards, were written explicitly to define the knowledge and skills that students must master to be college and career ready by the end of high school.

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7 What is the College and Career Ready Threshold In Each of the Frameworks? In the ELA Framework there is a set of broad, College and Career Ready Standards for each of the areas of reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. They anchor grade-specific standards in each of those areas. The CCR Standards, working in tandem with the high school (9-12) standards, define the CCR threshold. In the Mathematics Framework the CCR threshold is comprised of the high school standards that are not marked “+”. Mastering those standards would prepare a student for a first-year, college credit- bearing math course such as college algebra. Mastering high school standards marked “+” would prepare a student for more advanced math courses than college algebra. ELA/Literacy Mathematics

8 8 Timeline for Preschools, Districts, Colleges and Universities to Align Curriculum and Instruction Full Implementation Monitor curriculum and instruction fully aligned to the 2011 standards Near Full Implementation Implement balance of changes in curriculum and instruction Partial Implementation Adjust curriculum and instruction in targeted grades, subjects, and courses

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10 Key Ideas for ELA/Literacy Emphasis on college and career readiness beginning at birth Intentional coherence between the standards for reading literature and reading informational text Detailed standards on writing arguments, explanations, and narratives Emphasis on finding good evidence and using it precisely Strong linkage of reading and writing Developing literate students is a shared responsibility – not just the work of the English teacher The ability to read progressively more complex text is key to college and career readiness

11 Organization of the MA ELA & Literacy Standards Three main sections  a comprehensive pre-k-5 section  6-12 English language arts section  6-12 section for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects Each strand begins with College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards are followed by Grade Level Standards  Grade specific, Pre-K-8  Grade span, 9-10, 11-12

12 Each CCR anchor standard has an accompanying PreK-12 grade-specific standard translating the broader CCR statement into grade-appropriate end-of-year expectations. “The Staircase” CCR Anchor Standard for Reading # 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Pre-K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th With prompting and support, act out characters and events from a story or poem read aloud.* With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. K Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

13 Resources for Designing Curriculum in English Language Arts and Literacy Common Core Appendix A –Research behind the Common Core State Standards Common Core Appendix B –Exemplars of text complexity at various grade Common Core Appendix C and Performance Standards in Writing Project –Exemplars of student writing Updated MA recommended author lists The Other MA Curriculum Frameworks

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15 Pre-K-8 Math Standards Progression Provides a Strong Foundation for Algebra –Focus on place value, operations, and fractions in early grades –Increased attention to proportionality, probability and statistics in middle grades –In depth study of linearity and introduction of functions in Grade 8 FocusCoherenceClarityRigor

16 Pre-K-8 Domains Progression Domains PKK Counting and Cardinality MA Operations and Algebraic Thinking MA Number and Operations in Base Ten Number and Operations - Fractions Ratios and Proportional Relationships The Number System MA Expressions and Equations Functions Geometry MA Measurement and Data MA Statistics and Probability FocusCoherenceClarityRigor Organized by Domains Rather than Strands

17 Adding MA Math Standards to the K-12 Common Core MA added about 4% additional standards: –13 K-8 additions No additions in Kindergarten, grade 3 or grade 8 One addition in grade 4 and grade 5 Two additions in grade 1, grade 2, and grade 7 Five additions in grade 6 –9 high school additional standards Included in conceptual categories: Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, and Geometry Example of additions: introduction of coins in gr.1; concept of negative numbers in grade 5; measurement precision in high school FocusCoherenceClarityRigor

18 (8) Pre-K-12 Standards for Mathematical Practice “Expertise” for students at all grade levels: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others 4. Model with mathematics 5. Use appropriate tools strategically 6. Attend to precision 7. Look for and make use of structure 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning FocusCoherenceClarityRigor

19 High School Organization: Conceptual Categories, grades 9-12 Number and Quantity (N) Algebra (A) Functions (F) Geometry (G) Modeling (  ) – pgs. 66, 79, 81, 82 Statistics and Probability (S) FocusCoherenceClarityRigor

20 High School Pathways Two model course pathways  Traditional: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II  Integrated: Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Mathematics III Both pathways address the same standards and prepare students for additional courses such as: Precalculus, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning FocusCoherenceClarityRigor

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22 The PARCC Model Content Frameworks were developed through a state-led process that included mathematics and ELA/literacy content experts in PARCC member states and members of the Common Core State Standards writing team. The Model Content Frameworks are voluntary resources offered by PARCC to help curriculum developers and teachers as they work to implement the standards in their states and districts.

