ccss in english language arts, part 1 “these standards are not intended to be new names for old...

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CCSS in English Language Arts, Part 1

“These standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing

business.” (CCSS-M)

CCSS ELA Webinar Pt.1 9-18-13

http://www.nextgenscience.org/

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Agenda


CCSS implementation through the lens of the student learning triangle: literacy standards, instruction, assessments

Tools for communicating with parents Opportunities to learn more

Assessment System Updates


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OSPI CCR Quarterly Webinar Series http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx#Webinar


2013-14 Topics and Audiences

CCR Standards & Professional Learning Systems

Audience: District and Building Leaders

• Relevant state standards and assessment updates• Resources for building capacity among district and

building leaders for CCSS / NGSS transitions and implementation

• Opportunities to engage and provide input into statewide implementation efforts

CCSS-MathematicsAudience: Teachers, Leaders, and Cross-Content Teams

• Grade-band specific foci• Digging into instructional tools and resources

focused on CCSS-M

CCSS-English language artsAudience: Teachers, Leaders, and Cross-Content Teams

• Digging into instructional tools and resources focused on CCSS-ELA

• ELA within the content areas – tools and how it looks in classrooms

Science and the NGSSAudience: Teachers, Leaders, Cross-Content Teams

• WA 2009 Science standards and the transition to NGSS

• Orientation to state supports and 4-year Transition Plan (starting with “Year 0”)

http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx%23Webinar



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Before we begin…About You We’d like to know a little about who is out

there.

Time for a poll


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Before we begin… let’s hear from you!

What resources or tools do you need to successfully implement CCSS into the classroom?

What supports do teachers need to successfully implement CCSS into the classroom?


Washington’s Vision for Education

Every Washington public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for

work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in

the 21st century.6

Class of 2011: Bridgeport High School



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Our guiding beliefs and approach for CCR Standards Implementation in WA


2-Prongs:1. The What: Content Shifts (for students and

educators) Belief that past standards implementation efforts have

provided a strong foundation on which to build; HOWEVER there are shifts that need to be attended to in the content.

2. The How: System “Remodeling” Belief that successful implementation will not take

place top down or bottom up – it must be “both, and…” Belief that districts across the state have the conditions

and commitment present to engage wholly in this work. Professional learning systems are critical



Tools for bringing the CCSS ELA into your classroom

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Washington’s K-12 Learning Standards (CCSS-M, CCSS-ELA, EALRS, GLEs, PEs,)


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Washington’s K-12 Learning Standards (CCSS-M, CCSS-ELA, EALRS, GLEs, PEs,)


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The “what” so far…


Reading foundations to comprehension

Writing foundations to revision and adaptation & transfer

Speaking listen carefully, speak thoughtfully, construct! Listening

Language use language masterfully to achieve a goal

Literacy in Social Studies/History, Science, and Technical Subjects dive in deeply and grow knowledge

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The Big Ideas: introduction, page 7


Demonstrate independence

Build strong content knowledge

Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Comprehend as well as critique Value evidence

Use technology strategically and capably

Come to understand other perspectives and cultures

What happens in homework?

Authentic learning > “an experience”

Pivot, adapt, apply, carry forth

Opinions are only valid with evidence

Create equity by enabling student voice

Access to technology means teaching efficient and authentic use

Literacy opens the door to understanding history, health, environment, the arts, mathematics, languages, society, safety, community, and the world

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how word choice contributes to meaning and tone (RL.8.4)

be able to cite textual evidence

(RL.8.1)

support the assertions (arguments) they make in writing (W.8.1, W.8.9)

Grade 8: compare and contrast the structure of

two or more texts and analyze how the different

structure of each text contributes to its meaning

and style (RL.8.5).

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What it looks like in your classroom: planning, instruction, and assessment

overview


Three Shifts in English Language Arts


• Building content knowledge through content-rich nonfiction

• Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational

• Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

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Operationalizing the CCSS shifts


Read & re-read the standards and appendices. Use them to guide your lesson planning and lesson revisions.

Study the vertical articulation of each strand! What are the the components of the years before? Where are your students going next?

Think and plan ACROSS CONTENTS. Some literacy skills are learned best in English class/ reading block. Others make sense in other contents. Work together with your team!


DOKWe can scaffold and support student learning all along their literacy growth, from reading strategies and graphic organizers to question techniques to careful writing and speaking assignments


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Tools: Bringing shifts into the classroom – Instruction


http://achievethecore.org/ela-literacy-common-core/shifts-practice/



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Tools: Bringing shifts into the classroom - Assessment


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Use assessments to inform instruction


Smarter Balanced Practice Tests http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

Assessment guides to evaluate each grade/course’s assessments for alignment with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) http://www.achievethecore.org/leadership-tools-common-core/aligning-materials/materials-evaluation-toolkit/

http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

http://www.achievethecore.org/leadership-tools-common-core/aligning-materials/materials-evaluation-toolkit/




Tools for bringing the CCSS to communities

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Council of Great City Schools: Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards- ELA (http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36 )

Communications Campaign


www.ReadyWA.org

Ready Washington is a coalition of state and local education agencies, associations and

advocacy organizations that support college- and career-ready learning standards. The coalition believes all students should be

better prepared for college, work and life to build the skills to

compete for the quality jobs that our state has to offer.

