college and career readiness standards and you a quick guide for middle school parents
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What is College and Career Readiness? Ability to solve real world problems Able to get a job and gain on the job training skills necessary to be successful Confidence to handle collegiate demands and motivated to pursue excellence Skills, knowledge and ability to be an integral part of society and their community.TRANSCRIPT
College and Career Readiness Standards and You
A Quick Guide for Middle School Parents
Why College and Career Readiness?
“Academic standards are important because theyhelp ensure that all students, no matter wherethey live, are prepared for success in college andthe workforce. They help set clear and consistentexpectations for students, parents, and teachers;build your child’s knowledge and skills; and help sethigh goals for all students.”
http://www.pta.org/6th_Grade__BW.pdf
What is College and Career Readiness?
Ability to solve real world problemsAble to get a job and gain on the job training skills necessary to be successfulConfidence to handle collegiate demands and motivated to pursue excellenceSkills, knowledge and ability to be an integral part of society and their community.
Changes to Expect in the Classroom
• Productive struggles for a solution– Don’t give your child the answer. Have them come
to the solution on their own.• Experience higher level of academic
vocabulary• More constructed responses in all content
areas
How Parents and the Community Can Help?
• Use more informational text with your child– Essays, speeches, directions, manuals, newspaper
and Internet articles• Use literary sources with appropriate Lexile
levels• Give your child real world examples in
mathematics– Budget, money, time, travel distance, grocery
shopping
How Parents and the Community Can Help?
• Incorporate more technology• Encourage children to solve multi-step
problems or tasks• Expect your child to give multiple ways to
solve a problem• Include your child in conversations to improve
vocabulary and speaking/listening skills
The New Assessment
• Computer Based• Using more technological skills• Multi-step questions• Compare and contrast multiple sources at one
time• Cite evidence throughout a writing piece• 70% of the assessment questions in ELA will come
from science, social studies, and the technical subjects
We want you to think of the College and Career Readiness and the Common Core State Standards as the physical
exam and not the autopsy.