Finding Common Ground with Common Core

Janice D. Mertes Department of Public Instruction

Common Core State Standard TeamDigital Learning Specialistjanice.mertes@dpi.wi.gov

@WisDPITech @WisDPICCSS

Nancy Anderson Department of Public Instruction

Library Consultantnancy.anderson@dpi.wi.gov

April 8, 2013

Today’s Meet Backchannel

http://todaysmeet.com/ccss Share your thoughts with our group:

1) How are implementation strategies in your district integrating technology into common core state standards?2) What materials or resources are you using?3) What materials or resources do you need from DPI to help in this exciting time of instructional transformation?

-How are implementation strategies in your district integrating technology into common core state standard teacher training?-What technology tools/software areas are you using to meet the common core expectations for specific grades/content areas?-What materials or resources does your

district need?

Today’s AgendaUnderstand how CCSS are transforming classrooms in the digital age and statewide initiatives Understand how librarians, classroom teachers and technology integrators fit in this transformation

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• Standards & Instruction– What and how should kids

learn?– Innovation Learning– How are digital

technologies integrated into learning?

• Assessments and Data Systems– How do we know if they

learned it?• School and Educator

Effectiveness– How do we ensure that

students have highly effective teachers and schools?

• School Finance Reform– How should we pay for

schools?

Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers:

Agenda 2017

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By 2017, we need to reach target goals that prepare our students for success in further education and career:

Further increase graduation rate from 85.7 percent to 92 percent.

Increase career and college readiness from 32 percent to 67 percent.

Close graduation and career and college readiness gaps by 50 percent.

Increase the percentage of students scoring proficient in third-grade reading and eighth-grade mathematics.

Adopt the Fair Funding for Our Future plan to make school finance more equitable and transparent

Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers: Agenda 2017

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State Superintendent's Digital Learning Advisory Council (DLAC)• Develop a comprehensive strategy for digital

learning in Wisconsin• Provide recommendations to the State

Superintendent on initiatives that promote and advance digital learning.

• Use technology to enhance and improve student learning

• Create opportunities for personalized learning• Create news ways of teaching and

opportunities to leverage technology• Align learning resources and teaching

opportunities to meet academic standards so every child is career and college ready

 

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Common Core State Standards Implementation Team (CCSSI)

All Wisconsin students need relevant and rigorous literacy and mathematics instruction to ensure

academic proficiency and success beyond graduation. Technology and information fluency are

essential skills to be productive members of a global society.

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Common Core National Adoption

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Wisconsin becomes the first state to adopt the CCSS

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

DPI provides curricular resources for CCSS implementation; establishes the CCSSI Team

• SMARTER Balanced assessment field testing

• Educator Effectiveness statewide system pilot

• CCSS fully incorporated into school/district curricula

• SMARTER Balanced assessment replaces existing statewide assessment

• Educator Effectiveness system implemented statewide

All districts on Stateside Student Information System (SSIS)

Higher graduation requirements (needs legislation)

WI CCSS and SBAC Timeline

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Common Core = Common Ground Common Core provide a consistent, clear

understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.

• Common Core State Standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.

• Common Core allows for professional collaboration, shared resources and personal learning networks.

• Common Core promotes digitally rich learning experiences, resources and opportunities to learn beyond classroom walls.10

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Common Core = Common Ground• Chunking

• Working smarter leveraging collaboration• Leverage shared resources• Support instructional planning process• Create your own digital toolbox to align

with outcomes • Build a structure for team planning and

collaboration• Crosswalks of standards • Information literacy, inquiry, crosswalk of

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High-quality instruction is the foundation of WI Common Core adoption and key for

educator effectiveness

Standards and Curriculum

• Standards-based• Aligned to instruction &

assessment• Differentiated• Mapped• Connected• Authentic

Instruction• Scaffolded• Research-based• Culturally responsive• Differentiated• Technology infused• Student centered• Reflective

Assessment• Observable• Informative• Authentic• Balanced• Clearly articulated• Differentiated

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Connected Work to Instruction

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WI Characteristics of Mathematically

Proficient Students

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WI Portrait of a Literate Student

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Reading•Broad definition of text•Text types: Literature and Informational•Balance of text•Text complexity

Writing•Types: explanatory, argumentative, and narrative •Includes research and inquiry at all grades

Speaking and

Listening

•Presentation of knowledge and ideas

Language•Knowledge of language

ELA Areas

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Kindergarten Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

High School

Reading LiteratureReading Informational Text

Reading Foundational Skills

WritingSpeaking and Listening

Language

ELA by Grade

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ELA Major Concept: Text

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Texts by Grade Level

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ELA Text Complexity Model

• Motivation• Knowledge/

experiences• Purpose• Task complexity

• Word frequency• Sentence length• Text cohesion • Best determined

by computer software, such as Lexile.

