“Start Ready, Leave Ready.”

OACTS MeetingJune 2012

How is ODE helping Ohio districts make the transition?

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Transition and Implementation Plan:

– Communication and Outreach– Professional Development/Training– K-12 and Higher Education Alignment

– Resources and Technology Integration

– Monitoring and Sustainability Efforts

Professional Development/Training

• Regional Targeted PD/Training• Formative Instruction

PD/Training• RttT Pilot Site (PD- OPAP,

FAMS, AP)• District Level Professional

Development

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDedicatedPage.aspx?page=973

Professional Development/Training

Regional Targeted PD/Training

Formative Instruction PD/Training

• Provide in depth professional development across the regions

• Facilitated by Regional Content Facilitators (RCFs)

• Focus on assisting teachers with depth of content and curriculum revision

• Support for teachers of diverse learners.

• Web-based modules• Foundations of Formative

Instruction/Content and Grade Specific modules

• Aligns to Ohio’s New Learning standards

• Facilitated by FIP Facilitators Support for teachers of diverse learners

Professional Development/Training

Upcoming for 2012-13• PARCC Educator Leader Cadres• Regional targeted and differentiated PD for teachers of

SWD, ELL and Gifted• Formative Instruction Content- Specific Modules

(fipyourschoolohio.org)• Online PD modules on Students with Disabilities (e.g.

extended standards)• PD/Training topics include:

• Utilizing technology in math, ELA, science, and social studies instruction

• Incorporating literacy across curriculum• Interdisciplinary instruction through the Eye of Integration• Providing visions into effective instructional practice.

PARCC – What Is It? What Is the Impact for CTE?

June 21, 2012

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

(PARCC)

Governing States collaboratively:– Approve test specifications

– Develop long-term sustainability plans

– Approve solicitations and select vendors for PARCC procurements

– Determine high priority model instructional tools

– Build and expand educator leader cadres of K-12 educators and postsecondary faculty

– Ensure the assessment results provide the data needed to support state accountability mechanisms

PARCC is State Led

PARCC Assessments

Measure students’ mastery of Common Core State Standards

Online testing with immediate results for real-time use for

educators and parents

Provide a common measure of career and college readiness

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Coherent System Aligned to College and Career

Readiness

PARCCAssessment System

Implementation & Transition

Support

Aligned Instructional Resources

Diagnostic & Informative

Assessments

Summative Assessments

End-of-Year /End-of-Course

Assessment

Performance-Based

Assessment

Summative assessment for accountability

Formative assessment

Diagnostic Assessment

Flexible

Mid-Year Assessment

English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11

Summative Components

Source: Center for K-12 at ETS

PARCC Assessment Design

Speaking & ListeningAssessment

Pathway to College and Career Readiness for All

Students

K-2 3-8 High School

K-2 formative assessment being

developed, aligned

to the PARCC system

Timely student achievement data showing students,

parents and educators whether

ALL students are on-track to college and

career readiness

ONGOING STUDENT SUPPORTS/INTERVENTIONS

College readiness score to identify who is

ready for college-

level coursework

SUCCESS IN FIRST-YEAR,

CREDIT-BEARING,

POSTSECONDARY COURSEWORK

Targeted interventions & supports:

•12th-grade bridge courses• PD for educators

PARCC Tools & Resources

Model Instructional Units

Educator LeaderCadres

College Ready Tools

Item and Task

Prototypes

Model Instructional Units and

Content Frameworks

PARCC Tech Support

PARCC is developing guidelines for states and districts to:

•Plan instructional technology hardware purchases

•Meet bandwidth and network specifications

• http://www.parcconline.org/technology

ODE Tech Support

• Technology Readiness Tool (TRT)– Technology Inventory developed by Pearson– April Pilot complete– Information webcast recording available: http://

www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1907&ContentID=120301&Content=126695

– Month of June data collection window– Questions to ohiotrt@education.ohio.gov

• Ohio Online Assessment Pilot (OAP)– Grade 8 Social Studies questions– Online, interactive format– Handful of technology-enhanced items– May 15 – 25, 2012 Pilot testing window– http://ohsspilot.portal.airast.org/

Educator Leader Cadre(ELC)

24 Educator Leaders

Four Key Roles

• Strategic Thought Partners

• Content Partners

• Engagement Facilitators

• Distributors, Messengers, Ambassadors

Vendor- National Mathematics and Science Initiative(NMSI)

State level and PARCC- led ELC Meetings =2012-2014

PARCC college-ready assessments will help students to:

• Enter colleges better prepared

• Persist in and complete degree and certificate programs

Higher Education: Key PARCC Partner

• CTE students will take the PARCC assessments in core academic content, beginning in 2014-15

• Current CTE end-of-course exams and performance based tasks prepare CTE students for and compliment Next Generation PARCC assessments in core academic content areas

PARCC and Career Field Technical Education

CCSS and CCTC Connections

CCSSUse appropriate tools

strategically.

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

CCTCApply appropriate academic

and technical skills.

Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason.

Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and

persevere in solving them.

Timeline Through First PARCC Administration in

2014-2015PARCC Tools, Resources,

and Support

Model instructiona

l units released

College-ready tools released

K-2 tools development begins

Partnership Resource Center

launched

Professional development

modules released

Diagnostic assessments released

Pilot/field testing begins

Full-scale pilot/field

testing begins

Full administration of PARCC

assessments

Fall 2012

Winter 2013

Spring2013

Summer

2013

Winter 2014

Spring2014

Summer

2014

Fall2013

Fall2014

PARCC Assessment Implementation

What Should Career field Technical Districts and

Programs Do Now? Become familiar with:– Common Core and State Revised Standards – Model curricula

Assure that all students have access to high quality instruction and challenging curriculum

Develop support structures for struggling students

Access for new opportunities and resources• PARCC Assessment Resources: www.parcconline.org

• ODE Developed Resources: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDedicatedPage.aspx?page=973

Questions?