USING COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AND

21ST CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS N EXTENDED LEARNING PROJECTS

OCTOBER 22, 2012NYSED ESD/SVP CONFERENCE

LISA HILEY, PHD -DIRCETOR OF EDUCATIONJEANNE FRADELLA- ADMINISTRATOR OF EXTENDED LEARNING

MARY FRENZEL- CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION SPECIALIST

EnCompass: Resources for Learning

MISSION: EnCompass, an organization focused on evidence-based educational services and support, improves academic outcomes for students of all ages who

struggle to learn.

Non-profit founded in 2006

Provides innovative educational services for struggling learners and their families

Committed at all levels of programming to evaluation and continuous improvement that utilization focused and responsive

Programs in elementary and secondary schools, as well as off-site tutoring services, serving over 1,600 students each year.

◦ Academic Support & Tutoring (Secondary)◦ Extended Learning Programs (Elementary and Secondary)◦ Summer Learning and Enrichment

INTRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Programs provide an afterschool learning and enrichment opportunity for in Rochester and surrounding communities. The hallmark of EnCompass OST programs is the combination of targeted tutoring and inquiry-based learning opportunities.

Targeted Academic Tutoring - Youth academic skills, performance and behaviors are supported within the targeted tutoring opportunities provided on a daily basis. Youth work directly with an Academic Coach in small groups to address academic skills and performance specifically in the areas of ELA and math. Individualized learning goals are established for each youth.

Inquiry-Based Learning - opportunities for students to explore, inquire, and discuss topics relating to a chosen inquiry are incorporated on a daily basis. The inquiry-based learning opportunities promote a cohesive learning community fostering social-emotional competencies (e.g., self-management, peer social skills) as well as academic skill development.

Health and wellness components are embedded through health snacks and meals, opportunities for physical activity and/or field trips and regular tracking of wellness through food and physical activity logs.

EnCompass is committed to data-driven instruction and programming. Immediate and long-term outcomes are identified. Student and program measures are linked to outcomes and align with program values and essential elements.

ENCOMPASS OST PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Front and Center on the National Stage in Education: Common Core State Standards (CCSS) & Curricular Examples Annual Professional Performance Reviews (APPR) Response to Intervention (RtI) Student Learning Objectives (SLO)

Objectives for Presentation: Understand origins and implementation of Common Core Recognize application of Common Core to OST Programs Identify 2-3 means to align OST programs with Common Core

CCLS IN PRACTICE FOR OST PROGRAMS

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.

These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS

TIMELINE: HOW DID WE GET HERE?

July 2010-NY State Regents adopt the Common Core Standards

August 2010-NY wins a Race to the Top grant of nearly $700,000,000

January 2011-NY adopts the final version of the Common Core which includes the NYS additions

THE FOCUS IS ON…

Making students “college and career ready”About 1/3 of college students in 2007-2008 took a remedial course

Making students ready for the 21st century

Achieving this through:Common Core StandardsData driven instructionPrincipal and teacher effectiveness

21ST CENTURY SKILLS

ALPHABET SOUP

RTTT-Race to the Top

CCSS-Common Core State Standards

APPR-Annual Professional Performance Review

PARCC-Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

NAEP-National Assessment of Educational Progress

CCR-College and Career Ready

RACE TO THE TOP

1. Standards and Assessments2. Data Systems3. Great Teachers and Leaders4. Turning around Low Performing

Schools

What are “Habits of Mind”?KnowledgeSkillsDispositions…that operate in tandem with the academic content in the standards

ELA-Capacities of a Literate IndividualMath-Standards of Mathematical Practice

HABITS OF MIND

1. The demonstrate independence.2. They build strong content knowledge.3. They respond to the varying demands of

audience, task, purpose and discipline.4. They comprehend as well as critique.5. They value evidence.6. They use technology and digital media

strategically and capably.7. They come to understand other perspectives and

cultures.

CAPACITIES OF A LITERATE INDIVIDUAL

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning.

THE STANDARDS OF MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE

Time&

Support

EXTENDED LEARNING TIME-ACADEMIC IMPLICATIONS

“The research warrant for afterschool and summer learning programs is clear: Children and you who participate in well-implemented programs and activities outside of school are poised to stay enrolled longer and perform better in school than their peers who do not attend such programs”.~Priscilla Little, Harvard Family Research Project.

“…participating in active learning in experience in a safe environment with high expectations and supportive adults can contribute to increased engagement in learning improved behavior and increased grades”.~The Forum for Youth Investment.

EXTENDED LEARNING TIME-ACADEMIC IMPLICATIONS

Become Knowledgeable

Understand Implementation (in the schools/district)

Focus on aligning activities with not only standards but also habits of mind

Share efforts to align with CCSS

Share the responsibility for student achievement

Consider alternative and engaging ways to support students

Communicate efforts

INTEGRATING CCSS IN OST PROGRAMS

Implemented APPR process for all staff including an instructional observation and final evaluation using Danielson’s framework, and rubrics to promote instructional quality

Aligned individualized learning goals with skills and competencies embedded in CCLS

Recognized the Habits of Mind in designing inquiry-based curriculum for OST programs

Provided professional development and on-going instructional support for Academic Coaches implementation of IBL lessons aligned with CCLS and in writing CCLS-based goals

Deconstructed the standards to better understand the sequence and shared responsibility inherent in the standards

Committed to continuous improvement and alignment with best/informed practices in education and OST to partner with students, schools and families promoting student success

Designed an evaluation plan to capture curricular, student and programmatic outcomes and impacts of efforts and programming

ENCOMPASS: CASE EXAMPLE OF CCLS IN OST PROGRAMMING

Water Curriculum – 4th Grade

Water Cycle – Students will be able to define and explain the water cycle. Students will develop an appreciation of how important water is and how it is recycled.Water Ecosystems – Students will explore how much of our Earth is covered with water and how that water is distributed.Water Sustainability and Weather – Students will think critically on valuing water as a material in terms of sustainability. Students will make connections between weather cycles and availability of fresh water in the United States.Water Pollution and Water Treatment - Students will reach a better understanding of how engineers help maintain water quality through monitoring and treatment.Water Shortage and Global Water Awareness - Students will explore the global effects that local actions have on people and their environment.Water Conservation - Students will make connections between the ways their water use habits affect the environment and ways to reduce these impacts. Students will take steps to use water more efficiently.

ENCOMPASS: CURRICULAR EXAMPLE OF CCLS IN OST PROGRAMMING

What “Habit of Mind” are you reinforcing?

In your own words, what does this habit mean?

What would it look like in your after school program?

What activities would reinforce the habit?

What are the next steps at your program?

ACTIVITY

QUESTIONS

Lisa Hiley, PhD – Director of Educationlhiley@encompassresources.org

Jeanne Fradella – Administrator of Extended Learningjfradella@encompassresources.org

Mary Frenzel – Curriculum and Instructional Specialistmfrenzel@encompassresources.org

CONTACT INFORMATION