Post on 20-Aug-2015
Common Core, Common Assessments, and Education Talent: Bringing Everything Together
Todd Bloom, Ph.D.Chief Academic OfficerHobsons
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Impacting Students & Institutions
Plan & Learn
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Effectiveness
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Who am I?
My aspirations?
What’s my path?
Who are our students?
Who is struggling/succee
ding?
How do our students learn?
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How do I move forward?
What info do I need?
Who will support me?
How do we best reach students?
How do we get a best fit?
How do we ensure a great start?
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Impacting Students & Institutions
Progress & Succeed
Student SuccessInstitutional
Effectiveness
How am I doing versus my goal?
How do I get help?
Who will support me?
Are student supports working?
Who is “at risk”?
How do we ensure a great start?
Building Blocks for Success
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Building Blocks for Success
Goal-Setting and Action PlanningIndividualized Learning Plans
StrengthsCareer Exploration
Self-Discovery
Interests and PersonalityPSAT, SAT, ACT, AP Test PrepCollege Search and Planning
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Context: “The Pipeline”
CCSS: Where are we now?
Discussion: Implementation
The common core & college and career readiness
Discussion: Moving from reactive to proactive
Agenda
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Education/Talent Pipeline
Expectations gap
P-12/HE⇔W collaboration and continuity of supports
Pull-thru
Engaged, empowered students
Based on http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back Issues/2011/May-June 2011/first-in-the-world-full.html
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What do you see as the key impediments impacting students’ progression through K-12 and into higher education & career?
- Think, pair, and share
Discussion
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Consider the top two to three issues
What impact do you think the CCSS and assessments will have on those issues?
- For students
- For district leadership
- For staff
Discussion
CCSS: Where are we now?
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CCSS Timeline
Final standards released in June 2010.
2009 2010 2013 2014
CCSS Launched Assessment item field testing
New assessments used
2011-2012
Development Transition
Initial district transition
Assessment
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Drafts developed.
10,000 public comments.
State Adoption
District ramp up in response to assessments
State outreach to help facilitate Common Core transition
Governance structure finalized
Whiteboard Advisors
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Items to Note:
State “adoptions” do not necessarily commit the state or districts to any action
The real action happens with the assessments
District transition has been slower than ED anticipated
Common Core Update
Whiteboard Advisors
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All but four states—Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia—have adopted English/language arts and mathematics.
Minnesota has adopted English only.
The process for adoption varies state to state. Some states adopt via legislation, others through the state Board of Education.
Common Core Adoption
Whiteboard Advisors
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State Participation: SBAC
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/about/member-states/
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State Participation: PARCC
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-states
+District of Columbia
Florida withdrew as fiscal agent
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The “insiders” are influential leaders who are shaping federal education reform, including:
Current and former White House and U.S. Department of Education leaders
Current and former Congressional staff
State education leaders, including state school chiefs and former governors
Leaders of major education organizations and think tanks
Education Insider Data
Whiteboard Advisors
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Education Insider Data
Insiders see the levels of support among key stakeholders as shifting somewhat since November 2012 and more so since June
2013.
Question: Please rate the level of support for the Common Core among the following groups…
28% 24%44%
4%
40% 32%
44%
28%
32%36%
12%
29%
44%
8%
71%
20%
4%
Levels of Support Among…
November 2012
Very Weak Weak NeutralStrong Very Strong
24% 28% 32%4%
36%44% 60%
26%
36%24% 8%
48%
26%
4%
52% 40%
4% 4%
Levels of Support Among…June 2013
Very Weak Weak NeutralStrong Very Strong
Whiteboard Advisors
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Education Insider Data
Question: Are the assessment consortia on the right track or wrong track?
Are the assessment consortia on the right track or wrong track?
Sept. '12
Nov. '12
Dec. '12
Jan. '13
Feb. '13
Mar. '13
Apr. '13
May '13
Jun. '13
July '13
Sept. '13
69%62%
52% 55%48%
35% 30%22%
38%27% 27%
31%38%
49% 45%52%
65% 70%78%
63%73% 73%
PARCCRight Track Wrong Track
Sept. '12
Nov. '12
Dec. '12
Jan. '13
Feb. '13
Mar. '13
Apr. '13
May '13
Jun. '13
July '13
Sept. '13
33% 33% 29% 27% 23%30% 33%
26%
54%62%
56%
67% 67% 71% 73% 77%70% 67%
74%
46%38%
44%
SBACRight Track Wrong Track
Whiteboard Advisors
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Education Insider Data
Question: Do you expect more states to drop out of the Common Core Assessment Consortia in 2013? 2014?
