Curriculum and Instruction Quarterly Meetings October 2013 Alabama State Department of Education Words from Dr Bice Plan 2020Our Vision Every Child a Graduate Every Graduate Prepared for CollegeWorkAdulthood in the 21 ID: 762581
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Curriculum and InstructionQuarterly Meetings October 2013Alabama State Department of Education
Words from Dr. Bice
Plan 2020-Our Vision Every Child a Graduate – Every Graduate PreparedforCollege/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century
Absolutes During the Transition Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study) Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.) Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students ( GlobalScholar , QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments) With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma) 4
Absolutes During the Transition Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study) Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.) Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students ( GlobalScholar , QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments) With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma) 5
Social Studies TextbooksAdoption Timeline Committee Appointed—March 2013 Review Process: April 2013—September 2013Presentation to Board—November 2013Proposed Board Adoption—December 2013Professional development included in CCRS IT meetings 3 & 4 LEA Adoption— Spring 2014 Implementation – August, 2014
Science Course of Study TimelineJune 2013 2012 Process ResumedAugust, 2015 Anticipated implementation 7
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate! www.alsde.eduClick on “College and Career Ready Standards”Click on “Communications” tab8
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Exploring Uses of ToolkitSilently read/skim the Introduction (I-1) and the Overview (II-1 through II-8) As a team, choose one of the tools to reviewInstructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET)EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units (Tri-State)Assessment Evaluation Tool (AET)Assessment Passage and Item Quality Criteria Checklist
Which Tool(s) Would You Use?
For Further Study!Review the Publishers’ Criteria for:K-8 Math High School MathK-2 ELA3-12 ELA{Located in the Appendix (V)}
CCRS Implementation Rubric 13
Exploring Uses of Implementation Rubric Skim the “Categories” and “Questions to Consider” Discuss with your team how you might use the Rubric to guide/evaluate CCRS implementation
Absolutes During the Transition Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study) Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.) Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students ( GlobalScholar , QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments) With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma) 15
Student Assessment Alabama State Testing Website Hosted by ACTThe ACT plus WritingACT AspireACT ExploreACT Plan ACT QualityCore http ://www.act.org/aap/alabama / 17
Student Assessment ACT QualityCore Items Available in GlobalScholar Achievement SeriesEnglish 9English 10English 11Algebra IGeometry Algebra II Due to be posted October 31, 2013 18
ACT ASPIRE Sample Pilot School Report 20 First name Scale Scores* * Scale scores have a margin of error of 2%. English (100-400) ARB 300 Math (200-400) ARB 360 Reading (250-450) ARB 400 Science (300-600) ARB 500 Composite Score (100-999) Writing (1-999) JOHN 400 333 406 525 501 24 MARY 333 304 -- 495 -- 22 HARRY 222 -- 315 400 -- -- STACY 222 367 315 400 365 -- FRANKLIN 222 399 315 400 321 19 STEVE 222 -- 315 400 -- 20 JASON 222 211 315 400 258 21 MATT 222 258 315 400 415 19 KRISTIN 222 378 315 400 123 18
CTE UpdateCareer Preparednesswww.alcareerinfo.org www.goodwillcommunityfoundation.orgMath Equivalency CourseCredentialing22
Algebra I and Geometry Credit Change in awarding credit Algebra I and Geometry courses may be offered prior to Grade 9 and credits awarded for both courses without a waiver R eadiness tests should be used to identify students for enrollmentGrades and credits for courses should be posted on students’ transcripts23http://connect.alsde.edu/sites/memos/Memoranda/FY13-2121.pdf
RemindersEnsure the teaching of all COS standards in Grades 7 and 8 and Algebra I and GeometryCourse content should not be repeated in the progression of coursesStudents are required to earn at least 2 additional mathematics credits in Grades 9-12Encourage the earning of additional mathematics course credit in Grades 9-12
Accountability QuestionsUpdates from Regional Meetings and Superintendents’ ConferenceQ & A from Superintendents Calculations Workbook Example 25
We Will Survive!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eim5jLlEPYI
Each time a person stands up for an ideal,or acts to improve the lot of others... he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope,and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring,those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance . Robert F. Kennedy