pennsylvania common core standards & student assessments changes
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Pennsylvania Common Core Standards & Student Assessments Changes. What Momentum is There for the Initiative?. 48 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories have signed on to the National Common Core State Standards Initiative (PA is one of the states, and has made minor revisions). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pennsylvania Common Core Standards &
Student Assessments Changes
What Momentum is There for the Initiative?
48 states, the District of Columbia, and two
territories have signed on to the National Common Core State Standards Initiative
(PA is one of the states, and has made minor revisions)
Why is This Important for Students, Teachers, and Parents?
Prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work
Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code
Provides educators, parents, and students with clear, focused guideposts
Why Now?Disparate standards across states
Student mobility
Global competition
Today’s jobs require different skills
Criteria for the Standards
Fewer, clearer, and higher
Aligned with college and work expectations
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
Based on evidence and research
PA Common Core Curriculumhttp://www.pdesas.org/Standard/Common
Shifts in English Language ArtsArgumentative writing, emphasis on evidence Expository writing (frequent short research
pieces)Increase in % of informational text--50% in
third grade to 70% in HS, (note it is the whole HS experience not just English class)
Increase in the complexity of texts
Shifts in Math Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others.Make sense of problems and persevere in
solving them.Use appropriate tools strategically.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.Attend to precision.Look for and make use of structure.Look for and make sense of regularity in
repeated reasoning
Assessment 2012- 13Grades 3-8 Mathematics and Reading PSSAGrade 12 PSSA retest in OctoberGrades 3-8 & 11 Mathematics and Reading
PASAGrades 5 & 8 Writing PSSAGrades 4 & 8 Science PSSAGrades 4, 8 & 11 Science PASA No PSSA-MGrades 3-5 Stand-alone Writing Field TestKeystone Exams
Algebra I, Literature, Biology
Assessment 2012- 13Essentially the assessments and the
content focus of the assessments is the same as last year.
2012-13 Offered paper/pencil onlyResults will be used to
implement a writing component into the proposed Grades 3-5 English Language Arts (ELA) assessment.
Grades 3-5 Stand-alone Writing Field Test
2013-14Grades 3-5 English Language Arts PSSA (PA
CC)Grades 3-5 Mathematics PSSA (PA CC)
Grades 6-8 Mathematics and Reading PSSAGrades 3-8 & 11 Mathematics & Reading PASAGrade 8 Writing PSSAGrades 4 & 8 Science PSSAGrades 4, 8 & 11 Science PASAGrades 6-8 Stand-alone Writing Field TestKeystone Exams
Algebra I, Literature, BiologyComposition Field Test
2013-14Includes a writing
component An area not previously
assessed at grades 3 & 4Offered on-line &
paper/pencil
Grades 3-5 Math and English Language Arts PSSA
Based on Assessment Anchor Content Standards aligned to PA Common Core Standards
2013-14 Red = Alert
Assessments Based on PA Common Core Standards are being designed to match the expected growth in reading, math, thinking and reasoning
2013-14 Red = Alert
Assessments Based on PA Common Core Standards are being designed to match the expected growth in reading, math, thinking and reasoning
2013-14 Red = ELA Example
Current PSSA typeRead the passage
below and answer questions 12-14 regarding the authors purpose.
2013-14 Red = ELA Example
Current PSSA typeRead the passage
below and answer questions 12-14 regarding the authors purpose.
Common Core PSSA typeRead the two
passages below and compare and contrast the authors purpose in each passage.
2013-14 Red = Math Example
Current PSSA typeSubtract 15 from 45
and divide by 3.
A. 15B. 10C. 5D. None of the above
2013-14 Red = Math ExampleCommon Core
PSSA type (5th Grade)What mathematical
expression is equivalent to the number sentence below?
Subtract 15 from 45 and divide by 3?
Current PSSA typeSubtract 15 from 45
and divide by 3.
A. 15B. 10C. 5D. None of the above
2013-14 Based on current Assessment Anchor Content Standards
Offered on-line and paper/pencil
Grades 4 & 8 Science PSSA
Common Core CurriculumPlan for the Year Summer Work
August
PD Plan
End of Year 1
Common Core CurriculumWritingPlan
Model
Practice
Benchmarks for the Year
More InformationVisit www.corestandards.org
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