New Jersey Statewide Systemic Model for Professional Learning and Growth

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New Jersey Statewide Systemic Model for
Professional Learning and Growth

• Students as Digital Learners in
• 21st Century Learning Environments
• Ian Jukes
• Alan November
• Phase 1 Professional Development
• Summer Workshops
• Sponsored by the New Jersey Department of
  Education and
• The Center for Innovative Education at Kean

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New Jersey Department of Education Update

• 2009 Revised Standards,
• Curriculum Development and Assessment
• Janis Jensen
• Director, Office of Academic Standards
• Sandra Alberti
• Director, Office of Math and Science Education

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2009 Revised Standards

• Higher level, clearer and fewer
• Prepare all for post-secondary education/career
  options
• Emphasize skills required in a knowledge and
  innovation economy- ability to
• Access, evaluate and synthesize content, apply
  knowledge and skills to personal, workplace or
  global situations and to create and enhance
  knowledge
• Linked to support materials on website with
  interactive PD platform

• electronic format and posted on

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• Hallmark of Revised Standards Integration
• Cross-Content
• Use of Technological Tools
• Global Perspectives
• Community and international involvement in
  learning, both face-to-face and online
• Timely Content with upgrades in skills to reflect
  21st
• century literacies create, collaborate,
  cooperate
• and collectively and ethically act
• Standards and Support Materials
• Meaningful and relevant learning in 21st century
• contexts
• Authentic student collaboration and in-depth
• learning
• Performance assessment that enables transfer

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Time Lines for Adoption of Revised Core
Curriculum Content Standards and the
Implementation of Revised Curricula
Revised Standards Adoption Implementation of Curricula
Language arts literacy Mathematics 2010 Sept.1,2011
Science June 2009 Sept.1,2011
VPA, HPE, Tech, WL, 21st Cent Life/Careers June 2009 Sept. 1, 2012
Social Studies Fall 2009 Sept. 1, 2012
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Common Core Standards Initiative in Mathematics
and Language Arts

• Coordinated by NGA, CCSSO in partnership with
  Achieve, ACT and College Board
• Goal a common core of state standards adopted
  voluntarily
• 46 states signed on
• Work group, Feedback group, Validation Committee
• Standards research and evidence-based,
  internationally benchmarked
• College/career ready standards- July 2009
• Grade-by-grade standards- December 2009
• State adoption process
• Next step National Assessments

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District Curriculum Development Process

• Focus on process of curriculum development that
  includes
• Professional development needed to integrate
• Technology
• 21st century themes and skills
• Project-based Learning approaches
• Customization of learning
• Collaborative work- regional consortia

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The New Jersey Plan for a Systemic Process of
Curriculum Development
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District Curriculum Development Process

• Years 1-2 (2009-11)
• Conduct a gap analysis
• Develop a curriculum template for all grade
  levels
• and courses
• Create an outline of unit plans new elements
• in standards and ensure vertical articulation
• Begin development of unit plans and benchmark
• assessments for courses required for
  graduation
• Participate in PD- Phases 1 and 2
• Year 3 (2011-12)
• Cont development of unit plans and benchmark
• assessments
• Adopt curriculum according to 2011-12 timelines
• Participate in PD-Phases 2 and 3

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What is Required? NJQSAC

• Districts undergoing NJQSAC during the upcoming
  academic year should currently have all curricula
  aligned to the 2004 standards
• Districts should be engaged in the development of
  new curriculum aligned to the revised standards
  in order to meet the 2011-12 curriculum adoption
  and implementation timelines.

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Revised High School Graduation Requirements

• 120 total credits, effective with the 2009-2010
  grade nine class
• Language Arts Literacy 20 credits
• Mathematics 15 credits
• Science 15 credits
• Social Studies 15 credits
• Economics 2.5 credits
• Others no change
• Aligns with Secondary Education Transformation
  Initiative
• All students college, career, citizenship ready

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Secondary Education Transformation Essential
Elements

• Transformed Teaching and Learning
• Revised Standards and assessments
• Personalization
• Personalized Student Learning Plans
• Revised Option ii
• Policy
• Graduation requirements are aligned to
  credit-bearing college courses for all students
• State and local accountability policies reflect
  Essential Elements
• Leadership
• Building schools capacity to create and sustain
  effective instructional programs in
  student-centered environments

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Assessment

• State Assessments
• End-of-course Assessments
• Biology, Algebra I and II
• Biology Performance Assessment
• SRA Changes
• Implication of Common Core Standards
• Formative Assessments
• Emphasis on authentic for real audience using
  multiple approaches
• Learnia- technological tool to assist in
  developing local assessments

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DOE Mandates? OR . . .

• Why change?
• What change?
• How change?
• What is my role as teacher, school leader?
• What is my responsibility to students as 21st
  century learners?
• What do I need to learn?

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• As educators in the 21st century, we are
  charged with educating students to be successful
  in a complex, interconnected world. This
  responsibility requires schools to prepare
  students for technological, cultural, economic,
  informational, and demographic changes.
• (ASCD, 2008)

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