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Common Core State Common Core State Standards: A Statewide Standards: A Statewide

DialogueDialogue

What is the Common Core What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative State Standards Initiative and how is New York State and how is New York State

involved?involved?

NYSED.gov

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What is the Common Core State What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI)?Standards Initiative (CCSSI)?

New York is one of 51 states and territories that New York is one of 51 states and territories that have joined the CCSSI have joined the CCSSI

A joint effort by the National Governors Association A joint effort by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)Officers (CCSSO)

A significant and historic opportunity for states to A significant and historic opportunity for states to collectively develop and adopt a core set of collectively develop and adopt a core set of academic standards in English language arts and academic standards in English language arts and mathematicsmathematics

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What is the Common Core State What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative? (con’t)Standards Initiative? (con’t)

April 2009, New York State committed to being a April 2009, New York State committed to being a part of the Common Standards Dialogue after part of the Common Standards Dialogue after signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to participate in the national dialogue to develop participate in the national dialogue to develop these voluntary standardsthese voluntary standards

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What is the Common Core State What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative? (con’t)Standards Initiative? (con’t)

States choosing to align their standards to the States choosing to align their standards to the Common Core Standards have agreed that the Common Core Standards have agreed that the common core will represent at least 85 percent common core will represent at least 85 percent of their state’s standards in ELA and of their state’s standards in ELA and mathematicsmathematics

States may add up to 15% additional standards States may add up to 15% additional standards as judged necessaryas judged necessary

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Who is involved in the development?Who is involved in the development?

The National Governor’s Association (NGA) and The National Governor’s Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) are leading the process in partnership (CCSSO) are leading the process in partnership with ACT, the College Board, and Achieve to with ACT, the College Board, and Achieve to develop the common core state standards in develop the common core state standards in English language arts and mathematicsEnglish language arts and mathematics

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Why is this important?Why is this important?

These Common Core Standards will be a critical These Common Core Standards will be a critical first step to bring about real and meaningful first step to bring about real and meaningful transformation of our education system to benefit transformation of our education system to benefit all studentsall studentsThe Common Core Standards help define the The Common Core Standards help define the knowledge and skills all students need to succeed knowledge and skills all students need to succeed in college and careersin college and careersExpectations will be consistent for all students Expectations will be consistent for all students

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When will the Common Core Standards When will the Common Core Standards be released? be released? (Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

September 2009: Draft college and career September 2009: Draft college and career readiness standards released for public review and readiness standards released for public review and commentcommentDecember 2009: Preliminary draft of K-8 grade by December 2009: Preliminary draft of K-8 grade by grade standards for ELA and mathematics released grade standards for ELA and mathematics released for workgroup and state review and comment for workgroup and state review and comment March 2010: Final draft of K-12 grade by grade March 2010: Final draft of K-12 grade by grade standards for ELA and mathematics released for standards for ELA and mathematics released for public review and commentpublic review and commentSpring 2010: Final set of ELA and mathematics Spring 2010: Final set of ELA and mathematics standards issuedstandards issued

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NGA/CCSSO ELA/Mathematics Common NGA/CCSSO ELA/Mathematics Common Core StandardsCore Standards

The following slides provide a brief overview of The following slides provide a brief overview of the March draft K-12 ELA and mathematics the March draft K-12 ELA and mathematics Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards

Overview of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Contains an “Introduction” with clarifications and guidance

Standards are organized by grade-level (K-8) and grade-band (9-10; 11-12)

Standards are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Language strands

Is aligned to the NGA/CCSSO College- and Career-Readiness Standards released in September 2009

Overview of Common Core K-12 Standards (con’t)

The Standards comprise three main sections: a comprehensive K-5 section and two content area-specific sections for grades 6-11, one in English language arts and one in history/social studies and science

Contains appendices with research supporting the standards, examples of illustrative texts, and samples of student writing

Overview of Common Core State Overview of Common Core State Standards for MathematicsStandards for Mathematics

