Oklahoma Academic Standards: What Career Tech Educators Need to Know For the Road Ahead Kerri White, Ed.D. Assistant State Superintendent Office of Educator Effectiveness

Join the “Road Trip”!

Initiative Overview  Purpose is for all stakeholders to get on on board to help students achieve the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS).  Destination is college-, career- and citizen-readiness.  Via events, educational literature, professional development, family workshops, media, website, social media, word-of-mouth, etc.

Why Common Core for Math, Language Arts, and Literacy? College- and Career- Ready Standards

Their Dreams Their Goals Their Ambitions Family, Fame, Fortune, College, Career, and/or Early Retirement Preparation for…

(Circles = relative size of enabler/barrier) Expectations Culture and social support Information and awareness Affordability Academic preparation Legend Five Major Factors Predict Probability of College Completion

Old School New School

Moving Students from “Old School” to “New School”

STEM Savvy

Global Economist

Experts at Synthesizing Info

Computer & Digital Literacy

Creative Problem-Solver

OAS: “New School” Standards  Focus more on reading texts for the purpose of gathering information.  Standards are like a staircase moving students to higher skills and knowledge from PreK–12.  Students improve writing skills as part of learning in all subject areas.  Students slow down and think deeply to spark their own ideas.  Students learn to apply what they learn in solving problems.  Standards focus on what will be expected of graduates in the real-world.

With only a few colors, I don’t think we can complete this project. Truth. We’re limited in our individual expertise. If only there was some way to… INTEGRATE Yes. Working together would lead to exactly the results we need… Career Skills and Academics.

① OAS is the vehicle for improving student outcome s.  Grades PreK-12  Emphasize disciplinary literacy  Focus on expository text, critical reading, and use of technology  Recognize the importance of text difficulty and complexity

② College-, Career-, and Citizen- Readiness is our destination.  Prepare students for the rapidly-changing world of the 21 st century  Focus on relevant learning goals  Route easier to follow with fewer, higher, and clearer concepts

③ Educators are in the classroom driver’s seat.  Teachers take control of the wheel and navigate the “how” of instruction  Standards provide the map for skill and concept attainment  Students “test drive” applying skills across subject areas

④ A few instructional shifts by teachers will move learning into high gear.

⑤ OAS gets students’ wheels turning.  Supported processing of complex text and problem-solving  Make learning visible by modeling of skill and strategy use  Make thinking concrete with time for accountable classroom talk  Deepen comprehension through written extension in all disciplines

⑥ The time to accelerate efforts is now. The 21 st century workforce requires that students…  integrate reading, writing, thinking, speaking, and listening skills at high levels.  use mathematical concepts in novel situations  apply digital literacy in diverse settings  demonstrate proficiency with integrated tasks on the assessments at regular intervals

⑦ Assessment stops ensure students achieve peak performance.  “Telling is not Teaching”: Increase authentic tasks and scaffolding with teacher and peer support  Differentiate instruction according to individual student needs  Use data to drive teacher planning and instruction  Be tenacious in efforts to introduce parents to strategies for home support

⑧ Students advance further down the road when all stakeholders get on board.

Resources Needed to Implement Common Core Standards: Question: What types of resources do you think you will need in order to effectively implement the common core standards in your classroom(s)?

Which of these standards are already in your programs? Which ones do you need to add to your instruction? Literacy and Numeracy Standards How will you do it?

What is unique about this task? How is it similar or different from tasks in your classrooms? Sample Tasks Create a new example.

 Website – About – News – Events – Links for Educators, Parents, and Community Members – Downloads of Educational Material – Newsletter – FAQs  Facebook – Posts and photos from OAS events – Learn best practices from a professional network of OK stakeholders  Twitter  Real-time feed on what's going on with the initiative

Note: Needs updating.