*Initial support for ReadyWA received in October 2012 grant awarded from

College Spark Washington to Partnership for Learning & Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

http://www.readywa.org/


Opportunities to learn more

Training, resources, collaborations, groups

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Where we are and where we’ve been


Ongoing: Statewide Coordination and Collaboration to Support Implementation (Professional Learning Providers and Partners Across WA )

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Including:• School Districts (

CCSS District Implementation Network) • Higher Education• Education and Educator Content

Associations• Business Partners


Washington

http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/DistrictProject.aspx


2012-13 CCSS Implementation Resources & Activities

Opportunities and Resources

CCSS Awareness and Professional Learning Opportunities and Materials (http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Resources.aspx)

OSPI CCSS Webinar Series ELA series: What ELA Looks Like Across the Content AreasPD Offered through all 9 ESDsCCSS District Implementation Network CollaborationsInstructional Materials Quality Considerations & Supports

Assessment System ResourcesSmarter Balanced Released Sample Items / Perf. TasksDynamic Learning Map Assessment Literacy Supports

Teacher-Leader Capacity Building OpportunitiesMath and ELA “Fellows” build capacity around common learning (Spring 2013)

http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Resources.aspx

State Testing Update



A Balanced Assessment System

Common Core State

Standards specify

K-12 expectations for college

and career

readiness

All students

leave high

school college

and career ready

Teachers and schools

have information and tools

they need to improve teaching

and learning

Summative: College and career

readiness assessments for

accountability

Interim: Flexible and open

assessments, used for actionable

feedback

Formative resources:Supporting

classroom-based assessments to

improve instruction

A Balanced Assessment System

School Year Last 12 weeks of the year*

DIGITAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF FORMATIVE TOOLS, PROCESSES AND EXEMPLARS Released items and tasks; Model curriculum units; Educator training; Professional development tools and resources; Scorer training modules; Teacher collaboration tools; Evaluation of publishers’ assessments.

English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-8 and High School

Computer Adaptive

Assessment andPerformance

Tasks

Computer Adaptive

Assessment andPerformance

TasksScope, sequence, number and timing of interim assessments locally determined

*Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.

PERFORMANCE TASKS

• ELA/Literacy• Mathematics

Re-take option

COMPUTER ADAPTIVE

TESTS

• ELA/Literacy• Mathematics

Optional Interim

Assessment

Optional Interim

Assessment

Major Milestones in Development of Summative Assessments

✔ ✔ ✔

Early Q.C. of items & software; no student results Full system run-through; Establish performance standards;some results 33CCSS ELA Webinar Pt.1 9-18-

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Technology Requirements: Responding to School Needs

• Smarter states have established standards for new and existing hardware

• Online “Readiness Tool” – Schools and districts can evaluate technology readiness

• Schools do NOT need one-to-one computers– Illustrative example: A 600-student school can be supported by a

single 30-computer lab

– Smarter Balanced Readiness Calculator at: http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/

• Pencil-and-paper option available for three-year transition period

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http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/

http://www3.cde.ca.gov/sbactechcalc/

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Assessment Directors’ Network

2013 Legislative Decisions RegardingHigh School Assessments

Accountability will move to Grade 11 Smarter Balanced tests in 2014-15: English Language Arts & Math

Three Exit Exams (ELA, Math, Biology): English Language Arts:

Class of 2013 & 2014 HSPE Reading and Writing

Class of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 HSPE Reading and Writing, OR new 11th Smarter Balanced ELA Test, OR new 10th ELA Exit Exam

Class of 2019 and beyond 11th Smarter Balanced ELA Test

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2013 Legislative Decisions RegardingHigh School Assessments, Cont’d

Math: Class of 2013 & 2014

Algebra 1 EOC OR Geometry EOC Class of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Algebra 1 EOC, OR Geometry EOC, OR new 11th Smarter Balanced Comprehensive Math

Test, OR new Algebra 1 EOC Exit Exam (aligned to SBAC), OR new Geometry EOC Exit Exam (aligned to SBAC)

Class of 2019 and beyond - 11th Smarter Balanced Math Test

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2013 Legislative Decisions RegardingHigh School Assessments, Cont’d

Science: Class of 2015, 2016, 2017…. until Next Generation

Science Standards are adopted, implemented and assessed – Biology EOC

When NGSS are implemented – Comprehensive NGSS Test

Certificate of Academic Achievement options remain available for all cohorts, with the addition of Biology COE

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What’s Happening This Year, 2013-14?

