COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS:
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROGRESS
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
Current
Conditions
Common
Core
Solutions
Moving
Forward
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THE VALUE OF EDUCATION
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ARE WE CHALLENGING OUR STUDENTS?
Source: College Board’s 2011 “One Year Out” Study.
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ARE WE CHALLENGING OUR STUDENTS?
Source: http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/current_standards.pdf
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ARE OUR CURRENT STANDARDS RIGOROUS?
2007: “The state of Georgia declared 88% of 8th graders
proficient in reading, even though just 26% scored at or above the
proficiency level on the NAEP.”
• 2007: “If you believe those who set the Illinois standards, 82
percent of its 8th graders are proficient in reading, even though
the NAEP says only 30 percent are.”
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Source: <http://educationnext.org/few-states-set-worldclass-standards
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ARE OUR CURRENT STANDARDS RIGOROUS?
2009: “For example, on the 4th-grade math test, West Virginia
reported that 60.8 percent of its students had achieved proficiency, but
28.1 percent were proficient on the NAEP.”
• 2009: “Delaware claimed that 77 percent of its 4th-grade students
were proficient in math, when NAEP shows that only 36 percent were.”
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Source: <http://educationnext.org/state-standards-rising-in-reading-but-not-in-math
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ARE OUR CURRENT STANDARDS RIGOROUS?
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What type of thinking is involved? Teachers assess by looking at
the verb that appears in a standard.
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How deeply do you need to understand a topic to interact with
the content being presented?
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What kinds of cognitive tasks are being asked of students?
Simply recall a fact? Analyze a complex argument?
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WHY DO WE NEED COMMON CORE STANDARDS?
Low Levels of Rigor
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Current standards feature large amounts of knowledge and
recall learning targets
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Under-developing critical thinking abilities
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Disadvantaged in college and the workplace
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LOW RIGOR STANDARDS
Source: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2011458.pdf
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FORDHAM INSTITUTE GRADES STANDARDS
25 states have moved backwards in the quality of their standards from
2005 to 2010.
• 21 states’ ELA standards received D or F grades in terms of rigor and
clarity.
• 18 states’ Mathematics standards received D or F grades.
• The vast majority of states have standards that scored lower than the
Common Core.
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WHY DO WE NEED COMMON STANDARDS?
LACK OF CLARITY
Write for a variety of
purposes.”
• “Respond to variety of
literary/informational texts.”
• “Competently use money.”
• Are these standards clear to
teachers, students, and
parents?
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INCONSISTENCIES
Different states set different
learning targets
• Different districts set
different learning targets
• Different classrooms learning
different topics
• We must expect high
achievement from all students
in all classrooms
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WHAT ARE THE RESULTS
OF THE INCONSISTENCIES
States requiring different content
Cut scores for proficiency vary by state
Students being taught and assessed at different
levels of rigor based on location
• Students who move may be far ahead or far behind /
This especially affects our Military population.
• Large groups of students are disadvantaged in the
national and global economies
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WHY DO WE NEED COMMON STANDARDS?
Barriers to Collaboration
• Educators are not working from the same blueprints
• Chilling effect on the sharing of best practices
• Curricular materials not applicable to all places
• This creates an insular education community where everyone is
doing the same work over and over again
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WHAT IS COMMON CORE?
A set of clear, consistent, internationallybenchmarked K-12 standards in English Language
Arts and Mathematics that will provide a clear and
consistent framework to prepare our students for
college and the workplace.
CCSSI Video
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HOW ARE COMMON CORE STANDARDS BETTER?
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Increased complexity of texts
Focus on foundational math skills and application in novel realworld situations
A return to depth as opposed to breadth
Increased focus on justifying and presenting results and
methods
Critical reading and writing infused in all curricular areas
Re-ordering of math content to reflect research-based path to
college and career readiness
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OUR CURRENT STANDARDS ARE LOW IN RIGOR AND
DO NOT EMPHASIZE THE REASONING SKILLS
NECESSARY FOR CAREER AND COLLEGE.
C U R R E N T STAT E STA N DA R D
N.MR.04.22 Locate fractions with
denominators of 12 or less on the
number line; include mixed
numbers.
COMMON CORE STANDARD
4.NF.2 Compare two fractions with
different numerators and different
denominators, eg. By creating common
denominators or numerators, or by
comparing to a benchmark fraction such
as ½. Recognize that comparisons are
valid only when the two fractions refer to
the same whole. Record the results of
the comparisons with symbols >, =, or <
and justify the conclusions. eg. By using
a visual fraction model.
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BENEFITS OF COMMON CORE
Preparation:
The CCSS will prepare students for both college and the workplace
and emphasizes higher-order skills instead of knowledge and
recall.
Competition:
The CCSS are internationally-benchmarked, ensuring that our
students are prepared to be competitive in the global job
market.
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BENEFITS OF COMMON CORE
Equity:
The CC will foster consistent expectations not dependent on state or zip
code. We will hold all students to high academic expectations.
Clarity:
The CC are focused, coherent, and clear standards. Everyone knows what
is expected of our students
Collaboration:
CCSSI will be a foundation for teachers, states, and districts to work
together from the same blueprints. This will facilitate the sharing of
best practices.
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IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
45 states have voluntarily adopted the Common Core, as well as the
District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Dept of Defense Education Activity
(DoDEA)
To date States and territories who have not yet adopted: Alaska*,
Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Guam.
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IMPLEMENTATION CURRICULUM
The CCSSO has convened the publishing community to ensure that
high-quality instructional materials aligned to the Common Core
are being created.
Common Core is also catalyzing teachers in their development of
open-source curricular materials. Now that we have a common
blueprint, teachers can collaborate more easily and share/refine
great materials, raising achievement for all students.
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IMPLEMENTATION: ASSESSMENT
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Diagnostic and weeks
Diagnostic and interim assessments (optional)
Most assessments are traditional pencil and paper
Results available to schools in two-to-four weeks
Support for both traditional and integrated math
course sequences
Field testing begins 2012, operational by 2014
Sample Assessments releases Aug 2012.
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Where are Duval County Public Schools in their
implementation?
Resources for Parents
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Easy to understand guides for parents found at
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