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Higher Education’s Higher Education’s Role in Common Core Role in Common Core
ImplementationImplementationCollege Changes Everything
October 5, 2012Brian Durham, Illinois Community
College Board
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The “Old” Pipeline
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The “Old” Pipeline
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College / C
areer
Readiness
Career
College and Career ReadinessMath and ELA are benchmarked to
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards.
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The Common Core Pipeline
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College / C
areer
Readiness
College / C
areer
Readiness
Career
The Common Core Pipeline
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College /
Career
Readiness
College / C
areer
Readiness
College /
Career
Readiness
Career
Managing the Transition
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Transition
Point
Implications for Higher EducationAligning key school-to-college
policies.Alignment of placement policies.Curriculum Alignment.Preparing new and existing
teachers.Re-examining adult education
--(American Council on Education, 2010).
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Implications for Higher Education
School-to-College Policies◦Course Requirements and IAI
implications◦Standards / Assessments◦Teacher Certification / Licensure
Assessments◦Determining Performance Standards◦Aligning Placement Policies
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--(American Council on Education, 2010).
Implications for Higher EducationCurriculum Alignment
◦Managing the Transition to College and Career
◦Aligning K-12 and higher education curricula Remedial education first-year courses
Preparing new and existing teachers.◦Professional Development ◦Changes to Teacher Education programs
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--(American Council on Education, 2010).
Implications for Higher Education
Adult Education◦GED Preparation◦Alignment to the Common Core
Standards
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Ongoing Alignment EffortsAdult Education
Remedial Education
General Education
Teacher Education
Alignment Efforts to the Common Core State Standards
Math Task Force and English Language Arts Task Force
IAI Implications
Sweeping Changes in Teacher Education
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Alignment & TransitionAlignment & Transition Horizontal Alignment : Curricular alignment
within a common grade level to ensure students are adequately prepared for the next level as well as grade level assessments. Provides teachers/faculty with a guide and goals for instruction.
Important to ensure effective vertical alignment.
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Alignment & TransitionAlignment & Transition
Cross-institutional Vertical Alignment: Alignment across different institutions within the entire education system to ensure students transition successfully to the next level.
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Alignment StrategiesAlignment Strategies1. Development of detailed course
syllabi.
2. Curriculum mapping
3. College & Career Readiness Assignments
4. Senior Seminars
5. Paired Courses
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Alignment ResourcesConnecticut College and Career Readiness
Toolkit (Educational Policy Improvement Center)
www.ctregents.org/files/pdfs/p20/p20-CT-Toolkit.pdf
Significant Discussion: A Guide for Secondary and Postsecondary Curriculum Alignment (League for Innovation in the Community College)
www.league.org/significantdiscussions/ South Carolina on course alignment:https://epiconline.org/south_carolina/?
q=south_carolina
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Alignment Resources
https://epiconline.org/pub/IL_Toolkit_FINAL_.pdf