ncdpi update

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

mcarter@dpi.state.nc.us

Ph: 919-807-3758

Christie Lynch EbertDance & Music Consultant

clynch@dpi.state.nc.us

Ph: 919-807-3856