Common Core Visual Prompts to Promote Discussion Common Concerns April 17-18, 2013 Facilitator: Bob Cornacchioli Organization: DERO Technical Services Bob Cornacchioli DERO Technical Services

CEO - DERO Technical Services Evangelist/Process Lead- Level Data Marketing/- ParkBench Software Trainer 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: Chicago Who: Governor's and State Superintendents Sanctioned by: Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governors Association (NGA) CCSSO Contact: Margaret Reed Miller: Senior Programmer Ph: Standards were not written federal dollar! Funded by public and private grants

Why is this important? Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards*, meaning public education students in each state are learning to different levels All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world *CCSSO has not suggested a common rubric!

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

Let the Confusion Begin! Race to the Top: Schools must demonstrate College and Career Ready Standards Common Core: Preparing America’s Students for College and Career. Race to the Top- Qualifying points Developing and adopting common standards (from the Common Core State Standards Initiative (40 points) Fed Gov – provided states with $$$$ to create common assessment

Communications to Stakeholders Curriculum Review/Changes New and Old Assessments Instructional Practices Grading Practices CCSS-Curriculum-Assessments and the number of on standard on each 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 Introduce model curricula Conduct curriculum gap analysis Provide staff professional development opportunities Begin using new standards in grades K-2 and Revise curriculum based on analysis findings Pilot & refine curriculum Phase out content no longer present in new standards Continue professional development Fully implement refined curriculum based on new standards Integrate performance tasks in course activities Prepare for online testing Continue professional development Full implementation of the refined curriculum Transition to online assessments Continue to provide professional development opportunities

Ohio DoE Transition Timeline State Board Adopted Model Curriculum March, 2011 State Board Adopted Standards June, 2010 Transition Complete June, 2014 Transition: Teacher development Local curriculum revision Assessment development

MA DESE is a “LOCAL CONTROL” state, NO MANDATE. WHAT IS NEW JERSEY DOING??

What is your state saying/doing? Of the states on this regional map, Minnesota just adopted the ELA portion!

At every crossway on the road 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! ParentsTeachersTech Team

GOOGLE THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT 132, ,000 --

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

Most districts sets the curriculum… but do teachers use the strategies for grading? Is achievement inflating or deflating grades due to behaviors ?

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.

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? With K-5 teachers at each of your Grade Level With teachers at each of your Schools With teachers in the District What does it mean for next placement? With teachers in your state/other states? 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? they will want from your district?

After ELA and Math- what are we doing for all other subjects?

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Should Common Core Standards Impact Scheduling? How many courses are you planning to use for English Language Arts? Reading – Writing – Speaking & Listening - Language

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 headers 4.Discuss/Decide which will be on the report card and which will only be in the gradebook 5.Wordsmith any standard over 65/70/75 characters 6.Choose standards that lend themselves to being easily associated to an assignment- not all do !

PowerSource Common Core Standards ID 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?

#1 - What does a “3” look like for my average student? #2 – How do I grade my special needs students who are working to capacity but don’t meet the descriptor of a “3”? #3 – Do “Gifted” students use the same scale? #4 – WOW, comments took me forever to write, do you have any strategies to save me time? (based on your 4,3,2,1 scale) Does your state have a recommended scale?

Essential Questions: What is (or will) YOUR DOE require you to report? If you aren’t using all CC standards… – Consider Anchor Headings (Language of CC ) – Teachers “cherry pick” list** – ** Consider limiting #’s of standards by Grade Level Clustering K-2, 3-5 (two templates) – Standards for other subjects – Standards for Specialists – if yes – set limit (3-5) – Standards for Essential Skills for Learning/Habits of Mind (21 st Century Effort)

School Usage Settings Assignments with Standards Enabling Push Assignment Scores to Standards – (Grade and Conversion Scale settings) Auto-Calculate Higher Standards (List Parents) Standards Calculations – Mean* (Average), Median, Mode, Highest, Most Recent, None (*by default last 3 scores)

Common Core Standards Common Assessments

RACE to the TOP - $360 Million to create national common assessments that will replace state testing. 50% of the state are aligned with each organization with National Online Exams (ELA/MATH) coming soon! 3 other organizations received $$$$ to create assessments MICHIGAN IS A Smarter Balanced State

ELA – strong emphasis on ability to read complex texts, conduct electronic searches, evaluate sources, draw evidence from them and craft well supported written arguments. MATH – reduce number of topics taught, promote greater depth and mastery of core skills, solid foundation of algebra, geometry, statistics and modeling while applying skills in solving complex real-world problems.

What will online – national assessments mean for you? Devices and School Surveys Organizations and User Accounts Batch Imports Does your state have it’s own Tech ReadinessTool?

Common Core are guidelines and should be partnered with your curriculum 1.Consider attending Pearson’s CommonCore PSU’s 2.Reflect on today and share with other administrators 3.Draft an Implementation Plan including communication to all stakeholders, professional development & budget 4.Decide to what extent you will involve staff? 5.Cherry Pick your ELA/Math Standards. 6.Create draft of the SBRC before summer.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Bob Cornacchioli DERO Technical Services