Common Core Common Concerns Visual Prompts to Promote

Common Core Common Concerns Visual Prompts to Promote Discussion Bob Cornacchioli DERO Technical Services bcornacchioli@gmail. com get 2 bobc@gmail. com www. derotechnical. com April 17 -18, 2013

CEO - DERO Technical Services Evangelist/Process Lead- Level Data Marketing/ Trainer - Park. Bench Software Director of Technology and Media Services – Shrewsbury Public Schools (16 yrs) Power. School Administrator ( 6 yrs) Bob Cornacchioli

CURRICULUM/ADMIN & TECHNICAL DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND Collaborate and learn the constraints/desires

When did this movement start? When: 2009 Where: Chicago Who: Governor's and State Superintendents For more information: commonstandards@ccsso. org In theory – excellent Making it happen? ? ?

When did your state adopted Common Core? States had a 90% compliance adoption policy. Common Core: http: //www. corestandards. org/in-the-states Preparing America’s Students for College and Career.

District Struggle with… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Communications to Stakeholders Curriculum Review/Changes New and Old Assessments Instructional Practices Grading Practices The focus has shifted from curriculumassessments to and the number of on standard Report Cards www. psugoh. org

Illinois Standards Task Force - 5 Steps to Success Kathy Dinger, Former Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Libertyville D 70, Libertyville, Illinois

Ohio | Department of Education 2011 -2012 -2013 -2014 • Introduce model curricula • Conduct curriculum gap analysis • Provide staff professional development opportunities • Begin using new standards in grades K-2 and 11 -12 • Revise curriculum based on analysis findings • Pilot & refine curriculum • Phase out content no longer present in new standards • Continue professional development • Fully implement refined curriculum based on new standards • Integrate performance tasks in course activities • Prepare for online testing • Continue professional development 2014 -2015 • Full implementation of the refined curriculum • Transition to online assessments • Continue to provide professional development opportunities

Does Your State have a CC Roadmap? a i n r o f i l a C

DESE of MA – 124 pgs. of EASY READING! MA DESE is a “LOCAL CONTROL” state, NO MANDATE.

What is your state saying/doing? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 s 0 r. Rk 9 s. ER 0

Let’s Change to Standards… At every crossway on the road that leads to the fut each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past - Maeterlinck

Change requires continual checking of your stakeholders temperature! Parents Teachers Tech Team

GOOGLE THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT THIS WILL HELP PLAN FOR THE QUESTIONS TO COME: • From Parent • From Teachers • From Students • From School Board Members

Ranking Stop Common Core LIKES on FB South Carolina 5316 Tennessee – 5183 Georgia – 3685 North Carolina - 2001

Resistance Movement…May 1 st 42 -0 State Senate of SC to replace Common Core

E L P M A S May 3, 2013 – Standards Finalized-uploaded to Google Docs May 8, 2013 – Onsite development of pre. K-5 SBRC May 30, 2013 Onsite training of Vanguard Teachers Sept 14, 2013 – Modifications to SBRC and WIDA

Ken O’Connor – aka The Grading Doctor! Have you addressed the proper techniques in determining a standards based grade? Ken’s Repair Kit for Grading would be excellent PD or Faculty Meeting discussions. Power. Teacher Gradebook has been designed with these principles. Standardized Curriculum Standardized Grading Practices

15 FIXES for BROKEN GRADES Th ey’ If any of your teachers: db d isc ene • include student behavior in grades uss fit • reduce marks for "work" submitted late bo ing t from ok his ! • give points for extra credit or use bonus points • consider attendance in grade determination • assign grades by comparing students to each other • rely on evidence from poor-quality assessments • rely simply on averages • use the zero for missing evidence or punishment • summarize evidence accumulated over time • leave students out of the grading process

GRADING PRACTICES Fix #14 – Tendency vs Average The most recent score for all is a 4! y c n e d ds n Te ren ge T ra y e er v A ast M If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving may not be for you!

G Setting Expectations UNWRAPPING What does a 4 or a C really mean and how has your district insured this to happen? All Teachers at a Grade Level in your SCHOOL! All Teachers at a Grade Level in your DISTRICT! Placement – Retention – Special Needs – Gifted Common Core doesn’t recommend performance indicators. Since CC didn’t tell us what to use, what will your district be using?

Common Core Common Concerns Has your DOE told you what… • standards to use? NOPE • scale to use on assessments? NOPE • to report to parents? NOPE • grades to report? MAYBE

SOME OR ALL of these ELA Standards

Collaborative Cherry Picking √ √ √

BEST PRACTICES: CULLING STANDARDS 1. Less is More! In the Gradebook & on the Report Card 2. Grade Level teachers review all available standards (CC, SS, &LS) and CHERRY PICK 3. Consider CC Sub-Category headers 4. Discuss/Decide which will be on the report card and which will only be in the gradebook 5. Provide ample time for UNWRAPPING! 6. Wordsmith any standard over 65/70/75 characters 7. Choose standards that lend themselves to being …. . easily associated to an assignment- not all do! C

Should Common Core Standards Impact Scheduling? How many courses are you planning to use for English Language Arts? Reading – Writing – Speaking & Listening Language

Download Common Core ID 65502

Power. Source Common Core Standards ID 7337 Identifiers- Your Courses, Your Conversion Scales

Consider a user friendly schema for standard identifiers Removing a, b, c will save time- import template and report cards

Other “Standards” Sites/CDE Are we using those that you created last year? What about Specials?

What’s Next… Common Core Standards Common Assessments

Common Assessment 2014 -2015 How did your PILOT GO?

Tech Readiness Tool

Compare your existing standards to Common Core

Recommended Next Steps Common Core are guidelines and should be partnered with your curriculum 1. Consider attending Pearson’s Common. Core Summit @ PSU’s 2. Reflect on today and share with other administrators 3. Draft an Implementation Plan including communication to all stakeholders, professional development & budget 4. Decide to what extent you will involve staff? 5. Cherry Pick your ELA/Math Standards. 6. Create draft of the SBRC before summer.

Q&A Bob Cornacchioli DERO Technical Services bcornacchioli@gmail. com get 2 bobc@gmail. com www. derotechnical. com