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The Common Core State Standards: Tennessees Transition Plan

March 1, 2012

Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

Our transition to Common Core Standards is central to strengthening Tennessees competitiveness

Only 21% of adults in TN have a college degree

TN ranks 46th in 4th grade math and 41st in 4th grade reading nationally

Tennessees Competitiveness

54% of new jobs will require postsecondary education

Only 15% of high school seniors in TN are college ready

Source: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018 (The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce), 2011 NCES NAEP data, ACT

This transition gives us the opportunity to make an immediate impact on learning and results
Year 2011-2012 Assessment TCAP and EOC Target
Average growth of at least 3-5% increase in percent of students proficient/advanced 4th Math: 4 points scale score growth for all students 8th Math: 5 points scale score growth for all students Other subjects: greater than national average growth Average growth of at least 3-5% increase in percent of students proficient/advanced

2012-2013

NAEP

2013-2014

TCAP and EOC

2014-2015

PARCC

12th among PARCC States overall (currently 18th)

Implementation of Common Core State Standards complements other work underway

Student readiness for postsecondary education and the workforce

(WHY we teach)

Common Core State Standards provide a vision of excellence for WHAT we teach

TEAM provides a vision of excellence for HOW we teach

Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

Common Core State Standards will help our results match our potential
Tennessee students are as talented as any in the nation.

The Common Core State Standards will strengthen teaching and learning with standards that are:
Focused, coherent, clear, and rigorous Internationally benchmarked Anchored in college and career readiness Evidence- and research-based

This is the next step in the path to reflect what is most important for career and college readiness

Spring 2015

Spring 2011
TCAP scores begin to rise

Student assessments fully aligned with CCSS

Spring 2010 January 2008

Students take new TCAP aligned to new standards, and scores take a hit

Tennessee receives an F from the US Chamber of Commerce in rigor and approves Tennessee Diploma Project standards
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The Common Core State Standards represent six key instructional shifts
MATH: 1. Focus strongly where the Standards focus

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3.

Coherence: think across grades, and link to major topics within grades
Rigor: require conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with intensity.

ELA: 1. 2. Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text

3.

Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

Educators cite challenges with our current standards

They do not always focus on the most important content for career and college readiness:
Math 3rd grade: TN.3.1.SPI.1: Solve problems using a calendar. 7th grade: TN.7.5.CU.1: Create and interpret box-andwhisker plots and stem-and-leaf plots. 8th grade: TN.8.1.CU.3: Research the contributions of Pythagoras to mathematics. English/Language Arts 3rd grade: TN.3.3.CU.3: Write friendly letters. 6th grade: TN.6.7.SPI.6: Identify the type of conflict (i.e., person vs. person, person vs. self, person vs. environment, person vs. technology) represented in a non-print medium. 9th grade: TN.9.7.E1.CU.3: Analyze and apply visual and sound techniques and design elements.

They are also occasionally vague and difficult to comprehend:

Math

English/Language Arts

4th grade: TN.4.5.SPI.4: List all possible outcomes of a given Kindergarten: TN.K.8.GLE.4: Identify basic literary situation or event. elements.

With precious instructional time, every minute must be focused on the skills and content students need to compete.
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The structure of our current standards is complex

The architecture of our current standards leads to a gradual degradation in rigor as students move from a general understanding (CLE) to a specific assessment task (SPI):

Standard 7 Media
CLE 3002.7.1. Evaluate the aural, visual, and written images and other special effects used in television, radio, film, and the Internet for their ability to inform, persuade, and entertain.
CU 3002.7.1 Recognize the effects of sound, visual images, and language on audience. SPI 3002.7.1 Draw an inference from a non-print medium. SPI 3002.7.2 Select the type of conflict represented in a non-print medium. SPI 3002.7.6 Infer the mood represented in a non-print medium.

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and can lead to reductionist teaching and learning

The structure of the standards leads to questions at lower levels of rigor:

Question on 10th Grade ELA EOC Exam

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Common Core State Standards are narrower

# of TN Standards for 3rd Grade Math:

# of Common Core Standards for 3rd Grade Math:

113

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There are 1,119 Tennessee ELA standards not covered in the Common Core
CLE 45 CU 501 GLE 109 SPI 464 Grand Total 1119

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and deeper.
3rd Grade Math
3OA.3 (Operations and Algebraic thinking): Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problems.

There were 28 cookies on a plate. Five children each ate 1 cookie. Two children each ate 3 cookies. One child ate 5 cookies. The rest of the children each ate 2 cookies. Then the plate was empty How many children ate 2 cookies? Use multiplication equations and other operations, if needed, to show how you found your answer. Jane thinks this question can be solved by dividing 28 by 2. She is wrong. Explain using equations and operations why this is not possible.

Source: University of Pittsburgh, Copyrighted

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PARCC is an alliance of 24 states working together to develop a common assessments

PARCC is state-led. A subset of PARCC states, including Tennessee, make up its Governing Board.