Exit exams remain the same (HSPE, EOC)

CAA options remain the same, except New Biology COE ready for June 2014 submission

for Class of 2015 and beyond (only after two attempts on Biology EOC)

Class of 2013 had some relaxation of Collection of Evidence rules that had been newly implemented – these will not continue (COE is limited to one submission per content area throughout HS, and requires two attempts on general assessment before submitting)

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Smarter Balanced Field Testing

US Dept of Ed is allowing states to participate in the Smarter Balanced field test in 2013-14 in one of several ways (pending ESEA Waiver approval): Students take current state tests and field tests (double

testing), with school accountability coming from current state tests

Students take only field test, with school accountability coming from field tests (early adoption states – not Washington)

Blended model where some schools take current test only and some schools take field test only If only field testing, school accountability is carried over from

2012-2013

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Blended model is what Washington plans to use (in grades 3-8).

In September, elementary and middle schools will choose to:

A. Administer current test only B. Administer field test only

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Administering field test only (grades 3-8): Operations

Field test will be online All grades at a school must field test, both ELA & Math Testing window TBD (hopefully schools will have choice

of two weeks within last 12 weeks, but may be an assigned 4 week window)

Minimal info will be available for individual score reports No direct costs to schools for field test More information coming from Smarter Balanced in the

next month

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Administering field test only (grades 3-8): School accountability

Percent meeting standard is carried over from state assessments in 2012-2013

Priority, Focus, and Emerging lists to be generated in same way, but 2014 proficiency score will be duplicative of 2013

New accountability index will be compromised because we won’t have new Student Growth Percentiles for 2013-14 (could just use same SGP for 2013 and 2014)

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What about in High Schools? All students need access to current tests (HSPEs & EOCs) for

graduation All 10th graders will take Reading and Writing HSPE All 10th graders will take Year 1 Math EOC (unless previously passed) All 10th graders will take Biology EOC (unless previously passed) Students who have previously not met standard can retake any or all

Field testing on Smarter Balanced CCR is available for all grades (Math and or ELA) – mostly need 11th graders to field test, or students who have already fulfilled assessment graduation requirements Field test will be online Testing window TBD (hopefully schools will have choice of two weeks

within last 12 weeks) Minimal info will be available for individual score reports No direct costs to schools for field test More information coming from Smarter Balanced in the next month

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Interim Assessments and Formative Tools (Digital Library)

Interim Assessments – Ready in Fall 2014

Available to all districts – costs covered by state Optional use and frequency Two types of assessments can be constructed:

Clone summative test Target specific skills

2014-15 will have fewer items to draw from than later years

Digital Library - Resources to be available in late Spring 2014

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Digital Library Features

One Stop: The Digital Library will have links to all test engine systems through a

single sign-on with user permission levels so teachers, parents, and students have access to all of the curriculum and professional learning resources. Assessment literacy Formative assessment resources Links to other resources and other components of the Smarter online

system Includes resources for each grade band that address English Language

Learners and Students With Disabilities

Interactive Teacher Space Opportunities to keep journals of practices Key words or phrases in the journals will generate suggested lists of

resources. Record resources consulted and suggest others. Teachers can request resources matched to student assessment results.

Digital Library Deliverables

Exemplar Instruction Modules 50 instructional modules for each grade band

(Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)ELA/Literacy – Proposed Modules

Mathematics – Proposed Modules

Balance of Inf. and Literary Text Focus

Literary in the Content Areas Coherence

Increased complexity of text Fluency

Text-Based questions and answers Duel Intensity

Academic Vocabulary Deep Understanding

Writing using evidence Math Practices across various standards

Writing using evidence

(Wireless Generation Response pg. 97)


Testing Times for Summative Assessment

Test Grades CAT Perform-ance Task

In-Class Activity Total Current

Testing Time

English Language Arts/Literacy

3-5 1:30 2:00 :30 4:00 1:30 (gr 3&5)5:30 (gr 4)

6-8 1:30 2:00 :30 4:00 1:50 (gr 6&8)5:50 (gr 7)

11 2:00 2:00 :30 4:30 6:00 (HS)

Math

3-5 1:30 1:00 :30 3:00 1:30

6-8 2:00 1:00 :30 3:30 1:50

11 2:00 1:30 :30 4:00 4:00

The testing window is the final 12 weeks of the academic year for grades 3-8; maybe be a designated 4-6 week window for HS.

Questions?


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Thank YOU!

Common Core Supports:OSPI Lead Team:

General Support / Overall CCSS Leadership:- General email: [email protected] Jessica Vavrus, [email protected]

Math Support / CCSS Coordination Lead: - Greta Bornemann, [email protected]

ELA Support:- Liisa Moilanen Potts,

[email protected]

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