Common Core and Quality Core

Why new standards?  Early school in America - agricultural roots, minimal learning goals for public students EEarly school in America - agricultural roots, minimal learning goals for public students 220th century school in America - weed out those with college promise from those who would go to work 221st century school in America - must create workforce that is globally competitive, higher skills for all

? What did weed out students look like? Identify college material, give them more and more difficult material (college preparatory) broad liberal arts based approach, cultural emphasis, tech work for those not identified stratify students by achievement normative measures

We no longer can “weed out” our students. The standard of learning for post- secondary education and placement in production are nearly identical.

Standards and Instruction Standards Instructional Practices Lesson Planning Assessment Program Evaluation/Grading How can I as an administrator help you with these?

EXIT 180 THE HELP YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE IS TO FREE UP SOME TIME AND TAKE OFF SOME STRESS

Lesson Planning Good teaching tips in evaluation model Standards/objectives BFK site for some HET information Supervisor/Curriculum Coach Student abilities/needs All great resources and aides but, is there any way to take much time out of producing a good lesson?

Evaluation/Grading I can help you there but Today is not that day to look at standards based, mastery work with retakes and formative practices Your system also gives you some parameters

Assessment is an area where we can help  Practitioners  Are you trained in the development and evaluation of assessments?  How much time do you spend in crafting a quality assessment piece? Ever reuse for time savings?  What criteria do you use in creating an assessment?  Practitioners  Are you trained in the development and evaluation of assessments?  How much time do you spend in crafting a quality assessment piece? Ever reuse for time savings?  What criteria do you use in creating an assessment?

Assessment  Uses we should have  Informational/Diagnostic/Pr e-Test, least used in secondary?  Formative assessments for learning  Non-graded? Or are you grading everything?  Summative assessments of learning  Re-test? One shot only?  Uses we should have  Informational/Diagnostic/Pr e-Test, least used in secondary?  Formative assessments for learning  Non-graded? Or are you grading everything?  Summative assessments of learning  Re-test? One shot only?

Assessments You are going to give and score assessments You can save time with an assessment program like ACT Quality Core Items (250+), matched to CCSS, ranked by difficulty, multiple choice and constructed response, reading passages provided, and covers tested areas in Tennessee

ACT Quality Core Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, PreCalc English I, II, III, IV Biology, Chemistry, Physics US History

Visible Learning Visible Teaching Visible Leadership Visible Assessment John Hattie Visible Learning Laboratories University of Auckland

Influences on Achievement Good practices should have an effect in the blue range

Let’s have them.... Top 40 RankInfluenceStudiesEffectsES 40 Keller's PIS Peer influences Classroom management Outdoor/ Adventure Programs Interactive video methods Parental Involvement Play Programs Second/Third chance programs Small group learning Concentration/Persistence/ Engagement

RankInfluenceStudiesEffectsES 30 Worked examples Home environment Socioeconomic status Concept mapping Challenging Goals Visual-Perception programs Peer tutoring Cooperative vs. competitive learning Pre-term birth weight Classroom cohesion

RankInfluenceStudiesEffectsES 20 Problem solving tasks Not labeling students Teaching strategies Cooperative vs. individualistic learning Study skills Direct Instruction Tactile stimulation programs Phonics instruction Comprehension programs Mastery learning

RankInfluenceStudiesEffectsES 11 Teacher-Student relationships Spaced vs. Mass Practice Meta-cognitive strategies Prior achievement Vocabulary programs Repeated Reading programs Creativity Programs Self-verbalization & Self-questioning Professional development

The Winners... RankInfluenceStudiesEffectsES 1 Self-reported grades Piagetian programs Formative evaluation Micro teaching Acceleration Classroom behavioral Comprehensive interventions for learning disabled students Teacher clarityna.75 9 Reciprocal teaching Feedback