Collectively the PARCC states educate more than 31 million students nearly 63% of K-12 students attending American public schools PARCC assessments will begin in 14-15 for grades 3-11 in ELA and math

Source: Achieve

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PARCC timeline
SY 2010-11
Launch and design phase

SY 2011-12
Development begins

SY 2012-13
Development continues

SY 2013-14
Pilot/field testing and related research and data collection

SY 2014-15
Full administration of PARCC assessments Achievement and college-ready performance levels set in summer 2015

Source: PARCC

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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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We believe there are three legs to the stool in our implementation plan
Effective communication about the standards, importance, and potential
Assessment alignment and transparency

Student achievement
Quality training & meaningful support Instructional materials and curriculum

Alignment of accountability structure for LEAs, schools, teachers, and vendors

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Curriculum and Instruction Division priorities for Common Core implementation

Effective communication about the standards, importance, and potential
Assessment alignment, and transparency

We will place significant focus on involvement of school and district leaders throughout Common Core implementation. Without committed leadership, especially at the building level, we believe our preparation will be significantly compromised.
Quality training & meaningful support Instructional materials and curriculum

Alignment of accountability structure for LEAs, schools, teachers, and vendors

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We will begin state-wide implementation of 3-8 math standards this coming school year
2011-12 Grades K-2 Math and ELA 2012-13 2013-14

Grades 3-8

Math (partial)

Math and ELA

Grades 9-12

Math and ELA

Grades 6-12

Literacy for social studies, math, and science

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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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We will identify TNCore Focus Standards for each grade level for mathematics in grades 3-8
The 3-8 Math TNCore Focus Standards for the 2012-2013 school-year are:
Grade 3rd Grade TNCore Focus Standards Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understanding of operations on whole numbers Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions Apply and extend previous understanding of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems Apply and extend previous understanding of arithmetic to algebraic expressions Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations Define, evaluate, and compare functions Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations

4th Grade

5th Grade

6th Grade 7th Grade

8th Grade

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We will narrow the focus of the TCAP and expand use of Constructed Response Assessments
2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

TCAP We will remove 15-25% of SPIs that are not reflected in Common Core State Standards from the TCAP NEXT year. The specific list of SPIs will be shared on May 1.

Constructed Response We will expand the constructed response assessment for all grades 3-8, focused on the TNCore focus standards for math.

NAEP

NAEP

PARCC
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2012-2013 assessment plan, math 3-8

Student performance on the Constructed Response Assessments will not affect teacher, school, or district accountability for the next two years.

Small Field Test, May 2012

October
CRA 1 (paper and online option, scored by teachers in Field Service Center region, reported by school team)

February
CRA 2 (paper and online option, scored by teachers in Field Service Center region, reported by school team)

May
Official Constructed Response Assessment (paper-based only, scored by state, results reported in July)

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Grades 3-8 math: training and support

Our training and support plan will focus on preparing educators with instructional strategies to support student success on the focus standards.

Selection and training of Core Coaches Orientation for district leaders and supervisors Optional units for post-TCAP preparation Videos explicating TNCore Focus Standards released May

Summer
3-day summer training for school teams* Online courses released for all teachers on TNCore Focus Standards

Core Coaches available for questions and PLC support Optional follow-up Saturdays for school-teams to review student work Ongoing online courses, model units, and lesson plan sharing

Spring

Fall/Winter
* The full building administrative team will be needed at all three days of training.
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Specific training plan

Day One

Overview of standards Core coach intros Overview of state plan Resources

Model Instructional Task lesson Key Instructional Strategies to support student achievement Content review of focus standards Selecting and facilitating instructional tasks

Day Three

Day Two

Morning: (full group)

Whole Day (same-role)

Morning (same-role) Questioning strategies (aligned to evaluation models)

Afternoon: (same-role) Orientation to the standards through Performance-Based Assessments Overview of the Constructed Response Assessment

Afternoon (school-team) Looking at vertical alignment of content and assessments Planning for how to bring lessons learned back to full school

Two follow-up, optional Saturday reconvenings (October and February)

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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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ELA pilots
This year, we want to broadly support districts with interest to begin piloting implementation of Common Core State Standards in 3-12 ELA. Piloting this coming year will support better preparation at a school, district, and state level for full implementation in 13-14 There will be no changes to the ELA TCAP or End of Course Exams this year. However, strengthening student performance in the key shifts of the Common Core State Standards will support student performance on Tennessee Diploma Project standards and assessments. We will be releasing TNCore focus standards for each grade level in 3-12 ELA and supporting resources and online courses to support implementation of ELA standards. These will be released by April 15. We will select ELA Core Coaches to serve as peer leaders in the implementation of Common Core State Standards and inform training for the following summer
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We hope many districts will join the ELA pilots this year
Districts will commit to: Ensuring all 3-12 ELA teachers complete state-provided online courses Administering 4 writing assessments throughout the year in each ELA classroom (state will provide prompts and scoring guides) Forming a 2-5 person district-level ELA team to attend four grand division meetings with other pilot districts to share best practices

The TDOE will support districts by: Organizing and convening the four grand division consortium meetings Developing and making available two online modules focusing on the key instructional shifts for ELA Providing a $2,500 travel-offset stipend per district

Districts will be asked to sign up for the ELA pilot in March with the first meeting of ELA district teams in June
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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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K-2 focus areas

