Why move to Why move to Common Core?Common Core?

Preparation: The standards are college- and career-Preparation: The standards are college- and career-ready. They will help prepare students with the ready. They will help prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in knowledge and skills they need to succeed in education and training after high school.education and training after high school.

Competition: The standards are internationally Competition: The standards are internationally benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure benchmarked. Common standards will help ensure our students are globally competitive. our students are globally competitive.

Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not Equity: Expectations are consistent for all – and not dependent on a student’s zip code.dependent on a student’s zip code.

Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and Clarity: The standards are focused, coherent, and clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents clear. Clearer standards help students (and parents and teachers) understand what is expected of them.and teachers) understand what is expected of them.

Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to Collaboration: The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across states and districts, work collaboratively across states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools, professional development, common tools, professional development, common assessments and other materials.assessments and other materials.

Post Secondary Study Is More Post Secondary Study Is More Important Than EverImportant Than Ever

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that by 2018, we will need 22 million new college degrees — but will fall short of that number by at least 3 million post-secondary degrees, Associate’s or better.

CCSS: Change is CCSS: Change is comingcoming

On October 28, 2010 CCSS in On October 28, 2010 CCSS in Mathematics were adopted by Mathematics were adopted by the Oregon State Board of the Oregon State Board of EducationEducation

The CCSS will replace Oregon’s The CCSS will replace Oregon’s 2007/2009 adopted standards2007/2009 adopted standards

Standards are K-12Standards are K-12

Oregon Math Oregon Math CrosswalkCrosswalk

The findings include:The findings include:

Most of the content found in the current Most of the content found in the current Oregon standards is also found in the Oregon standards is also found in the CCSSM.CCSSM.A significant amount of content currently A significant amount of content currently found in Oregon’s high school mathematics found in Oregon’s high school mathematics standards is found at the middle school level standards is found at the middle school level in the CCSSM, which will necessitate a shift in the CCSSM, which will necessitate a shift in instruction.in instruction.Over 50% of the CCSS high school content is Over 50% of the CCSS high school content is currently found in Oregon’s Advanced currently found in Oregon’s Advanced Knowledge and Skills, which are not Knowledge and Skills, which are not standards in Oregon’s current system.standards in Oregon’s current system.

K-8 Mathematics K-8 Mathematics OverviewOverview

The K- 8 mathematics standards:The K- 8 mathematics standards: The K-5 standards provide students with a solid The K-5 standards provide students with a solid

foundation in foundation in whole numbers, addition, subtraction, whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals.multiplication, division, fractions and decimals.

The 6-8 standards describe robust learning in The 6-8 standards describe robust learning in geometrygeometry, , algebraalgebra, and , and probability and statistics.probability and statistics.

Modeled after the focus of standards from high-Modeled after the focus of standards from high-performing nations, the standards for grades 7 and performing nations, the standards for grades 7 and 8 include 8 include significant algebra and geometry content.significant algebra and geometry content.

Students who have completed 7th grade and Students who have completed 7th grade and mastered the content and skills will be mastered the content and skills will be prepared for prepared for algebra, in 8th grade or after.algebra, in 8th grade or after.

High School Mathematics High School Mathematics OverviewOverview

The high school mathematics standards:The high school mathematics standards: Call on students to practice Call on students to practice applying mathematical applying mathematical

ways of thinkingways of thinking to real world issues and challenges to real world issues and challenges Require students to develop a Require students to develop a depth of depth of

understandingunderstanding and and ability to apply mathematicsability to apply mathematics to to novel situations, as college students and employees novel situations, as college students and employees regularly are called to doregularly are called to do

Emphasize Emphasize mathematical modelingmathematical modeling, the use of , the use of mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical situations, understand them better, and improve situations, understand them better, and improve decisionsdecisions

Identify the mathematics that all students should Identify the mathematics that all students should study in order to be study in order to be college and career readycollege and career ready

For K-12 For K-12 MathematicsMathematics

Standards for Mathematical Standards for Mathematical PracticePractice

Describe mathematical “habits of mind” Describe mathematical “habits of mind” Standards for mathematical proficiency: Standards for mathematical proficiency:

reasoning, problem solving, modeling, reasoning, problem solving, modeling, decision making, and engagement decision making, and engagement

Connect with content standards in each Connect with content standards in each gradegrade

Standards for Mathematical Practice will Standards for Mathematical Practice will be included in both Formative and be included in both Formative and Summative Assessments.Summative Assessments.

Standards for Mathematical Standards for Mathematical PracticePractice

1.1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.them.

2.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.reasoning of others.

4.4. Model with mathematics.Model with mathematics.

5.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.Use appropriate tools strategically.

6.6. Attend to precision.Attend to precision.

7.7. Look for and make use of structure.Look for and make use of structure.

8.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.reasoning.

CCSS - CCSS - AssessmentAssessment

SBAC: SMARTER Balanced Assessment SBAC: SMARTER Balanced Assessment ConsortiumConsortium

In 2010 SBAC received a $176 million Race to In 2010 SBAC received a $176 million Race to the Top grant to develop CCSS assessments the Top grant to develop CCSS assessments

Over 30 states are part of SBAC, including Over 30 states are part of SBAC, including governing and advisory states (Oregon is a governing and advisory states (Oregon is a governing state)governing state)

Assessments are scheduled to be available in Assessments are scheduled to be available in 2014-15 (this year’s 7th graders will be in 2014-15 (this year’s 7th graders will be in 1111thth grade) grade)

CCSS - CCSS - Assessment Assessment Assessments will include Assessments will include

the required summative assessmentthe required summative assessment• adaptive, based on OAKSadaptive, based on OAKS• will test content and mathematical practiceswill test content and mathematical practices• taken by students no more than twice in a school year taken by students no more than twice in a school year

ANDAND only during the last 3 months of the year only during the last 3 months of the year

optional formative, or benchmark, optional formative, or benchmark, assessmentsassessments

a variety of tools, processes and a variety of tools, processes and practices that teachers may use in practices that teachers may use in planning and implementing informal, planning and implementing informal, ongoing assessmentongoing assessment

CCSS Impact on Middle and CCSS Impact on Middle and High SchoolHigh School

Final ODE implementation plan not released Final ODE implementation plan not released yet (draft was released in October)yet (draft was released in October)

Tentative PPS planTentative PPS plan• K – 2 moves completely to the CCSSM in 2011-2012K – 2 moves completely to the CCSSM in 2011-2012• 66thth grade may move to CCSSM in 2011-2012 grade may move to CCSSM in 2011-2012• First phase of changes for HS will likely occur in First phase of changes for HS will likely occur in

2012-132012-13• Teacher workgroup this summer to make Teacher workgroup this summer to make

recommendations on 6-12 course trajectories recommendations on 6-12 course trajectories • Recommendations brought to principals in the fall Recommendations brought to principals in the fall

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