Parent Academy. Common Core & PARCC

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1 Parent Academy Common Core & PARCC

2 Common Core State Standards What are Academic Standards? Academic Standards describe the knowledge and skills a student needs to have by the end of each school year from kindergarten to grade 12

3 Common Core State Standards What are the Common Core State Standards? Common Core State Standards identify the specific skills and knowledge that all students are expected to learn, know, and be able to do in English language arts and mathematics New Jersey State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010

4 Common Core State Standards What is different from the old standards? Children are encouraged to think deeply Collaborate with one another Show work AND thought process Expectation that these skills will prepare students for success at work or in college

5 Common Core State Standards Where did these new standards come from? The National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officials developed them with the help of Teachers Parents Academic Experts Business and Community Leaders

6 Common Core State Standards Why were they created? The Common Core is a set of uniform benchmarks to ensure that a high school graduate from any state will be ready to begin college without taking remedial courses Commissioner Hespe recently reported that more than 50% of college freshmen require remedial classes

7 Common Core State Standards What are the benefits of the Common Core? Set clear and consistent learning goals for every student Focus on students critical thinking skills and ability to solve real-world problems instead of simply memorizing facts Based on state and international student learning standards that reflect Expectations of job training programs Credit-bearing courses in college

8 Common Core State Standards Do these standards determine what and how teachers teach? Districts have the responsibility to develop lessons and materials that ensure students are meeting the expectations of the Common Core Standards can be taught in may ways to meet the needs of all students including English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities Decisions regarding lesson planning, textbooks and materials are made at the local level

9 Common Core in YOUR Child s Classroom How we are meeting the standards in classrooms across the district Samples of things your child may be asked to do What you can do at home to help your child

10 Common Core State Standards in you Child s Mathematics Classroom Focus Narrower Deeper Coherence Thinking across grades Linking to major topics Rigor Understanding Application

11 Common Core State Standards Shifts in Mathematics 100% 90% 80% 70% Previous Standards Common Core State Standards 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Data, Prob, & Stat Algebra Data & Prob Algebra Geometry Number 0%

12 Mathematics Task Types Concepts, skills and procedures Mathematical reasoning Model and apply what they know to solve problems 5? 12 What is the distance between A (3,6) and B (15, 1)? Show your work and justify your answer. A painter is using a 30 foot extension ladder. He follows the safety regulations, making sure the base of the ladder is 1 foot from the wall for every 4 feet of ladder height. How high up the wall will the ladder reach? Use drawings, equations, and/or words to explain your solution.

13 Mathematics at Home Incorporate math topics into your daily conversations Use technology to engage your child with math fluencies and typing skills Everyday Math Online Carnegie Learning MathXL Understanding Math Show an interest in your child s work, asking to see your child s assignments and test results Let your child know that you have high expectations for his or her work Set homework and study time every day Make sure your child attends school regularly

14 Common Core State Standards in your Child s Language Arts Classroom Language arts literacy lessons are designed to support students as the learn to: Read, comprehend, and integrate knowledge gained from reading texts Write essays on topics using information they gained from the texts they read Support their reasons with evidence from what was read Integrate knowledge gained from multiple sources

15 Standard W : Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence (includes a-e). Standard W : Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Standard W : Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Standard W : Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research (includes a).

16 Sample Lessons, Mini PBLs and PBLs in LAL Curricula 6-12 Research and read several poems written by Langston Hughes. Although each of these poets wrote in a different time period they are both thought of by some as Black Poets. Compare and contrast these two poets. Read Phyllis Wheatley, Diaspora Subjectivity, and the African American Canon and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man, how would you define these two poets? How did each of these poets define the tension between the needs of the individual and the need to achieve the greater good for society? Provide evidence of your answer (cite the text). Post your response on the classroom blog. Using a core or guided reading novel, make a list of how characters express their values by providing evidence from the text. Next, determine in groups the cause of those values: is it a reflection of their times? Culture? Politics? Is it still a value today? If not, how did the value lose appeal? What values have stood the test of time? What values from present day need to be discarded and why?

