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Diving Deeper: Implementing the 2011

Massachusetts Curriculum Framework

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and

the Massachusetts Readiness Centers

Kristan Rodriguez Ph.D., Chelmsford Public SchoolsScott R. Morrison, Manchester Essex Regional School District

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Standards ImplementationSupports ESE’s Strategic Goals

• Improve pre-k to grade 3 literacy performance

• Improve grades 5 to 8 mathematics performance

• Increase college and career readiness

• Improve educator effectiveness• Turn around the lowest-performing

school districts• Make effective use of data to improve

instruction

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Acronyms to Remember

• CCSS –

• CCR –

• PARCC –

Common Core State Standards

College and Career Ready

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

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Where Have the Common Core State Standards Been Adopted?

Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (ELA/Literacy only), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Primary Intent of the New Frameworks

The new ELA/Literacy and Math Curriculum Frameworks, comprised primarily of the Common Core State Standards, were written explicitly to define the knowledge and skills that students must master to be college and career ready by the end of high school.

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What is the College and Career Ready Threshold In Each of the Frameworks?

• In the ELA Framework there is a set of broad, College and Career Ready Standards for each of the areas of reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. They anchor grade-specific standards in each of those areas.

• The CCR Standards, working in tandem with the high school (9-12) standards, define the CCR threshold.

• In the Mathematics Framework the CCR threshold is comprised of the high school standards that are not marked “+”.

• Mastering those standards would prepare a student for a first-year, college credit-bearing math course such as college algebra.

• Mastering high school standards marked “+” would prepare a student for more advanced math courses than college algebra.

ELA/Literacy Mathematics

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Timeline for Preschools, Districts, Colleges and Universitiesto Align Curriculum and

Instruction

2013-2014•Full•Implementation

•Monitor curriculum and instruction fully aligned to the 2011 standards

2012-2013•Near Full Implementation

•Implement balance of changes in curriculum and instruction

2011-2012•Partial•Implementation

•Adjust curriculum and instruction in targeted grades, subjects, and courses

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Key Ideas for ELA/Literacy• Emphasis on college and career readiness beginning at

birth• Intentional coherence between the standards for

reading literature and reading informational text• Detailed standards on writing arguments,

explanations, and narratives• Emphasis on finding good evidence and using it

precisely• Strong linkage of reading and writing• Developing literate students is a shared responsibility –

not just the work of the English teacher • The ability to read progressively more complex text is

key to college and career readiness

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Organization of the MA ELA & Literacy

Standards• Three main sections

a comprehensive pre-k-5 section 6-12 English language arts section 6-12 section for literacy in history/social studies, science, and

technical subjects

• Each strand begins with College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards

• The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards are followed by Grade Level Standards Grade specific, Pre-K-8 Grade span, 9-10, 11-12

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Each CCR anchor standard has an accompanying PreK-12 grade-

specific standard translating the broader CCR statement into

grade-appropriate end-of-year expectations.

“The Staircase”

CCR Anchor Standard for Reading # 3:

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and

ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

•Pre-K

•1st

•2nd

•3rd

•4th

•5th

•6th

•7th

With prompting

and support, act out

characters and events

from a story or

poem read aloud.*

With prompting

and support, identify

characters, settings, and major events

in a story.

•K

Describe characte

rs, settings,

and major events

in a story, using key

details.

Describe how

characters in a story

respond to major

events and challenges.

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Resources for Designing Curriculum in

English Language Arts and Literacy

• Common Core Appendix A– Research behind the Common Core State

Standards• Common Core Appendix B

– Exemplars of text complexity at various grade• Common Core Appendix C and Performance

Standards in Writing Project– Exemplars of student writing

• Updated MA recommended author lists• The Other MA Curriculum Frameworks

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MATH

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Pre-K-8 Math Standards Progression Provides a Strong

Foundation for Algebra

– Focus on place value, operations, and fractions in early grades

– Increased attention to proportionality, probability and statistics in middle grades

– In depth study of linearity and introduction of functions in Grade 8

Focus

Coherence

Clarity Rigor

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Pre-K-8 Domains Progression

Domains PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Counting and Cardinality MA                  

Operations and Algebraic Thinking MA                  

Number and Operations in Base Ten                    

Number and Operations - Fractions                    

Ratios and Proportional Relationships                    

The Number System             MA      

Expressions and Equations                    

Functions                    

Geometry MA                  

Measurement and Data MA                  

Statistics and Probability                    

Focus

Coherence

Clarity Rigor

Organized by Domains Rather than Strands

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Adding MA Math Standards to the K-12 Common Core

• MA added about 4% additional standards:– 13 K-8 additions

• No additions in Kindergarten, grade 3 or grade 8

• One addition in grade 4 and grade 5• Two additions in grade 1, grade 2, and grade 7 • Five additions in grade 6

– 9 high school additional standards• Included in conceptual categories: Number and

Quantity, Algebra, Functions, and Geometry

• Example of additions: introduction of coins in gr.1; concept of negative numbers in grade 5; measurement precision in high schoolFocu

sCoherence

Clarity Rigor

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(8) Pre-K-12 Standards for Mathematical Practice

