Higher Education’s Higher Education’s Role in Common Core Role in Common Core

ImplementationImplementationCollege Changes Everything

October 5, 2012Brian Durham, Illinois Community

College Board

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The “Old” Pipeline

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The “Old” Pipeline

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College and Career ReadinessMath and ELA are benchmarked to

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards.

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The Common Core Pipeline

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The Common Core Pipeline

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Managing the Transition

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Implications for Higher EducationAligning key school-to-college

policies.Alignment of placement policies.Curriculum Alignment.Preparing new and existing

teachers.Re-examining adult education

--(American Council on Education, 2010).

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Implications for Higher Education

School-to-College Policies◦Course Requirements and IAI

implications◦Standards / Assessments◦Teacher Certification / Licensure

Assessments◦Determining Performance Standards◦Aligning Placement Policies

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--(American Council on Education, 2010).

Implications for Higher EducationCurriculum Alignment

◦Managing the Transition to College and Career

◦Aligning K-12 and higher education curricula Remedial education first-year courses

Preparing new and existing teachers.◦Professional Development ◦Changes to Teacher Education programs

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--(American Council on Education, 2010).

Implications for Higher Education

Adult Education◦GED Preparation◦Alignment to the Common Core

Standards

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Ongoing Alignment EffortsAdult Education

Remedial Education

General Education

Teacher Education

Alignment Efforts to the Common Core State Standards

Math Task Force and English Language Arts Task Force

IAI Implications

Sweeping Changes in Teacher Education

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Alignment & TransitionAlignment & Transition Horizontal Alignment : Curricular alignment

within a common grade level to ensure students are adequately prepared for the next level as well as grade level assessments. Provides teachers/faculty with a guide and goals for instruction.

Important to ensure effective vertical alignment.

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Alignment & TransitionAlignment & Transition

Cross-institutional Vertical Alignment: Alignment across different institutions within the entire education system to ensure students transition successfully to the next level.

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Alignment StrategiesAlignment Strategies1. Development of detailed course

syllabi.

2. Curriculum mapping

3. College & Career Readiness Assignments

4. Senior Seminars

5. Paired Courses

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Alignment ResourcesConnecticut College and Career Readiness

Toolkit (Educational Policy Improvement Center)

www.ctregents.org/files/pdfs/p20/p20-CT-Toolkit.pdf

Significant Discussion: A Guide for Secondary and Postsecondary Curriculum Alignment (League for Innovation in the Community College)

www.league.org/significantdiscussions/ South Carolina on course alignment:https://epiconline.org/south_carolina/?

q=south_carolina

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Alignment Resources

https://epiconline.org/pub/IL_Toolkit_FINAL_.pdf