We want to support districts implementing Common Core State standards in K-2 and encourage all districts to move towards full implementation in the 2012-2013 school year. We will: Support K-2 assessments in math and reading across all districts (more information to come after a review of pilots underway for teacher evaluation) Release TNCore Focus Standards for reading and math for each grade and provide online courses for educators to support instruction on the focus standards Conduct a survey of districts to better understand current implementation through First to the Top partnership meetings. Convene focus groups of districts with promising practices and share best practices with districts. Encourage districts to focus on direct instruction in reading, especially for students at risk of reaching third grade behind grade level

* The TDOE is not endorsing a specific curriculum but the approach of explicit instruction grounded in the science of reading

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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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Grades 9-12 math pilots

The structure of the high school math standards is different than 3-8 and we will release the full implementation plan for math 9-12 by January, 2013.

This year, we will: Work with State Board of Education to review all high school math course offerings and strengthen policy connection between high school mathematics and postsecondary math readiness Convene a group of Core Coaches to implement the Common Core State Standards in Algebra I and II Encourage Geometry teachers to incorporate Geometry and Algebra standards from the Common Core State Standards

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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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Literacy in 6-12 History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects pilots

We believe the implementation of Common Core State Standards is a fullschool endeavor, not just a project of math and ELA teachers. To support the integration of all standards and, in particular, the literacy standards, this year we will:

Select and convene Core Coaches in social studies, science, CTE, fine arts, and physical education to embed literacy (and, where appropriate, math) standards into instruction. We will select a group of Core Coaches focused in middle school and a group of Core Coaches for high school.

Explore writing assessments based on informational texts in the relevant content area
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Todays agenda

The context in Tennessee; our purpose and goals

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The Common Core Standards and PARCC

Tennessees implementation plan Grades 3-8 math transition Grades 3-12 ELA transition Grades K-2 transition Grades 9-12 math transition Supporting work in other subject areas Technology readiness, higher education, and communication

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Preparation for online assessments

We are mindful that districts seek technical support preparing for online assessments in 2014-2015.
The Division of Data and Communications will work with districts to support the transition to online assessments. This will begin by: Surveying all districts through technology coordinators in spring 2012 to assess current readiness

Working with all possible partner organizations and technology providers to prepare a state-wide readiness plan by September, 2012

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Engage Higher Education

We believe Institutions of Higher Education are a critical partner in the implementation of Common Core State Standards. We are focused on two key strategies for our work with higher education:

1)

We want to work closely with institutions of teacher preparation to ensure candidates graduating across the next few years are fully prepared to teach Common Core content

1)

We want to work to align postsecondary admissions and placement policies with a meaningful definition of college- and career-ready indicators The TDOE will launch a collaborative process with THEC to review creditbearing courses and report out by September, 2012

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Professional Development Support

We want to use the implementation of Common Core as an opportunity to provide more information to districts about professional development options and online delivery models. To do so, we will:
Create a professional development provider report card for PD providers (based on participant satisfaction and student achievement results) Certify vendors that complete state training and use state survey for data collection

Closely monitor TASL credit approval for all Common Core trainings
Focus the Technology and LEAD conferences on sharing information about cutting-edge solutions for content delivery and PD supports
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Communications from the TDOE

Throughout implementation, we will place a premium on consistent and highquality communications with districts. The TNCore website (www.tncore.org) will launch April 15th and serve as the site for all state materials on implementation Questions can be directed to: [email protected] Districts will appoint a team of 2-5 people to serve as the Common Core leadership team. All appointed members will receive monthly TNCore email updates beginning in March. We will not lose sight of the importance and power of strong student and parent communications and we will provide resources to support this across implementation

Expect More, Achieve More website will be updated with information about Common Core implementation
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Conclusion: summary of next steps

Each district should email [email protected] by March 20th with a list of names and email address for 2-5 people from the district that will make up the Common Core leadership team. TNCore updates will be sent to this team starting in April with key communication and opportunities for support in Common Core implementation. Math 3-8 Core Coaches will be selected and notified by April 5. A second round of Core Coaches will be selected in other grades and subject levels later in the spring. All information will be shared through TNCore updates. The list of SPIs we will drop from the 2013 math TCAP will be shared by May 1. Online courses on the Common Core focus standards will be shared through TNCore updates. Ongoing questions should be directed to [email protected].
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Common Core Leadership Council: Susie Bunch, Director of Schools, Lexington City John Prince, Math Instructional Coach, Trenton Special School District Sharon Cooksey, Facilitator for Curriculum and Professional Learning, Franklin Special School District Tammy Shelton, Supervisor of Instruction, Lincoln County Bobby Cox, Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning, Warren County Sharon Harper, Director of Research and Evaluation, Bradley County Millicent Smith, Director of Professional Development & Social Studies Supervisor, Knox County Theresa Nixon, Science Supervisor, Knox County Vicki Kirk, Director of Schools, Greene County Linda Kennard, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Memphis City Schools David Stephens, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Shelby County Schools Jared Myracle, Assistant Principal, Gibson County High School, Gibson County Jeanne Ray, Associate Director of Learning, Lebanon Special School District
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