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New Directions for UC Articulation
Monica H. Lin, Ph.D. Undergraduate Admissions UC Office of the President College Access & Preparation (CAP) Forum June 16-17, 2015 http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/getting-started/trainings/index.html
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Overview
Background on UCOP High School Articulation New A-G Course Lists & Course Management Portal Connecting “a-g” to K-12 standards Preparing students for college & future careers
UCOP High School Articulation
Our mission:– Communicate and implement UC faculty “a-g” policy– Evaluate high school courses for quality and rigor– Support California educators and administrators– Facilitate students’ preparation for college
Changes in K-12 Landscape
California’s Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) Academic Performance Index (API) SAT & ACT What about UC & “a-g”?
Changes in UC Articulation
BEFORE NOW
UC High School Articulation Analyst Role
Gatekeeper Facilitator
Approach to Reviews
Checklist/quantitative approach Holistic/qualitative approach
Level of Analysis Detailed, narrow, ground level Broad strokes, flexible, high level
Expectations of Course Content
Traditional subject area courses Traditional subject area coursesInterdisciplinary/integrated/ innovative courses
Feedback Philosophy
“This course is not approved for XYZ reasons.”
“This course can be approved if…”
Course Review Outcomes
Inefficient policy implementationConservative selectivity
Streamlined policy implementationLiberal advocacy
A-G Course Lists
New feature highlights:– Global, customizable search engine (like Google)– Ability to bookmark URLs for any institution’s list– Cleaner, clearer user interface
Future enhancements:– Ability to search by institution type (e.g., online schools)– Ability to search by course type (e.g., computer science
courses approved in area “c” vs. “g”)– More robust search results based on relevancy of search
terms
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselists
A-G Course Management Portal (CMP)
New feature highlights:– Individual user registration & system access– Streamlined course submission form– Pilot program for district- or school network-level “a-g”
course list management– Access to all approved “a-g” course descriptions
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp
REVIEWof “a-g” course submissions
REPOSITORYof “a-g” courses
RESOURCEfor college-preparatory curriculum in
California
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcmp
Connecting A-G to K-12 Standards
What questions/challenges do you face with implementing Common Core State Standards & Next Generation Science Standards?
In what direction is your school/organization headed?
Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways
What math sequence does UC require?
Minimally complete the 15 “a-g” course pattern, including 3 foundational years of mathematics (“c”)
Traditional & integrated math accepted by UC:– Algebra I or Mathematics I– Geometry or Mathematics II– Algebra II or Mathematics III
Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways
How will fulfilling the area “c” requirement be different under Common Core?
Highly recommend completing advanced math courses– Fall 2014: nearly 93% of applicants completed at least one
type of advanced math course
Statistics vs. calculus Emphasis on mathematical practices & quantitative
reasoning skills
Not Uncommon:Challenges of Common Core Math Pathways
How will UC support statewide CCSS implementation?
Continued faculty & staff engagement within higher education & with K-12
A-G Course Management Portal as a key resource 2016 UC Articulation Conferences on math education
– Facilitate K-12 & higher education connections– Define new math paths from high school through college– Establish shared expectations for best preparing students in
math
Next Steps:Next Generation Science Standards
UC initiatives addressing the interconnections of “a-g” & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
Updated laboratory science (“d”) course criteria to align with NGSS
Proposed UC science faculty advisory committee– Review & revise, as needed, the area “d” subject requirement– Submit recommendations to UC faculty Board of Admissions &
Relations with Schools (BOARS)
Next Steps:Next Generation Science Standards
A-G Course Management Portal (CMP)– Statewide resource for educators seeking to develop NGSS-
aligned courses that have earned area “d” approval
UC faculty engagement– K-12: California Science Curriculum Framework & Evaluation
Criteria Committee (CFCC)– Higher education: Science faculty work group for Intersegmental
Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS)
Preparing Students for College & Careers
Focus on application of knowledge & skills Increase in project-based/experiential learning Blending of traditional academics & career technical
education (CTE)– UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) Initiative:
http://ucci.ucop.edu/
http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/
UCOP High School [email protected]
(510) 987-9570http://www.ucop.edu/agguide