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NCDPI Update. NC Arts Education Coordinators’ Meeting September 11, 2009 Meredith College Raleigh, NC Myron Carter Christie Lynch Ebert NCDPI Consultants. Essential Standards: Building A New Model. K-12 Programs Arts Education and Second Language. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NCDPI UpdateNC Arts Education Coordinators’ Meeting
September 11, 2009
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Myron Carter Christie Lynch Ebert
NCDPI Consultants
Essential Standards: Building A New Model
K-12 ProgramsArts Education and Second Language
Basis for Changehttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/basis/
In 2008, following extensive input from the Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability, the State Board of Education crafted the Framework for Change - 27 recommendations to change dramatically the scope of the Standard Course of Study, assessments and testing.
Direction from Framework For Change
Long-Term Goal 1: Overhaul the K-12 SCOS to focus on essential standards in order to narrow and deepen the state’s curriculum
Articulation at each grade level Infusion of 21st century skills Reflection of rigor, relevance, and
relationships
May 2008
What are the Essential Standards?
• The essential standards will be those skills, understandings and learning experiences that a student must master at each grade level to move to the next grade level.
• Essential standards are the "must have" goals of the curriculum and will help teachers focus on the higher-order knowledge and skills that all students should master.
• This should resolve the "inch-deep and mile-wide" concern about North Carolina's current Standard Course of Study and ensure that every student learns essential content and skills for the 21st Century.
Source:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/ACRE: Accountability, Curriculum and Reform Effort mandate from the North Carolina State
Board of Education
Guiding Question
What do students need to know, understand, and be able to do to ensure their success in the future, whether it be the next class, post-secondary, or the world of work?
ES Identification Criteria
Knowledge & Skills . . .
valuable beyond one test: ENDURANCE
valuable in multiple disciplines: LEVERAGE
necessary for success at next level: READINESS
Essential Standards will be …
Identified for each grade span Focused on big ideas and cognitive
processing Assessed in the classroom via
• formative, • benchmark/interim, and • summative assessments
Larry Ainsworth, Center for Leadership and Learning
Vertical Articulation
ES groups will check K-12 articulation for:
OmissionsGapsOverlaps
Is there a vertical flow?
Vertical Articulation
K-12 articulation:
– True K-12 articulation through Grade 12
– Measurable
– Multiple entry points embedded
Essential Standard Format
• First Column Format for all will be:– Grade– Strand– Essential Standard
• Second Column Format for all:– Clarifying Objectives
matched to ES
• Third Column Format for all:– Assessment Prototypes
matched to Clarifying Objectives
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards
Essential Standards Strands
Past strands provided a common thread of understanding throughout the K-12 curriculum;
ES Strands can provide definition, organization, or a common thread.
Lenses for Essential Standards
Timeline• Committees met in August 2009
• Version 1.0 – December 2009
• Version 2.0 – February 2010
• Version 3.0 – March 2010
• SBE for Discussion – May 2010
• SBE for Action – June 2010
Policy and Legislation• Honors Courses (August 2009)
• SB 66 and HB 149
• Graduation Requirements:– 6 electives– 4-unit concentration– Local requirements
Arts Education and 21st Century Skills
• Examines how the Arts Education SCS aligns with and teaches the 21st century themes and skills.
• Provides guidance and leadership for how to implement 21st century skills in the classroom.
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/publications
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/artsed/resources
National News• National Expectations for Learning in Arts
Education
• Lincoln Center Institute in NC
• State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)
• Alignment of National Standards with 21st Century Skills
• NAEP 2008 Arts Report Card
Questions
Contact Information
Myron CarterTheatre Arts & Visual Arts Consultant
Ph: 919-807-3758
Christie Lynch EbertDance & Music Consultant
Ph: 919-807-3856