(added 3/10/10)(added 3/10/10)

Organized as Core Standards-what students should understand and be able to do

Includes Eight Mathematical Practices that are to be woven throughout the curriculum and taught in conjunction with content and procedures

Grade level standards for grades K-8 organized by domains (large groups of related standards) and clusters (smaller groups of related standards)

Bands of progressions in grades K-8 organized by domains and clusters

Overview of Common Core State Overview of Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (con’t)Standards for Mathematics (con’t)

(added 3/10/10)(added 3/10/10)

Grades 9-12 organized in conceptual categories or modules/progressions under the headings of Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, Statistics and Probability, and Modeling

Appendices include grades 9-12 model course descriptions based on the conceptual categories

Glossary of terms

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How does the Common Core State How does the Common Core State Standards Initiative connect to the Board Standards Initiative connect to the Board of Regents Standardsof Regents Standards Review Initiative?Review Initiative?

Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007 mandates the Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007 mandates the State Education Department to establish a State Education Department to establish a timeline and process to review and evaluate the timeline and process to review and evaluate the New York State Learning Standards which were New York State Learning Standards which were approved in 1996, beginning with English approved in 1996, beginning with English language arts language arts

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How does the Common Core State How does the Common Core State Standards Initiative connect to the Board of Standards Initiative connect to the Board of Regents StandardsRegents Standards Review Initiative? (con’t)Review Initiative? (con’t)

Over the past two years, the Standards Review Over the past two years, the Standards Review Initiative English Language Arts Panel has reviewed Initiative English Language Arts Panel has reviewed and revised the NYS ELA Learning Standardsand revised the NYS ELA Learning StandardsThe grade by grade draft PreK-12 document for The grade by grade draft PreK-12 document for ELA/ESL Learning Standards was presented to the ELA/ESL Learning Standards was presented to the Board of Regents at its December 2009 meetingBoard of Regents at its December 2009 meetingThe draft ELA/ESL Learning Standards revision work The draft ELA/ESL Learning Standards revision work will be considered in conjunction with the final will be considered in conjunction with the final NGA/CCSSO Common Core StandardsNGA/CCSSO Common Core Standards

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How does the Common Core State Standards How does the Common Core State Standards Initiative connect to the Board of Regents Initiative connect to the Board of Regents

StandardsStandards Review Initiative? (con’t)Review Initiative? (con’t)

The Board of Regents adopted the revised The Board of Regents adopted the revised NYS Mathematics Standard in 2005

The NYS Mathematics Standard 3 will be The NYS Mathematics Standard 3 will be benchmarked against the Common Core benchmarked against the Common Core StandardsStandards

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What is the process for adoption in What is the process for adoption in New York State? New York State? (Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

New York State is taking a leadership role as part of New York State is taking a leadership role as part of the Common Core Standards Initiativethe Common Core Standards InitiativeA series of events have already begun in the A series of events have already begun in the implementation of a four phase process implementation of a four phase process New York looks to adopt a combined set of new New York looks to adopt a combined set of new learning standards and grade-by-grade performance learning standards and grade-by-grade performance expectations for P-12 in ELA and mathematics expectations for P-12 in ELA and mathematics These learning standards will be informed by the These learning standards will be informed by the Common Core Standards, the draft Standards Common Core Standards, the draft Standards Review Initiative ELA/ESL Learning Standards, and Review Initiative ELA/ESL Learning Standards, and the 2005 Mathematics Corethe 2005 Mathematics Core

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Four Phase ProcessFour Phase Process(Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

Phase 1Phase 1

Public Review and Comment on Common Public Review and Comment on Common Core StandardsCore Standards

December 2009-April 2010December 2009-April 2010

Information on the Common Core Standards can Information on the Common Core Standards can be found on the be found on the NYSED Common Core Standards Initiative website including a toolkit for public comment

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Phase 1(con’t)Phase 1(con’t)

