Common Core: New Opportunities for Deeper Learning
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The document discusses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aimed at preparing students for college and careers by promoting deeper learning through content mastery and 21st-century skills. It highlights the need for comprehensive curriculum materials and teacher professional development to effectively implement these standards, while also addressing limitations of current assessment methods. The CCSS offers a framework for higher cognitive demands in education, advocating for innovative assessments and the use of open educational resources.
Common Core: New Opportunities for Deeper Learning
- 1. Common Core: New Opportunities for Deeper Learning
- 2. Introductions Barbara Treacy Director, EdTech Leaders Online, Education Development Center BTreacy@edc.org Dr. Geoffrey Fletcher Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communications, State Educational Technology Directors Association gfletcher@setda.org Karen Fasimpaur President, K12 Handhelds karen@k12opened.com Andrew Chlup Director of Technology, Vail School District chlupa@vail.k12.az.us Bud Hunt Instruc.Technology Coordinator, St. Vrain Valley School District budtheteacher@gmail.com
- 3. Common Core State Standards Overview Standards for students to reach college and to be career ready Build on strengths and lessons of current state standards Key goals: coherent, clearer, fewer, higher, measu rable and internationally benchmarked
- 4. The Potential To give students the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in a rapidly changing world Deeper learning = Content mastery + 21st century skills Critical thinking Problem solving Collaboration Communication Real-world application Self-directed learning
- 5. Common Core + Deeper Learning “Rigorous: The standards will include high-level cognitive demands by asking students to demonstrate deep conceptual understanding through the application of content knowledge and skills to new situations. High-level cognitive demand includes reasoning, justification, synthesis, analysis, and problem-solving.” - Common Core State Standards Initiative Standards-Setting Criteria http://www.corestandards.org/resources
- 6. Cross-grade learning progressions: Organization for Deeper Learning ELA • Designed as a “staircase” • Anchor standards in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language • Media and literacy throughout • Increased focus on » Informational text » Informative/explanatory writing » Domain specific vocabulary
- 7. Coherent Organization for Deeper Learning Math • Standards for Mathematical Practice » Consistent across all grade levels » Describe mathematical habits of mind • Standards for Mathematical Content » Organized in domains that progress over several grades » High school standards presented by conceptual theme
- 8. Common Core State Standards DO NOT DEFINE: Curriculum How teachers are to teach DO CREATE: A huge need for curriculum materials A huge need for teacher professional development A huge opportunity for OER materials to meet these needs
- 9. The Age of the Waterbed Credit: Robert Paprstein, public domain
- 10. Today’s Summative Assessments 1. Don’t measure what matters 2. Feedback isn’t actionable 3. Results aren’t specific enough at the student level to guide instruction 4. Are a one-day snapshot
- 11. RTTA Consortia SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Approx. 27 states Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Approx. 24 states Credit: K12 Handhelds, CC BY
- 12. The RTTA assessments are supposed to: Be online Have optional interim assessments Cover a full range of standards, including critical thinking, problem solving and communication Be interactive and have complex student demonstrations of knowledge Use technology to develop, administer, score and report Produce sufficient information to guide instruction Use technology for new, innovative item
- 13. Where We Are in the RTTA Development Process SBAC’s assessment is computer- adaptive PARCC’s will have a major performance task Both consortia have schedules of RFPs Technology Readiness Tool
- 14. What We Need for Success Professional development • Use of the readiness tool • Use of tools for online assessment • Deeper understanding of CCSS • Different approaches » Instruction » Curriculum » Instructional materials Adequate devices and bandwidth www.assess4ed.net
- 15. Open Educational Resources Free, open, and digital resources that can be remixed, modified, and redistributed A way to share • Open textbook projects • P2PU School of Ed • NY project to develop open-licensed professional development and curriculum resources geared to CCSS A wise use of public funds
- 16. Sites for OER • OER Livebinder – www.livebinders.com/play/play/117659 (includes many of the resources below as well) • CA Open Textbooks – www.clrn.org • Free Reading – www.freereading.net • CK12 – www.ck12.org • Curriki – www.curriki.org • OER Commons – www.oercommons.org • P2PU – www.p2pu.org/school-of-ed
- 17. Beyond Textbooks - A Case Study Credit: Vail School District, all rights reserved
- 18. The Magic “How” Credit: Vail School District, all rights reserved
- 19. While CCSS brings some challenges, it also brings great opportunities for deeper learning. Thank you. Questions and comments