Common Core State Common Core State Standards InitiativeStandards Initiative

State Board of EducationState Board of EducationJanuary 28, 2010January 28, 2010

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview• Reminder of Common Core Standards

Initiative and related process– Phase One: College & Career Readiness

Standards– Phase Two: K-12 Grade Level Standards

• Oregon’s feedback process and observations

• Next steps and considerations

Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards InitiativeInitiative

• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governor’s Association (NGA) leading the effort

• Building on work of Achieve

• Goals of initiative:– Fewer, clearer and higher-level standards– Aligned with college and work expectations– Internationally benchmarked– Consistent learning expectations across states

Common Core State Common Core State Standards InitiativeStandards Initiative

• Oregon signed Memorandum of Agreement last summer

• Participation a requirement of Race to the Top application

• Participating states asked to adopt 100% of the common core standards. States may then add additional standards if desired, but no more than 15% of total number of standards (115% rule)

Common Core State Common Core State Standards: Standards: Initial Content Areas Initial Content Areas

Mathematics English/Language Arts

Common Core State Common Core State Standards: Two PhasesStandards: Two Phases

Phase 1: College and career-readiness standards -end of high school expectations

– Definitions of “College readiness” and “career readiness”

– Designed to anchor K-12 standards

Common Core State Common Core State Standards: Two PhasesStandards: Two Phases

Phase 2: K–12 grade level standards- grade by grade articulation of the common core

–Designed to serve as guide & tool for aligning instruction, curriculum, assessment & teacher supports, & systems of accountability

Common Core Development Common Core Development and Adoption Processand Adoption Process

Validation Committee

Common Core

Development Group

ACT

College Board

Achieve

Professors

State Adoption

State Input

Feedback Group

CCSSO

Phase 1: College and Career Phase 1: College and Career Readiness Standards-Readiness Standards-

Feedback and OutreachFeedback and Outreach• Early drafts sent to chief state school officers and

state higher education officers for internal state review

• Drafts posted to CCSSI website for public feedback

• Outreach to post-secondary partners

Feedback and OutreachFeedback and Outreach

Getting the word out• Creation of ODE website for CCSSI• Instructional Leaders Council presentations• Individual contacts with teacher leaders• Conference presentations• Use of electronic listservs

– Teacher newsletters– ODE Pipeline– Curriculum Directors listserv

Common Core State Common Core State Standards: Two PhasesStandards: Two Phases

Phase 2: K–12 grade level standards- grade by grade articulation of the common core

–Designed to serve as guide & tool for aligning instruction, curriculum, assessment & teacher supports, & systems of accountability

Common Core Development Common Core Development and Adoption Processand Adoption Process

Validation Committee

Common Core

Development Group

ACT

College Board

Achieve

Professors

K-12 teachers

State Adoption

State Input

Feedback Group

CCSSO

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level StandardsGrade Level Standards

• First draft of Mathematics and ELA K-12 standards released November 2009-incomplete version (K-8 only)

• Second draft released January 14th for additional state agency review (K-8 and HS)

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level StandardsGrade Level Standards

CCSSI’s Feedback Questions

1. Is the architecture of the draft standards clear and easy to follow for all audiences (e.g., teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, students, general public)?

2.Does the document present a rigorous, yet reasonable continuum of expectations for student learning in each discipline?   

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level StandardsGrade Level Standards

CCSSI’s Feedback Questions

3. Is the language in this draft clear, concise, and precise?  Will teachers be able to readily identify the standards within the document?

4. One of our stated goals for the common core state standards is that they are fewer, clearer and higher.  Do these standards meet those criteria? 

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

English/Language Arts

• Content areas include:– reading & literature– writing & research– speaking & listening– language development

• Standards for grades K,1,2, and 3

• Grade spans for 4-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

English/Language Arts

Our feedback process

• ODE team: – Julie Anderson, English Language Arts

education specialist– Ken Hermens, English Language Arts

assessment specialist– Jean Bond-Esser, ODE temporary staff

(retired English teacher)

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

English/Language Arts

General observations:

-Standards include description of the required text complexity by grade/grade span

-Are specific standards written for key text types (e.g., narrative, informative and explanatory, argument)

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

English/Language Arts

Concerns:

-Unclear hierarchy within document

-Standards development approach unclear

-Repetition of standards across grade levels

-Use of grade spans, not grade levels

-Emphasis on four-year college readiness

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

Mathematics

Our feedback process• ODE team:

– Mark Freed, Mathematics education specialist– Jim Leigh, Mathematics assessment specialist• Field reviewers

- Math TOSA group, content & assessment

panel members

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

Mathematics

Content areas K-8 include:

• operations• quantity & measurement• base ten computation• shapes• fractions• coordinate geometry

• statistics• ratios and proportional

relationships• number system• expressions & equations• probability• functions & situations

they model

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

MathematicsContent areas HS include:• Expressions

• Equations

• Functions

• Coordinates

• Modeling

• Statistics

• Probability

• Geometry

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

Mathematics

General observations:

-Common standards could strengthen professional development goals/outcomes

-Standards are broken down into what students “understand” and what students “can do”

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

Mathematics

Concerns:

-Standards development approach unclear

-Connections to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and National Mathematics Advisory Panel work is not evident

-Content broad and lacking in depth

-Developmental continuum questionable

Common K-12 Common K-12 Grade Level Standards Grade Level Standards

Additional conversations

• Instructional Leader’s Council– Quarterly meeting

• Other Western states– Conference call through Education Northwest

Next Steps and Next Steps and ConsiderationsConsiderations

• Development group utilizing feedback to revise Draft 3-will post for public feedback by Feb. 14th

• ODE will work with partners to reviews drafts and submit additional feedback

• Joint release of final K-12 and College & Career Readiness standards expected early March

• Adoption timeline under further review due to varying state adoption processes– NASBE conference (Feb.1-2) Las Vegas

Next Steps and Next Steps and ConsiderationsConsiderations

• National conversations around common assessment system aligned to common core, professional development needs and instructional materials underway

• Oregon a member of consortia of states to develop common assessment aligned to the common standards