17 More PBL Samples Utopia In Anthem and Lord of the Flies the characters lived in a utopian type society Students will be using the information gain from the novels, discussions and historical information in order to create a utopian society. Students will do a research paper Discuss the roots of Utopian societies by reading the PDF file Origins of the Utopian Idea origins of utopia.pdf

18 Grade 8 Sample Lesson/Mini PBL Response to Literature: (Required for All Students throughout the marking period) As you read the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Devil s Arithmetic, take notes in your Cornell Notes template or double entry journal about the following: particular lines of dialogue or incidents that propel the action forward, lines or incidents that reveal aspects of the character s determination to stand up for what they believe in, lines or incidents that reveal overt or quite acts of defiance against the institutions and the consequences lines or incidents that suggests connections to the marking period theme. All answers must have textual evidence. Be sure to note page numbers with relevant information so you can cite the text during class discussions. Post your thoughts about each core novel and respond to at least two threads per week by Blog on Wiki Space Support Videos\Wiki\How to Build An Educational Wiki.mp4

19 Tips for Supporting the Common Core at Home Your child is developing skills related to the Common Core by: Reading a variety of texts including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays Asking and answering questions directly related to what he/she read Supporting his/her reasoning with evidence from texts read Engaging in discussion about was is read

20 Common Core and Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities are defined as students eligible for Special Education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (IDEA) The goal of the Common Core is for students with disabilities to be challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-school lives, including college and/or careers.

21 Common Core and Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities are a heterogeneous group with one common characteristic: the presence of disabling conditions that significantly hinder their abilities to benefit from general education (IDEA 34 CFR) The manner in which these high standards are taught and assessed is of the utmost importance in reaching this diverse group of students.

22 Supporting Students with Disabilities within the Common Core Instructional supports for learning based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning(UDL)2 which foster student engagement by presenting information in multiple ways and allowing for diverse avenues of action and expression. Instructional modifications or changes in materials or procedures which do not change the standards but allow students to learn within the framework of the Common Core. Assistive technology devices and services to ensure access to the general education curriculum and the Common Core State Standards.

23 English Language Learners All curricula for English Language Learners are designed to address their personal language needs and provide access to the Common Core State Standards

24 Common Core and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

25 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) What is PARCC? The Common Core State Standards are intended to ensure that students graduating high school are ready for college or career The PARCC is an assessment that measures mastery of the Common Core

26 How is the PARCC Different from NJ ASK/HSPA? NJ ASK/HSPA Paper/Pencil Administered once/year School shuts down for weeks to administer ELA and Math Grades 3-8 and minutes per day PARCC Online Administered two times (March PBA, May EOY) Administration schedule is flexible ELA Grades 3-11 Math Grades 3 8 and Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II minutes per day

27 Research Simulation Task Sample Directions

28 Research Simulation Task Sample Questions

29 Research Simulation Task Sample Questions

30 Literary Analysis Task Sample: Grade 10 Use what you have learned from reading Daedalus and Icarus by Ovid and To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph by Anne Sexton to write an essay that provides an analysis of how Sexton transforms Daedalus and Icarus. Develop your claim(s) of how Sexton transforms Daedalus and Icarus with evidence from both texts. As a starting point, you may want to consider what is emphasized, absent, or different in the two texts, but feel free to develop your own focus for analysis.

31 Grade 11 Both John and Abigail Adams believed strongly in freedom and independence. However, their letters suggest that each of them understood these terms differently based on their experiences. Write an essay that explains their contrasting views on the concepts of freedom and independence. In your essay, make a claim about the idea of freedom and independence and how John and Abigail Adams add to that understanding and/or how each illustrates a misunderstanding of freedom and independence. Support your response with textual evidence and inferences drawn from all sources.

32 PARCC Schedule March 2 27, 2015 Performance-Based (PBA) Tests critical thinking Reading Comprehension Writing in response to reading/watching video Research simulations Application to real-world April 20 May 22, 2015 End of Year (EOY) Short-answer items Reading comprehension Math understanding and skills

33 Elizabeth Public Schools PARCC Schedule Grades 3 8 Grades 3 and 4 Math March 16, 17 ELA March 18, 19, 20 Grades 5 and 6 Math March 2, 3 ELA March 4, 5, 6 Grades 7, 8 Math (grade 7, Algebra I, Geometry) March 9, 10 ELA March 11, 12, 13

34 Elizabeth Public Schools PARCC Schedule High School ELA Grade 9 March 11, 12, 13 Grade 10 March 18, 20, 23 Grade 11 March 4, 5, 6 Math Algebra I March 11, 12, 13 Geometry March 11, 12, 13 Algebra II March 16, 17

35 PARCC Information and Resources

36 Questions

37 Questions

38 PARCC Participation Requirement State law and regulations require all students to take State assessments. For the school year, the PARCC assessment will replace the prior assessments (NJ ASK in grades 3-8 and HSPA in high school). As such, all students shall take the PARCC assessments as scheduled. Since the PARCC assessment is part of the State required educational program, schools are not required to provide an alternative educational program for students who do not participate in the statewide assessment Commissioner Hespe Memo October 30, 2014