English Language Arts and Math Common Core Standards and Assessments

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1 English Language Arts and Math Common Core Standards and Assessments Kerri Messler, ELA Coordinator Danielle Bouton-Wales, Math Coordinator Alison Taylor, District Director of Instructional Support

2 What does it mean to have Common Core Standards? The Common Core Standards for ELA and Math are adopted by over 45 states. The Common Core Standards communicate what is expected by the end of the year for students at each grade level. The Common Core Standards are designed to prepare students for college and career success.

3 What does this mean for us?

4 What/ Who is PARCC? Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of 23 states plus the U.S. Virgin Is lands working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. PARCC received an $186 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top assessment competition to support the development and design of the next-generation assessment system.

5 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Assessment Design

6 PARCC Assessment System

7 What does this mean for us?

8 What does this mean for us? The CCLS for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics will bring large changes in what is expected from a teacher s instructional approach. In ELA, these shifts will be characterized by: Complexity Evidence Knowledge In Mathematics Courses, these shifts will be characterized by: Focus Coherence Rigor Teachers should be expected to focus their instruction around six key shifts in both ELA and mathematics.

9 The Shifts in the ELA and the Impact on Assessments

10 Reflection of the Shifts in the Test Questions Now, students are going to be asked to: Comprehend complex, grade-level texts. (What should be noted is comprehension of text is assumed, it is not the focus of measurement.) Identify central themes and key text elements. Consider entire text. Place aspects of the text in context of the entire text. Move beyond basic recall of details within text in ways such as making an inference as to how specific portions of text relate to the structure of the whole text or wrestle with meaningful, real-world questions. In terms of analysis, make and support text-based analyses, to support their text-based analyses with key details, and carry an analysis beyond one text, relating details to overarching messages of both entire texts.

11 Reading: Range of Informational Texts (3-8)

12 NYS ELA - Grade 4

13 NYS ELA - Grade 8

14 PARCC Grade 3

15 PARCC Grade 7

16 PARCC - Grade 10

17 The Shifts in the Math and the Impact on Assessments

18 Reflection of the Shifts in the Test Questions When we compare the tests from the past with the present, we see that: Questions from previous tests were simpler, involving one or two steps, or were heavily scaffolded. The new questions will require multiple steps involving the interpretation of operations. Questions from the past were heavier on fluency in isolation. The new questions require conceptual understanding and fluency in order to complete test questions. Questions from past tests isolated the math. The new problems are in real world problem contexts. Questions of old relied more on the rote use of a standard algorithm for finding answers to problems. The new questions require students to do things like decompose numbers and/or shapes, apply properties of numbers, and use the information given in the problem to reach an answer. Relying solely on algorithms will no longer be sufficient. 18

19 2 Grade 4 Sample Extended-Response Question Candy wants to buy herself a new bicycle that cost $240. Candy has already saved $32, but she needs to make a plan so she can save the rest of the money she needs. She decides to save the same amount of money, x dollars, each month for the next four months. Write an equation that helps Candy determine the amount of money she must save each month. Equation Solve the equation to find the amount of money she must save each month to meet her goal of buying a bicycle. Show your work. Answer $ 19

20 1 Grade 8 Sample Short-Response Question David currently has a square garden. He wants to redesign his garden and make it into a rectangle with a length that is 3 feet shorter than twice its width. He decides that the perimeter should be 60 feet. Determine the dimensions, in feet, of his new garden. Show your work. Answer 20

21 PARCC Testing (Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers) 3 Task Types: Tasks assessing Concepts, Skills, and Procedures balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application Tasks assessing Expressing Mathematical Reasoning Written arguments / justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements Tasks assessing Modeling/Applications Modeling/application in a real-world context or scenario

22 Task I, Grade 7 Example

23 Task II, Grade 4 Example: (Part 2 of a 3 part task)

24 Task III, HS Example: (Part 3 of a 3 part task)

25 Q and As Kerri Messler Danielle Bouton-Wales Alison Taylor