Preparing Ohio’s Students for Post-Secondary Opportunities through Deeper Learning

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P – 16 ContinuumFrom Early Learning to Higher Education

Key Priorities:• Ohio’s New Learning

Standards

• Curriculum & Instructional Support

• Ohio’s Next Generation Assessments

Students Ready for Post-Students Ready for Post-Secondary OpportunitiesSecondary Opportunities

Master core academic content

Engage in critical thinking and problem solving

Work collaboratively in diverse settings

Communicate clearly and effectively

Learn how to Learn

NEW LEARNING STANDARDSNEW LEARNING STANDARDS

Birth- Higher EducationBirth- Higher Education

Ohio’s New Learning Ohio’s New Learning Standards (NLS)Standards (NLS)… Describe the knowledge and skills that all

students will need when they graduate, prepared for their choice of college or career.

… Drive instruction that includes real-world application of content and skills.

… Designed for all diverse learners, giving all students the access to college and career ready curriculum.

• Early Learning and Development Standards

• K-12 Common Core and State Revised Standards

• Remediation Free Standards

NLS

Ohio’s New Learning Ohio’s New Learning StandardsStandards

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Early Learning and Early Learning and Development StandardsDevelopment Standards

Birth to Pre K

Informed by national experts and research

Aligned to the New Learning Standards

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Early Learning and Early Learning and Development StandardsDevelopment Standards

Language and Literacy DevelopmentGeneral Knowledge and Cognitive Development

(includes Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)

Social and Emotional DevelopmentApproaches Toward LearningPhysical Well-being and Motor Development

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College College Readiness/Remediation-Free Readiness/Remediation-Free StandardsStandards

Establish remediation free status

Reading, writing, mathematics and science

Aligned to the New Learning Standards

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Ohio’s NLS Common Ohio’s NLS Common Instructional Shifts Instructional Shifts

1. Build a deep understanding of content and effectively apply learning within and across disciplines.

2. Generate responses based on evidence that demonstrate understanding, explain reasoning, and inform instruction.

3. Use technology appropriately, strategically and ethically in academic and real-world settings.

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CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONCURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

SUPPORTSSUPPORTS

Professional Learning Professional Learning Series: Series:

Keys to Instructional Keys to Instructional SuccessSuccess• Targets district-level

instructional leaders• Aligns to Ohio’s New

Learning standards• Aligns to Ohio’s Educator

standards• Designed for educators of

all diverse learners, subjects and grade levels

Professional Learning Professional Learning 2012-132012-13

Professional Learning Opportunities Timeline

Webcasts (Recorded) 2012-2013

ODE- Sponsored Regional Common Instructional Shift Training and Follow-up Fall 2012

District-Led Professional Learning on the Common Instructional Shifts Fall 2012

ODE- Sponsored Regional Visions into Practice Sessions Spring 2013

ODE – Sponsored Multi-Day Summer Academy Summer 2013

ELDS Next StepsELDS Next Steps

PARCC and State Developed

Aligns to Early Learning and Development standards

Collaborating with the State of Maryland to develop assessments

• Kindergarten Entry assessment

• Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten Formative Assessment

• Professional development

• Technology framework

Kindergarten Kindergarten Readiness AssessmentReadiness Assessment

Science Grades 5, 8 End of Course (2)

Social Studies Grades 4, 6 End of Course (2)

Operational school year 2014-15

PARCC-Developed Assessments

English language arts Grades 3 – 8 End of Year exams (3)

Mathematics Grades 3 – 8 End of Course (3)

Operational school year 2014-15

State-Developed Assessments

Ohio’s Next Generation Ohio’s Next Generation AssessmentsAssessments

ECD is a deliberate and systematic approach to assessment development that will help to establish the validity of the assessments, increase

the comparability of year-to year results, and increase efficiencies/reduce costs.

Evidence-Centered Design (ECD) Evidence-Centered Design (ECD) for the PARCC Assessmentsfor the PARCC Assessments

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Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Third-Grade Guarantee Goal: Third-Grade Guarantee Goal: Ensuring All Students Can ReadEnsuring All Students Can Read

Early Reading Early Reading InterventionIntervention

• Students receive help and support in the specific area of reading that is difficult for them

• New policy strengthens current law and includes more reading intervention

Senate Bill 316Senate Bill 316• Provide early intervention and

support in reading for at risk students at grades K-3

• Administer reading diagnostics to all K-3 students by Sept. 30 each year

• Develop individualized Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans for students deemed “not on-track” (not reading at grade level)

Senate Bill 316Senate Bill 316• Provide interventions for K-3

students “not on track” and students retained under the Third Grade Guarantee

• Report data results to the Department of Education

• Retain 3rd grade students that do not meet the required cut score.

Third Grade Reading Third Grade Reading OAAOAA

Third Grade Reading Third Grade Reading OAAOAA

Diagnostics: 2012-2013 School Diagnostics: 2012-2013 School Year Year

Diagnostics: Beginning in 2013-Diagnostics: Beginning in 2013-2014 2014

Outreach and Outreach and CommunicationCommunication

Outreach

• Guidance documents • State-Developed

Diagnostic Assessments 2012-13

• District diagnostic survey

• Website resources for:– Districts– Educators– Parents

• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Advisory Workgroup

Communication

• Webpage:– http://

www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=5&ContentID=129423

• E-mail:– thirdgradeguarantee@education.ohio

.gov

• Communication blasts:– EdConnection– IDES– Tools for Teachers

• Webinar/Webcast• Conference

presentations

ODE Website UpdatesODE Website Updates

THIRD GRADE GUARANTEE THIRD GRADE GUARANTEE UPDATESUPDATES

Guidance Document updated

Update on Teacher Credential

FAQ added

TGRG Application Release- October 26

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Questions?Questions?