The The toolkit contains: A video of Commissioner Steiner inviting public review A video of Commissioner Steiner inviting public review & comment& commentA powerpoint presentation of the Common Core A powerpoint presentation of the Common Core Standards InitiativeStandards InitiativeNGA/CCSSO final draft of the grade by grade NGA/CCSSO final draft of the grade by grade Common Core Standards for public review and Common Core Standards for public review and comment comment Two online survey instruments; one for public Two online survey instruments; one for public comment on the NGA/CCSSO proposed ELA comment on the NGA/CCSSO proposed ELA standards; the other for public comment on the standards; the other for public comment on the NGA/CCSSO mathematics standards NGA/CCSSO mathematics standards Links to related materialsLinks to related materials

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Phase 1 (con’t)Phase 1 (con’t)

Regional Forums will be held statewide through Regional Forums will be held statewide through the NYS Teacher Centersthe NYS Teacher Centers

NYSED will compile statewide survey resultsNYSED will compile statewide survey results

NYSED will submit a formal response to NYSED will submit a formal response to NGA/CCSSO NGA/CCSSO

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Phase 2Phase 2(Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

ProposePropose a revised set of NYS Learning a revised set of NYS Learning Standards for ELA/MathematicsStandards for ELA/Mathematics

Review final set of Common Core Standards Review final set of Common Core Standards against the draft ELA/ESL Learning Standards, against the draft ELA/ESL Learning Standards, 2005 Mathematics Core, and the Standards 2005 Mathematics Core, and the Standards Review Initiative (SRI) Working Principles Review Initiative (SRI) Working Principles

Compile a proposed draft of NYS Learning Compile a proposed draft of NYS Learning Standards for ELA and mathematicsStandards for ELA and mathematics

Develop recommendations to the Board of Develop recommendations to the Board of Regents for adoption Regents for adoption

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Phase 3Phase 3(Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

Public Review, Comment and Adoption of NYS Public Review, Comment and Adoption of NYS Learning Standards for ELA and MathematicsLearning Standards for ELA and Mathematics

An invitation will be extended for statewide An invitation will be extended for statewide public review and comment of the proposed public review and comment of the proposed PreK-12 NYS Learning Standards for ELA and PreK-12 NYS Learning Standards for ELA and mathematicsmathematics

Board of Regents will act on a revised set of ELA Board of Regents will act on a revised set of ELA and Mathematics Learning Standards July 2010 and Mathematics Learning Standards July 2010

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Phase 4Phase 4 (Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

Design curriculum frameworks that are sequenced, Design curriculum frameworks that are sequenced, spiraled, content- rich and form the foundation for spiraled, content- rich and form the foundation for world-class learning, professional development, pre-world-class learning, professional development, pre-service education, formative assessment, and service education, formative assessment, and summative assessmentsummative assessmentIntegrate the revised learning standards into the State’s Integrate the revised learning standards into the State’s P-12 schoolsP-12 schoolsRevise the State’s Testing Program to measure student Revise the State’s Testing Program to measure student attainment of the learning standardsattainment of the learning standardsRevise/create standards in other subjects, such as Revise/create standards in other subjects, such as science, technology, and the Artsscience, technology, and the Arts

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Phase 4 (con’t) Phase 4 (con’t) (Revised 3/10/10)(Revised 3/10/10)

What happens next?What happens next?

For systemic change to occur, educators and For systemic change to occur, educators and students must be supported (e.g., time, students must be supported (e.g., time, resources, teacher preparation, professional resources, teacher preparation, professional development) in changing classroom practice to development) in changing classroom practice to facilitate attainment of the learning standards facilitate attainment of the learning standards

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For More InformationFor More Information

NYSED Process: Common Core State Standards NYSED Process: Common Core State Standards Initiative Initiative http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards

Common Core State Standards InitiativeCommon Core State Standards Initiative

www.corestandards.org

National Governors Association (NGA)National Governors Association (NGA) www.nga.org

Council of Chief State School OfficersCouncil of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)(CCSSO) www.ccsso.org