23 PARCC Update Next-generation K–12 assessment system in ELA/literacy and mathematics Aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Developed by a consortium of 24 states MA is one of 18 Governing Board states Assessments in math and ELA/literacy planned for implementation in Massachusetts in 2014– 15, if as good or better than MCAS 23

24 (over the next 3 years) More than an assessment: a suite of tools to support teaching and learning—content frameworks, model instructional units, sample assessment tasks, professional development modules Leadership training for educators in the use of PARCC materials Focus on measuring whether students are on track for college and careers readiness Will leverage use of technology

25 New Resources Current 2011 MA Curriculum Framework and PARCC Model Content Frameworks Grade by grade standards Guidance for designing coherent curricula Achieve Implementation Workbook Guide for creating a comprehensive transition plan for curriculum, instruction, and assessment National PTA Guides to Student Success for Parents Coming New Standards for English Language Learners “WIDA” standards focus on the acquisition of academic vocabulary in ELA, math, science, social studies Model curriculum units and performance assessments 100 pre-k to grade 12 extended instructional units with curriculum-embedded assessments in mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history/social science, and English language arts

26 Using the Grade 3 ELA Content Framework

27 Resources for Designing Curriculum in English Language Arts and Literacy The PARCC Model Content Frameworks Grade-level guides, Grades 3-11 Create coherent curriculum units that integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language standards K- Grade 2 guides to be developed in 2012

28 PARCC Content Framework format for Math Grades 3-8 Ex. of major within-grade dependencies - point to standards that should precede others Ex. of connections among standards, clusters, or domains Ex. of connections among content and practice standards

29 PARCC Content Framework format for Math - High School General analysis –Ex. of opportunities for connections among standards, cluster, domains, or conceptual categories –Ex. of opportunities of connecting mathematical content and mathematical practices Course-specific analyses –Ex. of key advances from previous grades/courses –Discussion of mathematical practices in relation to course content

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31 Implementing Common Core Standards and Assessments Workbook Communications Alignment of instructional materials to new standards Professional development for educators on the new standards and assessments Technology transitions Educator preparation and evaluation Student transitions to higher education Routines to monitor performance and solve problems

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33 Spring : WIDA Standards for English Language Learners Aligned to the Common Core State Standards Will replace the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (ELPBO) Address academic language development and use in ELA, mathematics, science, social studies, health, and the arts

34 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Fall : Model Curriculum Units Design teams of Massachusetts educators developing units that use Understanding by Design and the Model Content Frameworks for structure ELA/literacy, mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history and social science Units in all disciplines have a literacy component Collaboration with WGBH and with the states of Rhode Island and New York By the fall of 2012, selected units available for piloting; by 2014, 100 pre-k to grade 12 units available overall

35 Fall : Model Curriculum Units Design teams of Massachusetts educators developing units that use Understanding by Design and the Model Content Frameworks for structure ELA/literacy, mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history and social science Units in all disciplines have a literacy component Collaboration with WGBH and with the states of Rhode Island and New York By the fall of 2012, selected units available for piloting; by 2014, 100 pre-k to grade 12 units available overall

36 Upcoming Workshops April 24, 2012: Region: Pioneer Valley(for Curriculum Teams, District & School Leaders and Educator Preparation Faculty) Location: Dining Commons, Greenfield Community College Time: 8:00AM - 10:30AM April 24, 2012: Region: Southeast Location: Bridgewater State University Time: 12:30PM - 3:30PM April 26, 2012: Region: Southeast Location: Bridgewater State University Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM April 30, 2012: Region: Southeast Location: North River Collaborative Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM

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