ncicu core to college grant presentation

NORTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

EDUCATION DEANSNOVEMBER 2, 2012

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

DR. JOHN D. DENNING, STATE DIRECTORK-12 & POSTSECONDARY ALIGNMENT INITIATIVES

““Education is a social process; Education is a social process; education is growth; education is education is growth; education is not a preparation for life but not a preparation for life but is life itself." is life itself."

-John Dewey-John Dewey

What do we want students to know and be able to do in the 21st century?

1. Evolution of Common Core

2. Implementation of Common Core in NC to-date

3. Overview of Core to College grant

NCCCS UNC Independent Colleges and Universities

Certificate and Degree Completers

Productive, Employed Workers and Citizens

High School Graduates Ready for Postsecondary Success

THE IMPACT OF COMMON CORE

High School Graduates Ready for Postsecondary Success

Certificate and Degree Completers

1. Evolution of Common Core

Technology is changing the way we teach and learn

Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010 p. 14 http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/FullReport.pdf

Education Requirements for Jobs, 2018

Common Core State Standards• Address disparity across states, equity matters• Let’s be honest: HS wasn’t preparing all of our kids• Clear, focused guideposts• Economies of scale

NCCCS UNC Independent Colleges and Universities

Certificate and Degree Completers

Productive, Employed Workers and Citizens

High School Graduates Ready for Postsecondary Success

THE IMPACT OF COMMON CORE

High School Graduates Ready for Postsecondary Success

Certificate and Degree Completers

2.Implementation of Common Core in NC to-date

• SBE adopted 2010 -all sectors of higher ed immediately pass resolutions of support

• DPI - Massive effort-HUGE shift in thinking about instruction/professional development-Starting round 2 of READY! Mtgs-Teacher education – program approval process

• Implementation Matters-it’s not just words on paper – it’s about teaching and learning -raising the bar of expectations requires exemplary leadership; along with trained faculty-students deserve continued rigor at all sectors of postsecondary

• Assessments• NC already has assessments• But push for “next generation assessments” = PARCC and SBAC• Computer adaptive and performance basedhttp://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/

• Higher Education Imperatives-teacher education – getting teachers into pipeline who are CCSS-ready-more than just teacher education, Arts and Sciences-continued conversations with CAOs and Deans

• Higher Education ImperativesPolicy Issues: -defining readiness-assessments-placement

Your turn:

What have you done on your campusto foster a conversation about

the impact of the new Common Core State Standards?

3. Overview of Core to College Grant

• Core to College Grant• 1 of only 10 states• Gates, Lumina, Hewlett, RPA Foundations• All of a state’s education sectors to work hand in hand• Be a driver for college and career readiness

“They [college and universities]…must reach out as never before to fully understand the needs in our communities and to fully address

them—as partners, together. That is the model of higher education in this

new 21st century.” (Gee, 2010)

Opportunity and Purpose: Outreach’s Changing Mission, Opportunity and Purpose: Outreach’s Changing Mission, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 14, Number 3, p. 5, (2010) Volume 14, Number 3, p. 5, (2010)

North Carolina’s Core to College Grant

 GOALS:

1.Increase educators’ (K-12 and all levels of postsecondary), parents’ and others’ understandings of the Common Core State Standards and how they are to be implemented and impactful on the state of North Carolina.

2.Create meaningful alignment between K-12 and postsecondary standards, assessments and expectations for student success.

3.Adopt a set of policy recommendations supporting a common definition of career and college readiness.

North Carolina’s Core to College Grant

GOALS: 1.Increase understanding:

Website and set of communication tools Variety of convenings across the state (CC, UNC,

privates and K-12) Leadership Forums What does all of this mean for me in higher ed?

North Carolina’s Core to College Grant

GOALS: 2.Policy alignment:

Establishing communication channels Use of new assessments Supporting programs for access, CAA Alignment Teams

Impact on teaching and learning for higher ed faculty Teacher development/professional development/creation of

resources

North Carolina’s Core to College Grant

GOALS: 3.Common readiness definition:

Documenting various determinants in use currently Working toward consensus Goal is a coherent and consistent system across the

state Ultimate goal here isn’t rhetoric – but increased

opportunities for success post high school

In the 21st century, a variety of skills are important…

Questions?

Follow Up Tasks Talking Points about alignment efforts Updates from planning for convenings Launch of website - repository for updates &

information Invitations to future convenings

FOR MORE INFORMATIONJohn D. Denning, Ed.D.

State Director, K-12 and Postsecondary Alignment919.807.7099

DenningJ@NCCommunityColleges.edu