• Levels of meaning

• Structure• Language

conventionality and clarity

• Knowledge demands

• Best determined by a human reader

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Reading•Broad definition of text•Text types: Literature and Informational•Balance of text•Text complexity

Writing•Types: explanatory, argumentative, and narrative •Includes research and inquiry at all grades

Speaking and

Listening

•Presentation of knowledge and ideas

Language•Knowledge of language

Other ELA Areas

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Informative / Explanatory

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Informative / ExplanatoryAcademic Writing Workshop and

Functional Writing•Literary analyses•Scientific reports•Historical reports•Summaries

•Manuals•Memos•Reports•Applications•Résumés

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Narrative

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NarrativeELA History /

Social Studies

Science

•Creative fictional stories •Memoirs•Anecdotes•Autobiographies

•Accounts about individuals•Construct event •models of what happened •Supporting writing with only the most relevant source information

•Narrative descriptions of step-by-step investigation procedures so others can replicate procedures

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Reading•Broad definition of text•Text types: Literature and Informational•Balance of text•Text complexity

Writing•Types: explanatory, argumentative, and narrative •Includes research and inquiry at all grades

Speaking and

Listening

•Presentation of knowledge and ideas

Language•Knowledge of language

ELA Areas

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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience• Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations• Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate

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Reading•Broad definition of text•Text types: Literature and Informational•Balance of text•Text complexity

Writing•Types: explanatory, argumentative, and narrative •Includes research and inquiry at all grades

Speaking and

Listening

•Presentation of knowledge and ideas

Language•Knowledge of language

ELA Areas

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General Recommendations for Finding Common Ground

• Show awareness• Use shared vocabulary• Establish a connection• Take stock• Be proactive• School wide collaboration for rigor and

relevance of curriculum• Technology fluency empowering students in

digitally rich learning experiences

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Disciplinary Literacy

• Reading and writing across all subject areas

• Common expectations: close reading, informational text, research

• DPI Disciplinary Literacy Suitcase listed in resources

• Promote balanced reading approach• Opportunities for digital literacy

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Learning is the Goal…

Technology is the supplement to the “how” of learning

to improve student outcomes32

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“Unless technology is woven throughout these standards, the credibility of any claim that they will better prepare students in the 21st century is diminished.”

NCTM Public Comments on the Common Core Standards for Mathematics - nctm.org33

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The Transformed Role of Educators

• Facilitators for learning that empower students through inquiry

• Share responsibility for developing literacy in speaking, writing, reading and listening

• Real world applications integrated into higher order thinking and learning

• Personalized support for students• All educators are teachers of technology • Model digital citizenship and literacy for their

students • Collaborators with resource teachers and

library media specialists• Connected educators and personal learning

networks to extend professional learning• Understand focus is how tools support

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Elements of Wisconsin Career & College Ready Students

• Learning & Innovation: 4C’s Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Creativity and Innovation Communications Collaboration

• Digital Literacy Information & Media Literacy ICT Literacy Keyboarding skills

• Life and Career: Students are empowered and active learners

Flexibility & Adaptability Initiative & Self-Direction Social & Cross-Cultural Skills Productivity & Accountability Leadership & Responsibility Know how to learn with inquiry process36

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The “How” of Achieving the Core

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Students are curators, communicators and creators of

authentic learning..pick the tools to achieve these goals

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Technology Fluency• Build your digital toolbox experimenting

with tools that can enhance learning and teaching

• Move to virtual environments to extend learning, promote communication and collaboration of students

• Improve engagement of students through digital tools

• Information literacy and digital citizenship are foundation blocks

• Learner centered classrooms and experiences

• Students are well versed in a variety of technology tools, skills to select appropriate tools and have understanding of media literacy process

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Common Core = Common Ground

WISELearn Tagging projects OER movement Wisconsin Connected Educators Big Three: CCSS, SBAC, EE

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WISElearn Digital Portal• WI State budget for creation of WISELearn portal that will

include options for digital learning tools, Open Education Resources and virtual learning courses

• WISELearn will assist with implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) to assist in making all educators effectives

• WISELearn will promote equitable opportunities of resources and learning opportunities for all Wisconsin students

• Online and blended learning platform for ALL WI students• Efficient tool for searching for quality content• A platform for digital “textbooks”• Professional learning communities, events calendar• Crowdsourcing option where teachers rating quality of

content, e.g., Yelp, Trip Advisor, etc.• “Big data” for instructional feedback loops when combined

with algorithms• Partnerships across WI education organizations

Early Childhood

Postsecondary

WISElearn Educator Resource Portal

AssessmentsLocal, state, national

Educator Licensing Online

Statewide Student

Information System

DATA WAREHOUSE

WISEdashWISEmaps,

SDPR, MDAT, SAFE

Academic & Career Plans

Collaboration CloudContent Repository

Learning Management System

WISElearn (Educator Resource Portal) Portal – the “gateway” to the tools and functions

Collaboration Cloud

Teacher - student, teacher - teacher, student - student, teacher - parent

Content Repository

Customized PBS LearningMedia-

SystemVideo, web sites, documents, audio, assessments, etc.

Learning Management

SystemShared courses,

units and lessons; by

Common Core and more

Curriculum Content Development & Technical Support

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Emerging Digital Technology Trends and

Resources “At the heart of the movement towards

Open Education Resources is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge if a public good and that technology in general, and the Worldwide Web in particular, provide an extraordinary opportunity for everyone to share, use and re-use knowledge.”

