New Opportunities Presented by the

Common Core:

Deeper Learning, Open Educational Resources,

and Increases in Long-Term Student Success

 

Introductions

Karen FasimpaurPresident, K12 Handheldskaren@k12opened.com

Barbara TreacyDirector, EdTech Leaders Online, Education Development Center BTreacy@edc.org

Dr. Geoffrey FletcherDeputy Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association gfletcher@setda.org

www.k12opened.com/nsba2012

Common Core State Standards Overview

Standards for students to reach college and to be career ready

Build on strengths and lessons of current state standards

Key goals: coherent, clearer, fewer, higher, measurable and internationally benchmarked

The Potential

To give students the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in a rapidly changing world

Deeper learning = Content mastery + 21st century skills

Critical thinking Problem solving Collaboration Communication Real-world application Self-directed learning

 

Common Core + Deeper Learning

“Rigorous: The standards will include high-level cognitive demands by asking students to demonstrate deep conceptual understanding through the application of content knowledge and skills to new situations.

High-level cognitive demand includes reasoning, justification, synthesis, analysis, and problem-solving.”  

- Common Core State Standards Initiative Standards-Setting Criteria http://www.corestandards.org/resources

Cross-grade learning progressions:Organization for Deeper Learning

ELA• Designed as a “staircase” • Anchor standards in Reading,

Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language

• Media and literacy throughout• Increased focus on

» Informational text» Informative/explanatory writing» Domain specific vocabulary

Coherent Organization for Deeper Learning

Math• Standards for Mathematical Practice

» Consistent across all grade levels» Describe mathematical habits of mind

• Standards for Mathematical Content» Organized in domains that progress

over several grades» High school standards presented by

conceptual theme

Professional Development: Geometry

• Barbara – Insert screen (screen shot?) of what “deeper learning” under Common Core might look like ??

NGLC: Louisiana Algebra 1 Student Course

Common Core State Standards

DO NOT DEFINE:Curriculum How teachers are to teach

DO CREATE:A huge need for curriculum materialsA huge need for teacher professional

developmentA huge opportunity for OER materials to

meet these needs

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS DIFFICULT.

If new “Common Core ready” materials don’t look much different, they probably don’t really reflect the Common Core.

The Perils of Planning with Cross-Walk Documents

Credit: Kyle Gradinger, CC BY SA

The Perils of Superficial Alignment

Common CoreAligned

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Credit: Alberto G.

ARE TEXTBOOKS THE BEST SOLUTION?

Credit: Jen Hegna

Open Educational Resources

Free, open, and digital resources that can be remixed, modified, and redistributed  A way to share• Open textbook projects• P2PU School of Ed • NY project to develop open-licensed

professional development and curriculum resources geared to CCSS

 A wise use of public funds

Utah Open Textbook Project

• Pilot with 2,000 students

• Open textooks were printed at a 50% savings

• Additional benefits Yearly updates Curriculum customization Students can take books home and highlight and

annotate them

• Expanding statewide

Sites for OER

• OER Livebinder –http://content.k12opened.com(includes many of the resources below as well)

• CA Open Textbooks – www.clrn.org

• Free Reading – www.freereading.net

• CK12 – www.ck12.org

• Curriki – www.curriki.org

• OER Commons – www.oercommons.org

• P2PU – www.p2pu.org/school-of-ed

The Age of the Waterbed

Credit: Robert Paprstein, public domain

Today’s Summative Assessments

1. Don’t measure what matters2. Feedback isn’t actionable3. Results aren’t specific enough at the

student level to guide instruction4. Are a one-day snapshot

RTTA Consortia

SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)Approx. 27 states

 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)Approx. 24 states

Credit: K12 Handhelds, CC BY

The RTTA assessments are supposed to: Be online Have optional interim assessments Cover a full range of standards,

including critical thinking, problem solving and communication

Be interactive and have complex student demonstrations of knowledge

Use technology to develop, administer, score and report

Produce sufficient information to guide instruction

Use technology for new, innovative item types

Assessment the Traditional Way

Which of the following colonies required each community of 50 or more families to provide a teacher of reading and writing?

A. Pennsylvania B. Massachusetts C. Virginia D. Maryland E. Rhode Island

Credit: College Board

Assessment for Deeper Learning

By the early 20th century, the U.S. had emerged as a world power. Historians have proposed various dates for the beginning of this process, including the three listed below. Choose one of the three dates, or choose one of your own, and write a paragraph explaining why this date best marks the beginning of the U.S.’s emergence as a world power. Write a second paragraph explaining why you did not choose the other dates. Support your arguments with appropriate evidence.

1898 (Spanish-American War)1917 (Entry into WWI)1941 (Entry into WWII)

Credit: College Board

Where We Are in the RTTA Development Process SBAC’s assessment is computer-

adaptive PARCC’s will have a major performance

task Both consortia have schedules of RFPs Technology Readiness Tool

What We Need for Success

Professional development• Use of the readiness tool• Use of tools for online assessment• Deeper understanding of CCSS• Different approaches

» Instruction » Curriculum» Instructional materials

Adequate devices and bandwidth www.assess4ed.net

Beyond Textbooks - A Case Study

Credit:  Vail School District, all rights reserved

While CCSS brings some challenges,it also brings great opportunities for deeper learning.

Questions and comments

Thank you