“Expertise” for students at all grade levels:1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving

them2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning Focus

Coherence

Clarity Rigor

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High School Organization: Conceptual Categories, grades 9-

12

• Number and Quantity (N)• Algebra (A)• Functions (F)• Geometry (G)• Modeling () – pgs. 66, 79, 81,

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• Statistics and Probability (S)

Focus

Coherence

Clarity Rigor

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High School Pathways

Two model course pathways Traditional:

Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II Integrated:

Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Mathematics III

Both pathways address the same standards and prepare students for additional courses such as:Precalculus, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning

Focus

Coherence

Clarity Rigor

2121More information at http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc

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• The PARCC Model Content Frameworks were developed through a state-led process that included mathematics and ELA/literacy content experts in PARCC member states and members of the Common Core State Standards writing team.

• The Model Content Frameworks are voluntary resources offered by PARCC to help curriculum developers and teachers as they work to implement the standards in their states and districts.

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PARCC Update• Next-generation K–12 assessment system

in ELA/literacy and mathematics • Aligned to the Common Core State

Standards (CCSS)• Developed by a consortium of 24 states• MA is one of 18 Governing Board states• Assessments in math and ELA/literacy

planned for implementation in Massachusetts in 2014–15, if as good or better than MCAS

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(over the next 3 years)• More than an assessment: a suite of tools

to support teaching and learning—content frameworks, model instructional units, sample assessment tasks, professional development modules

• Leadership training for educators in the use of PARCC materials

• Focus on measuring whether students are on track for college and careers readiness

• Will leverage use of technology

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New ResourcesCurrent• 2011 MA Curriculum Framework and PARCC Model Content

Frameworks Grade by grade standards Guidance for designing coherent curricula

• Achieve Implementation WorkbookGuide for creating a comprehensive transition plan for

curriculum, instruction, and assessment• National PTA Guides to Student Success for Parents

Coming • New Standards for English Language Learners

“WIDA” standards focus on the acquisition of academic vocabulary in ELA, math, science, social studies• Model curriculum units and performance assessments

100 pre-k to grade 12 extended instructional units with curriculum-embedded assessments in mathematics,

science and technology/engineering, history/social science, and English language arts

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Using the Grade 3 ELA Content Framework

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Resources for Designing Curriculum in

English Language Arts and Literacy

• The PARCC Model Content Frameworks • Grade-level guides, Grades 3-11 • Create coherent curriculum units that

integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language standards

• K- Grade 2 guides to be developed in 2012

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PARCC Content Framework format for Math Grades 3-8

• Ex. of major within-grade dependencies - point to standards that should precede others

• Ex. of connections among standards, clusters, or domains

• Ex. of connections among content and practice standards

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PARCC Content Framework format for Math - High School

• General analysis– Ex. of opportunities for connections among

standards, cluster, domains, or conceptual categories

– Ex. of opportunities of connecting mathematical content and mathematical practices

• Course-specific analyses– Ex. of key advances from previous grades/courses– Discussion of mathematical practices in relation

to course content

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Implementing Common Core Standards and Assessments Workbook

• Communications• Alignment of instructional materials to

new standards• Professional development for

educators on the new standards and assessments

• Technology transitions• Educator preparation and evaluation• Student transitions to higher education• Routines to monitor performance and

solve problems

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Spring 2012-2013: WIDA Standards for English

Language Learners

• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards

• Will replace the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Benchmarks and Outcomes (ELPBO)

• Address academic language development and use in ELA, mathematics, science, social studies, health, and the arts

http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/summit/WIDA.pdf

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Elementary and Secondary Education

Fall 2012-2014:Model Curriculum Units

• Design teams of Massachusetts educators developing units that use Understanding by Design and the Model Content Frameworks for structure

• ELA/literacy, mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history and social science

• Units in all disciplines have a literacy component• Collaboration with WGBH and with the states of

Rhode Island and New York• By the fall of 2012, selected units available for

piloting; by 2014, 100 pre-k to grade 12 units available overall

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Fall 2012-2014:Model Curriculum Units

• Design teams of Massachusetts educators developing units that use Understanding by Design and the Model Content Frameworks for structure

• ELA/literacy, mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history and social science

• Units in all disciplines have a literacy component• Collaboration with WGBH and with the states of Rhode

Island and New York• By the fall of 2012, selected units available for piloting; by 2014,

100 pre-k to grade 12 units available overall

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Upcoming Workshopshttp://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1261 •April 24, 2012:

•Region: Pioneer Valley(for Curriculum Teams, District & School Leaders and Educator Preparation Faculty)•Location: Dining Commons, Greenfield Community College•Time: 8:00AM - 10:30AM

•April 24, 2012:•Region: Southeast•Location: Bridgewater State University•Time: 12:30PM - 3:30PM

•April 26, 2012:•Region: Southeast•Location: Bridgewater State University•Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM

•April 30, 2012:•Region: Southeast•Location: North River Collaborative•Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM

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Questions?