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Note: quoted at Virtual School Symposium/NROC 2012

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DPI Open Education Resource Statewide

Team • DPI appointed OER team that will expand across

content areas and implement the goals of the Digital Learning Advisory Council

• OER Team working with other states to identify rubrics for OER evaluation and tagging system for effective search of CCSS aligned resources

• CCSS Team will release in late spring CCSS Publisher Criteria for ELA and Mathematics textbooks

• OER team will serve on WISELearn development team to help identify content and system of integrating resources into portal for equitable access by all WI students and educators

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Definition of Open Education Resources

(OER)• Any material that is useful for learning in public domain or published under the Creative Commons Licensing free for schools to adopt for equitable access and adaptability

• Encourages use in full, remixing or authoring of material for adoption, improvement, personalized learning opportunities

• Creates ability to evaluate and align resources to standards and assessments

• Ability to have teachers collaboratively engage in integrating and organizing OER resources, units, texts or courses

• Redistribute and share with others• Part of open education an d learning era that can

enhance access to and creation of personalized learning opportunities

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Why OER in the Digital Era?

• Flexibility of learning materials• Personalize learning content for students• Open course ware learning opportunities

increasing rapidly for not entire educational spectrum

• Collaboration on making, sharing and use content

• Goal to create search mechanisms for personalized content

• Aligned to DLAC goals of equitable and learning opportunities to meet the needs of learners

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OER Content Selection: Curricular Alignment Criteria• Alignment to standards• Quality of explanation of subject matter• Utility of material to support teaching• Quality of assessment• Quality of technology interactivity• Quality of instructional and practices exercises• Opportunities for deeper learning• Assurance of accessibility• Credibility of provider• Alignment to personalized learning instructional goals

• *OER Achieve Rubrics criteria

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OER Creative Commons

• -Information on licensing your content as Creative Commons

• -Resource portal that will include CCSS aligned materials

• -OER guide for schools

• http://creativecommons.org/education

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Open Education Resources Listed in

DLAC Plan• OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/Connexions http://cnx.org/Curriki http://www.curriki.org/MIT Opencourseware http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htmOpen course Library http://opencourselibrary.wikispaces.com/Utah State Opencourseware http://ocw.usu.edu/Berkeley webcasts http://Webcast.berkeley.eduOpen Learning Initiative, Carnegie Melon http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/Flatworld Knowledge http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/OpenCourseWare Consortium http://www.ocwconsortium.org/Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources http://oerconsortium.org/

• Itunes U http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

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Open Education Resources

Listed in DLAC Plan• OER resources (from @opencontent, David Wiley)http://eli2011.pathable.com/user_profiles/david-wiley

http://opencontent.org/blog/http://www.slideshare.net/opencontent/educause-2010-openness-data-and-a-sustainable-future-for-education

More:http://onlineuniversityrankings.org/2009/the-worlds-50-best-open-courseware-collections/

•K-12http://www.openhighschool.org/http://www.hippocampus.org/http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

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OER in WI Education Next Steps

• WISELearn project funded for 2014-2015 budget year to create digital portal to house open education resources

• CCSS and OER teams will continue to instructional guides and resources to help districts consider open education resource as an option to enhance learning

• Increased opportunity and access to virtual learning opportunities via the Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative

• Self-publishing and course creation exemplars projects will be shared from around the state and nation to assist distircts as needed

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DPI Digital Repository• Agenda 2017 http://statesupt.dpi.wi.gov/

• Digital Learning Advisory Council (DLAC) State Tech Plan• https://sites.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/wi_digital_learning_plan/

• Wisconsin Guiding Principles of Teaching and Learning http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/stn_guiding-principles

DPI CCSS Home Page and Team Contacts• http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/stn_ccss

WI Digital Learning Day February 6, 2013• https://sites.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/wisconsin-digital-learning-day/

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Wisconsin EETT Digital Learning Resources• https://sites.google.com/a/cesa12.org/eett-digital-resources/resourc

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School Library Summit Vision Statement• https://docs.google.com/a/dpi.wi.gov/file/d/0B6vqnHqWoU2VU19kaU

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Disciplinary Literacy toolbox link http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/stn_disciplinaryliteracy

Pinterest Digital toolbox http://pinterest.com/InnovativeTech/

WI DPI Learning On Demand Common Core LiveBindershttp://www.livebinders.com/shelf/my?show=my_public&type=public

Library Resourceshttp://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ys-sn#literacy

AASL Crosswalk and 21st Century Skillshttp://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk

Publisher criteria and OER rubrics for CCSS aligned to be released in late spring

Unit/lesson plan criteria for universal level of materials currently available http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=823390

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Questions and Discussion….

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Contact InformationJanice D. Mertes

Department of Public InstructionCommon Core State Standard TeamDigital Learning Ed Tech Consultant

janice.mertes@dpi.wi.gov @WisDPITech @WisDPICCSS

Nancy Anderson Department of Public Instruction

Library Consultantnancy.anderson@dpi.wi.gov