The Why and How of Common Core and Afterschool/Youth DevelopmentApril 18th, 2014

Out of school educators are the link between school-based curriculum and the rest of a student’s world.

--Elena SilvaCarnegie Corporation

AGENDA Welcome & Get to Know You What are the Common Core State

Standards (CCSS)? CCSS Implementation: Transitions and

Changes AYD and the Common Core: Academic

Outcomes and Alignment

Learning ObjectivesParticipants will: understand what the Common Core State

Standards are and the role they play within afterschool and youth development

understand how you can use the standards and the Habits of Mind to support program development

identify helpful resources for aligned activities and communication tools for staff and families

Logistics and Agreements

Bathrooms, breaks and phones Varying opinions regarding CCSS

Agreements

Introductions Introduce yourself

Share one word that comes to mind when you think of Common Core State Standards

Circle TimeStep into the circle if the statement is true for you…

Common Core State Standards

Explaining the Common Core in 3 Minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0rRk9sER0&feature=player_detailpage

The Common Core State Standards

High Academic Learning Standards Math and English Language Arts

Every Grade Level Adopted by 44 states

www.ReadyWA.org

Learning standards compared to a curriculum…

Learning Standards set goals around what students should

be able to know and do at the end of each grade.

Curriculum made up of teaching and learning

materials that teachers use to help construct their day-to-day lesson plans. 

www.ReadyWA.org

Who Developed Common Core? A non-partisan group of governors and

state school chiefs began working in partnership on shared standards in 2009.

Hundreds of teachers, education researchers, mathematicians, and other experts across the country provided input and guidance in a collaborative process. www.ReadyWA.org

Why Common Core?WA adopted Common Core because these standards and the aligned teaching resources and tests will help students be better prepared for college and work.

www.ReadyWA.org

Currently in Washington Less than half of our students graduate

from high school ready for college; Washington has the 12th largest

achievement (or opportunity) gap in the country; and

By 2018, 2 out of every 3 jobs in WA will require a college degree or certificate.

www.ReadyWA.org

Smarter Balanced Testing Timeline

DATE ACTION

2012-2013 Pilot Test was presented to students at about 5,000 schools across the Consortium.

2013-2014 Field Test of the entire pool of Smarter Balanced items is expected to involve students in about 15 percent to 20 percent of Consortium schools, and will gather the information necessary for final evaluation of item quality.

2014-2015 Implementation

http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/default.aspx

Three Shifts in ELA/Literacy

Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction

Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational

Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

The Three Shifts in Mathematics Focus: Strongly

where the standards focus

Coherence: Think across grades and link to major topics within grades

Rigor: Require conceptual understanding, fluency, and application

Let’s take a look! Choose a set of standards that are in the

age group you work with. Read the standards. Break into pairs and share two things

with your partner: What do you notice about the structure and

content of the standards? Is it different from what you expected?

What activities are you already doing that support the standards?

What questions do you have?

Afterschool & Youth Development’s Role

Support children and youth by…

(your mission here)

Aligning with CCSS and/or meeting academic outcomes?

Offer quality programmingFoster Habits of MindBuild effective partnerships

with schoolsWe know that quality AYD programs enhance

student achievement.

The Common Core Standards: What do they mean for Out-of-School time? The Forum for Youth Investment, July 2012 www.forumfyi.org

Quality & Student

Achievement

We know high quality Expanded Learning Opportunities are

correlated with students gains in academic achievement, school engagement, and social and

emotional development.Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011, www.ccsso.org

AND…Afterschool and Youth Development programs (whether or not ELO)

Increase engagement and sense of belonging Provide opportunities for voice and leadership Build strong connections between school,

community and families

All of these outcomes support success in school and life.

Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011, www.ccsso.org

Offer Quality Programming Washington State Program Quality Stand

ards Assessment and Improvement, Program

Quality Initiative Washington State Core Competencies fo

r Child and Youth Development Professionals

Ongoing professional development

www.schoolsoutwashington.org

Quality Practices that Align with CCSS Thematic Learning Inquiry-based Learning Project-based Learning Collaborative Learning Using Multiple Grouping Strategies Combine fun with academic rigor Youth Voice

From: Getting a Head Start on the Common Core, Summer Mattershttp://summermatters2you.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Getting-a-Headstart-on-the-Common-Core.pdf

Focus on Learning Goals Promote Critical Thinking: use open-ended

questions Communicate Learning Objective: share with

youth the learning or skills building focus Reflect: check-ins at end of activity for

understanding and to encourage connections to pervious experiences

Build Skills: link activities to age-appropriate academic and developmental skills, build in-depth subject knowledge

From: Getting a Head Start on the Common Core, Summer Mattershttp://summermatters2you.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Getting-a-Headstart-on-the-Common-Core.pdf

Habits of Mind

Afterschool and Youth Development Field use

the term Habits of Mind, the CCSS call it:

English/Language Arts Capacities

Mathematical Practices

See Handout

Activities that support building Habits of Mind…

DIRECTIONSIn small groups, brainstorm activities that align to the practices/capacities provided on the flip chart paper.

Foster Habits of Mind

Practice hands-on learning

Implement engaging activities

Teach effective learning habits

Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011, www.ccsso.org

Build Effective Partnerships with Schools

Build on school day curriculum Communicate with families

Participate in professional development Share child/youth data

Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011, www.ccsso.org

If your program is designed for academic success or you have aspirations of receiving academic outcome related funding…

Get to know Habits of Mind andBuild staff awareness of standards

for the grade level they are working with and

Identify specific academic needs of individual youth and

Intentionally link program activities and outcomes to Habits of Mind

If your program is not an ELO or focused on academic outcomes…

It is still important for staff to be aware of CCSS and

Useful to be aware of Habits of Mind and what programmatic activities support Habits of Mind and

Know that quality programs foster executive functioning skills, dispositions and social/emotional skills that support academic success

Planning for Academic Outcomes

Be intentional Take this information back & share with staff

Develop an action plan Build staff skills

Encourage and provide professional development opportunities on partnership building, program quality improvement and fostering Habits of Mind

ACTION PLAN

DIRECTIONSUse the action planning worksheet to set at least one CCSS related goal.

Keep in mind the three key ingredients to aligning with CCSS

Quality Programming Habits of Mind

Effective Partnerships

What questions do you have?

ReflectionWrite on post-it and

place on the correlated flip chart What is one action you can take to

intentionally link Habits of Mind to current program activities?

What is one action you can take to engage and support parents’ education on Common Core?

Given your work with youth, families, and school staff, what supports and resources do you need to be successful?

Questions?

Emily A. Emerson, Statewide Training Manager206-336-6921

eemerson@schoolsoutwashington.orgwww.schoolsoutwashington.org

RESOURCESCommon Core State Standards Initiative

http://www.corestandards.org/

Habits of Mindhttp://habitsofmind.org/

Next Generation Science Standards http://www.nextgenscience.org/

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortiumhttp://www.smarterbalanced.org/

Ready WAwww.ReadyWA.org

PARENT RESOURCEShttp://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36Parent Roadmaps

http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/FAQs on Common Core State Standard website

http://pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2583Parent’s Guide to Student Success https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/how-to-read-common-coreHow to read the CCSS for teachers and helpful for AYD staff and parents