new directions for uc articulation monica h. lin, ph.d. undergraduate admissions uc office of the...

New Directions for UC Articulation

Monica H. Lin, Ph.D. Undergraduate Admissions UC Office of the President College Access & Preparation (CAP) Forum June 16-17, 2015 http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/getting-started/trainings/index.html

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Overview

Background on UCOP High School Articulation New A-G Course Lists & Course Management Portal Connecting “a-g” to K-12 standards Preparing students for college & future careers

UCOP High School Articulation

Our mission:– Communicate and implement UC faculty “a-g” policy– Evaluate high school courses for quality and rigor– Support California educators and administrators– Facilitate students’ preparation for college

Changes in K-12 Landscape

California’s Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) Academic Performance Index (API) SAT & ACT What about UC & “a-g”?

Changes in UC Articulation

BEFORE NOW

UC High School Articulation Analyst Role

Gatekeeper Facilitator

Approach to Reviews

Checklist/quantitative approach Holistic/qualitative approach

Level of Analysis Detailed, narrow, ground level Broad strokes, flexible, high level

Expectations of Course Content

Traditional subject area courses Traditional subject area coursesInterdisciplinary/integrated/ innovative courses

Feedback Philosophy

“This course is not approved for XYZ reasons.”

“This course can be approved if…”

Course Review Outcomes

Inefficient policy implementationConservative selectivity

Streamlined policy implementationLiberal advocacy

A-G Course Lists

New feature highlights:– Global, customizable search engine (like Google)– Ability to bookmark URLs for any institution’s list– Cleaner, clearer user interface

Future enhancements:– Ability to search by institution type (e.g., online schools)– Ability to search by course type (e.g., computer science

courses approved in area “c” vs. “g”)– More robust search results based on relevancy of search

terms

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselists

A-G Course Management Portal (CMP)

New feature highlights:– Individual user registration & system access– Streamlined course submission form– Pilot program for district- or school network-level “a-g”

course list management– Access to all approved “a-g” course descriptions

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp

REVIEWof “a-g” course submissions

REPOSITORYof “a-g” courses

RESOURCEfor college-preparatory curriculum in

California

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp

Connecting A-G to K-12 Standards

What questions/challenges do you face with implementing Common Core State Standards & Next Generation Science Standards?

In what direction is your school/organization headed?

Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways

What math sequence does UC require?

Minimally complete the 15 “a-g” course pattern, including 3 foundational years of mathematics (“c”)

Traditional & integrated math accepted by UC:– Algebra I or Mathematics I– Geometry or Mathematics II– Algebra II or Mathematics III

Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways

How will fulfilling the area “c” requirement be different under Common Core?

Highly recommend completing advanced math courses– Fall 2014: nearly 93% of applicants completed at least one

type of advanced math course

Statistics vs. calculus Emphasis on mathematical practices & quantitative

reasoning skills

Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways

How will UC support statewide CCSS implementation?

Continued faculty & staff engagement within higher education & with K-12

A-G Course Management Portal as a key resource 2016 UC Articulation Conferences on math education

– Facilitate K-12 & higher education connections– Define new math paths from high school through college– Establish shared expectations for best preparing students in

math

Next Steps:Next Generation Science Standards

UC initiatives addressing the interconnections of “a-g” & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):

Updated laboratory science (“d”) course criteria to align with NGSS

Proposed UC science faculty advisory committee– Review & revise, as needed, the area “d” subject requirement– Submit recommendations to UC faculty Board of Admissions &

Relations with Schools (BOARS)

Next Steps:Next Generation Science Standards

A-G Course Management Portal (CMP)– Statewide resource for educators seeking to develop NGSS-

aligned courses that have earned area “d” approval

UC faculty engagement– K-12: California Science Curriculum Framework & Evaluation

Criteria Committee (CFCC)– Higher education: Science faculty work group for Intersegmental

Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS)

Preparing Students for College & Careers

Focus on application of knowledge & skills Increase in project-based/experiential learning Blending of traditional academics & career technical

education (CTE)– UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Initiative:

http://ucci.ucop.edu/

http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/

UCOP High School ArticulationHSArticulation@ucop.edu

(510) 987-9570http://www.ucop.edu/agguide