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Understanding Common Core for Special Education
South Pasadena PTSA; Special Needs Committee
Presenters:Angelique BurzynskiVivian FonsecaJanet Wichman
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General InformationWhat is Common Core?• A set of academic standards• In mathematics and English language
arts/literacy • Created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge
necessary to succeed in college, career, and life regardless of where they live
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General Information (cont)
Why is California switching to Common Core?• Prepare students for greater success in college and careers• Same expectations for all students
regardless of where one lives• Collaboration with other states• International benchmarking and global competition
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General Information (cont)
Further Benefits• School mirrors 21st Century expectations Application and practice of skills,
not just content mastery Computer adaptive assessment,
no longer pencil and paper Varied question formats:
selected response, constructed response, performance tasks
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General Information (cont)
School levels affected?
K - 12
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About Common Core
Where Have We Been?◦Before Common Core:What skill do I need?What information do I need?Discrete mode application = Do I know the answer?
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About Common CoreWhere Are We Going?
◦Common Core has arrived;
teaching the student how to thinkHow do I apply my skills?How do I apply the information?Multi-modal application = Can I do the task?
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About Common CoreHow Do We Get There?
The Major Shifts•Reading: close the gap between reading demands of high school and college•Stronger emphases on informational text: 50% at elementary, 70% at middle and high school
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About Common CoreHow do we get there? (cont)
• Text-based answers: reference, investigate, think critically, make inferences•Deeper knowledge in the discipline, beginning in secondary grades•Academic vocabulary: knowledge and use•Writing from sources: persuasion from evidence
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About Common CoreHow do we get there? (cont)
Special Education students are expected to achieve the Common Core Standards
Annual IEP goals are to be aimed at meeting grade level standards• Instructional accommodations•Assistive Technology
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About Common CoreTeacher Training•All teachers have participated in multiple, district-wide training sessions on Common Core curriculum• Individual teachers have participated in content-specific training relative to the Common Core curriculum
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About Common CoreTeacher Training (cont)•Site Professional Development days have been devoted to level-specific training•Training continues at all levels
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About Common CoreDesignated Instructional Services:•No change to service model•Service minutes remain as per IEP•Goals should reflect new curriculum expectations
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AssessmentCST/CMA Science only for grades 5, 8, and 10
CAHSEE for 10th gradePhysical Fitness TestingCELDT: California English Language Development Test
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Assessment New Tests/New Language:
CAASPP SBAC Universal Tools Designated Supports Accommodations Embedded Non-Embedded
Note: the word “modifications” is no longer used for Common Core assessment (still used for CAHSEE)
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Assessment (cont)
CAASPP:•California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
SBAC:•Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
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Assessment (cont)Universal Tools•Tools available to ALL students based on preference and selection•Can be turned on or off as needed•Not required by the State to be included in an IEPDecision to include is made at the local level
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Assessment (cont)
Designated Supports• Available to ALL students who can
benefit from them• Require a recommendation from an
adult knowledgeable about the student• Local Education Agencies to develop and
implement a systematic process for assigning and using these accessibility supports
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Assessment (cont)Designated Supports (cont)•Not required by the State to be included in an IEPDecision to Include is made at the local level
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Assessment (cont)
Accommodations• Available only to students
with an IEP or 504 plan• Need must be written into
IEP/504 document
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Assessment (cont)
EmbeddedOn computerCan be turned on or off
Non-EmbeddedFurnished by school/staffEx: scratch paper
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In the Classroom What will Common Core look like?•Major shifts addressed at each level (elementary, middle, & high school)• Increased emphasis on oral and written explanation of student understanding
◦Increased emphasis on collaborative problem solving
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In the Classroom (cont)
• What will Common Core look like? (cont) Use of technology for
research, as source materials, & for work product
Learning goals aligned to Common Core standards and expectations for all students
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At HomeWhat Parents Can Do
Encourage your child not to give up while solving problems
Don’t give answers; ask your child to think of different ways to solve a problem
Illustrate or discuss out loud what your child is doing or thinking
Apply what they are learning to real-world scenarios
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At Home (cont)Ask specific questions about a task (what
your child has read, a reason for doing the task, how will your child go about a task,
etc. )Encourage students to research topics of
interest to themEncourage interaction with non-fiction
text (newspaper, magazines, recipes, etc.)Provide step-by-step directions for your
child to follow as related real-world activities
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Further ResourcesParents Guide to Student Success K-
HS: www.corestandards.orgParent Roadmap for . . . :
www.commoncoreworks.orgMath Games: • www.figurethis.org/download.htm• www.24game.com• www.kenken.com/play_now
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Further Resources (cont)Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines• www.smarterbalanced.org
Further search options: Common Core Practice Tests California Common Core Standards Common Core Literacy Common Core Mathematics
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Questions and Answers
Your Turn!
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