Will more states drop out of SBAC and PARCC?
Whiteboard Advisors
2013 20140%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
79%
90%
21%
10%
YesNo
Almost all Insiders believe that more states will drop out of the PARCC and SBAC assessment consortia this year (and even more believe it will happen next year).
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Education Insider Data
23%
77%
Will Schools Have Enough Bandwidth/Devices to meet the consortia’s specifica-
tions?
YesNo
Question: The PARCC and SBAC assessments will be delivered online beginning in 2014/15. In your view, will schools have enough bandwidth and devices the meet the minimum and recommended specifications by the consortia by the time the assessments are administered?
Whiteboard Advisors
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Education Insider Data
1 - No risk 2 3 - Neutral 4 5 - Major risk0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
0% 0%
17%
30%
52%
How Big of a Risk is Lack of Bandwidth/Devices to Smooth Implementation of the
Assessments?
Question: Following up on the prior question, how big of a risk do you believe this is to the smooth implementation of the assessments?
Whiteboard Advisors
Discussion: Known Implementation Issues
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Alignment
Capacity
Information
Politics
Implementation Challenges
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Small group discussion & issues prioritization:
Discuss CCSS and assessment implementation issues you’ve experienced and/or you are preparing for:
1. Score issues on a scale of 1-10 (10=highest) with regard to student impact (S) and teachers/staff impact (T) and central office impact (C)
2. Rank the issues, by combined score (S+T+C)
3. Report back to entire group: top issue and why
Implementation Challenges
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Alignment with states’ graduation requirements
Teacher professional development
Accountability and assessments during transition
Drop-off in support in some states
Postsecondary sector not knowledgeable
Need for substantial technology upgrade
Known Implementation Issues
Common Core State Standards & the Role of “Counselors”
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What counselors bring to role:- Instructional experience
- Experience in a variety of school settings
Holistic view of student:- Academics
- Extracurricular
- Family circumstances and other personal concerns
Can contextualize common core standards and assessments in preparing for postsecondary success
Counselors’ Macro View/Perspective
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Counselors work across grade levels to support students. Great counselors help students “connect learning to life”
How can your district leverage counselors’ talent and perspective in implementing the common core and assessments to the benefit of student preparedness for postsecondary success?
Note in the above: absence of “college and career readiness”
Discussion
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Provide preparation and support
Help develop essential skills:
- Organizational
- Problem-solving
- Interpersonal
Collaborate across all grades to ensure development of knowledge and skills
Develop comprehensive K-12 counseling plan
Counselors’ Role in Common Core Implementation
http://www.counseling.org/docs/resources---school-counselors/common-core-state-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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Ensure students understand what “college and career readiness” means and how the assessments measure their readiness against national/state standards
Explore with students strategies to address gaps between assessment outcomes and goals
Manage tutoring and other supports as well as scheduling and placement policies
Link education with workforce preparation
Counselors’ Role in Common Core Implementation
http://www.counseling.org/docs/resources---school-counselors/common-core-state-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Issue Solving & Sharing
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Revisit your group’s prioritized CCSS and assessment implementation issues:
Select one of your top ranked (highest scoring) issues
How might your district respond to the issue (each person in your group may approach this issue differently = ok)?
- Goal? Strategy? Resources? Partners? Risks?
- How will you know progress has been made?
Discussion Groups
Spotlight: If college, where? SROI
Fed’s College Ratings System
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“We have not even begun to develop the college ratings system yet, and we are only in the beginning stages of soliciting input from a wide range of stakeholders about the metrics that should or should not be used in the ratings system…
No later than December of 2014, we’ll use the feedback we receive to finalize the college ratings system.” September 20, 2013, Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan
Fed’s College Ratings System
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• November 2013: 4 Open forums
• January 22, 2014: Technical Experts Symposium
• December 2014: Final version
• 2015: Implement
• 2018: Results tied to Federal aid (about $150B)
Hobsons analysis and sharing opportunity
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Questions & Follow-Up
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Todd Bloom
Chief Academic Officer
Hobsons
tbloom@hobsons.com
(952) 807-5345
@Todd_Bloom
Thank you!