Supporting Interpretation and Implementation of the Common Core

State Standards – Recommendations of a Joint Task

Force

Barbara Reys, AMTE President

Brad Findell, ASSM President

Diane J. Briars, NCSM President

J. Michael Shaughnessy, NCTM President

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Outline

- Highlight some priority recommendations of a Report of the Joint Task Force

- Share work that is underway or planned as a result of the Task Force Report

- Enlist your thinking and input into what is needed by the field in relation to the CCSS.

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“ The Common Core State Standards represent an opportunity – once in a lifetime – to form effective coalitions for change.” Jere Confrey, August 2010

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“To coordinate these efforts, we must identify and act on immediate tasks while we simultaneously undertake long-term targets necessary to ensure the creation and implementation of higher quality and highly effective mathematics curriculum, instruction, and learning, and to ensure that these transformations are sustained for many years.”

(Jere Confrey, Report of a Conference on

Curriculum in Era of CCSS, August 2010)

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Commissioned by

AMTE, ASSM, NCSM and NCTM

With funding from

The Brookhill Foundation

Joint Task Force on Common Core State Standards

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Charge to Joint Task Force

Consider ways the four organizations can collaborate in supporting various groups (teachers, teacher leaders and educators, school and district leaders, parents) in implementing the CCSS and advancing the vision of school mathematics held by the organizations.

Generate recommendations for actions and resources that are needed to support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS).

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Members of Task Force

Diane Briars, NCSM President, Pittsburgh Kathryn Chval, University of Missouri Linda Curtis-Bey, New York City Public Schools Brad Findell, ASSM President, Ohio Dept of Education Diana Kasbaum, Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction Gladis Kersaint, University of South Florida Glenda Lappan, Michigan State University (Chair) Matt Larson, Lincoln NE Public Schools

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Our Commitment:Developing leadership capacity to

improve student learning opportunities

Supporting and informing the nation’s teachers about the meaning and implications of CCSS;

Providing current and emerging leaders with common materials and messages related to CCSS;

Encouraging the development of new approaches to teacher professional development based on elements of the CCSS;

Helping affiliate groups to support this work in their local environments.

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Key Audiences

K–12 mathematics teachers Mathematics teacher educators & researchers Mathematics leaders at the state, district & school levels Teacher leaders (e.g., coaches, resource teachers) Mathematicians Policy makers, including school boards School administrators Parents, caregivers, and families Curriculum developers and publishers Students

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Priority Initiatives

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Priority Activities

1. Launch major outreach initiative: Advancing the Vision of High Quality Mathematics Education: Supporting Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

a. Toolkit of materials for sharing/discussing/using CCSS

b. Regional meetings of leadership teams to disseminate Toolkit and collaborate on planning.

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Priority Activities

2. Convene an Assessment Working Group to coordinate the field’s best guidance on assessment development and ensure that new student assessments address the priorities (e.g., mathematical practices) articulated in CCSS.

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Priority Activities

3. Establish a Joint Committee of AMTE, ASSM, NCSM and NCTM to serve as an ongoing advisory group regarding CCSS.

This Committee will serve as a professionally grounded oversight and advisory group that could, over a period of time, suggest needed actions and inform revisions of the CCSS based on their review and analysis of its implementation and impact.

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Priority Activities

4. Convene a panel of professional development experts to develop a conceptual framework for teacher professional development systems to support CCSS at the school, district, and state levels.

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Priority Activities

5. Develop and launch a research agenda focused on implementation of the CCSS that includes systematic study of the instantiation and implementation of the standards, monitors the impact on instruction and student learning and informs revisions of CCSS.

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Other Work in Progress

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NCSM Activities

Tool for analyzing instructional materials and related professional development activities

– Collaboration with Bill Bush, University of Louisville, and CCSSO.

– Target release date: Spring, 2011.

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NCSM Activities

Illustrating the Standards for Mathematical Practice professional development materials.  

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NCSM Activities

Webinars: Getting Started with the Common Core State

Standards: First Steps for Mathematics Education Leaders Tuesday, November 30, 3:30 to 4:30 pm EST

http://ncsmonline.org/events/webinars.html

Diving Deeper into the Common Core State Standards Wednesday, February 23, 3:30 to 4:30 pm ES Sponsored by Carnegie Learning www.carnegielearning.com.

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NCTM Activities

CCSS PowerPoint posted on nctm.org

Making it Happen: A Guide to Implementing and Interpreting the Common Core Standards, “crosswalks” NCTM documents to CCSS.

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NCTM Activities

Leadership ConferenceFocus in High School Mathematics—Reasoning, Sense Making & Connections.Late July, 2011

Interactive InstitutesAlgebra Readiness & the Common CoreEarly August, 2011 and following

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Other Work in Progress

CCSS Companion Resources Technical Manual (J. Zimba)

– Highlights structural features in the standards but not highly visible, e.g., how particular ideas connect and grow across grades.  

Standards Progressions (B. McCallum) Sample Tasks (B. McCallum)

– Review board and vetting process

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Joint Task Force Report on CCSS

http://www.mathedleadership.org/

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What impact is or will the CCSS have on your own work/project?

How might your work/project provide insight or support for interpretation/implementation of CCSS?

In your local region, what is needed with regard to CCSS and how can the professional organizations contribute to addressing short and longer term needs?

At your table ….

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Joint Task Force Report on CCSS

http://ncsmonline.org/

Curriculum Design, Development, and Implementation in an Era of Common Core State Standards (Jere Confrey)

http://mathcurriculumcenter.org/

Full Reports

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Barbara Reys, reysb@missouri.edu Brad Findell, Brad.Findell@ode.state.oh.us Diane J. Briars, djbmath@comcast.net J. Michael Shaughnessy, mikesh@pdx.edu

Send your ideas/suggestions