COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communication Resources Hawaii Common Core Smarter Balanced Smarter Balanced & Other Statewide Assessments Training: January 2015 Presented by Donalyn Dela Cruz
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COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communication Resources Hawaii Common
Core Smarter Balanced Smarter Balanced & Other Statewide
Assessments Training: January 2015 Presented by Donalyn Dela
Cruz
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Information for educators/parents
Smarter Balanced messages must connect to the Hawaii Common Core
for context. Provide examples of testing changes. Share what
teachers are doing to prepare. Be direct no sugarcoating, put
results into context. Seize opportunities to talk about Hawaii
Common Core and Smarter Balanced.
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Talking about the Hawaii Common Core
Hawaii Common Core standards are aligned with higher expectations
of the rapidly changing global economy. Students deserve standards
that better prepare them for success in colleges or careers.
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Talking about the Hawaii Common Core
Previous standards or academic expectations in Hawaii and across
the nation did not adequately prepare students. Hawaii partnered
with more than 20 states to create new tests Smarter Balanced
aligned with the new standards.
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Smarter Balanced Assessments are more
engaging than previous tests. They challenge students to solve
relevant, real- life problems and measure critical thinking skills
deemed essential by colleges and employers. Provide teachers,
students and parents better information about how children are
performing. Talking about Smarter Balanced
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Standards are not curriculum and they
do not prescribe how to teach. Common Core was a state-led
initiative, and not federally driven or imposed. We call it Hawaii
Common Core. Hawaii educators helped shape the standards and
assessments. Smarter Balanced assessments replace not add to the
old Hawaii State Assessment. Addressing misconceptions
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Estimated that 41% of 11 th graders
will be college and career ready in ELA, and only 33% in math.
Percentages are similar for Elementary/Middle. Expectations are
higher. DOE parent letters (Aug & Jan) sent home explaining
reason for upcoming drop and that results will set a new baseline.
Students will improve over time. Addressing The Drop
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Person who has the earliest birthday
in the calendar year picks a who will respond to a situation.
Listen as the speaker responds to situation; after speaker is done,
provide feedback: Positive - I liked it when you said Constructive
When you said ____, your audience might think Communications
Practice
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Youre in a waiting room at the doctors
office. A couple strikes up a conversation with you. They want to
know: What is this Common Core stuff all about? What would you say?
Scenario 1
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Youre at a family gathering. A
relative tells you how frustrated their family is with the math
homework Johnny brings home. This Common Core homework is
ridiculous. Johnny is supposed to draw all these pictures for his
math and its obvious that he could do it faster if he did it like
WE learned math. What would you say? Scenario 2
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Three key levels of communication:
Internal (staff intranet, memos, mass emails) School/complex level
(parent nights, newsletters, emails) Public at large/Mass media
(newspaper, radio, TV, DOE website) Communicating the changes
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communicating the changes: Internal
audience
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communicating the changes:
School/Complex audience
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communicating the changes:
School/Complex audience
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communicating the changes: Public at
large/media
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Communicating the changes: Public at
large/media
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Resources available online!
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COMMUNICATIONS and COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICE
HawaiiPublicSchools.org CCAO Informational videos, brochures, fact
sheets, myth busters, parent guides and more:
HawaiiPublicSchools.org bit.ly/CommonCoreHI bit.ly/SBACHI Staff
Intranet Six Strategies > Common Core Resources available
online!