Statewide Standards Review Initiative: Summary and Update

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Statewide Standards Review Initiative Summary
and Update
Long Island Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Developments (LIASCD) Fall Conference
- October 2008
Kathleen Clarity Supervisor of Educational
Programs Standards Review Initiative Office of
Curriculum and Instructional Support, NYSED
October 2008
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New Standards,New Hope Long Island
Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Developments (LIASCD) Fall Conference
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Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support
(OCIS)
Howard J. Goldsmith Executive Coordinator
Adult Education and Workforce Development
Tom Orsini
Planning Professional Development Alysan
Slighter
Career and Technical Education Eric Suhr
Curriculum, Instruction and Instructional
Technology Anne Schiano
Summer Institutes Mary Daley
Standards Review Initiative Kathleen Clarity
www.emsc.nysed.gov/cis/
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Learning Standards Review Key Points

• P-16 initiative
• Article VII
• Perpetual system of review
• Order of review, ELA first
• Multifaceted process, not just review
• Connections with higher education, business and
  teacher preparation programs
• Engage experts at all levels of review
• Must develop new and aligned assessments

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Learning Standards Review Mandates

• P-16 initiative
• Article VII
• Perpetual system of review
• Order of review, ELA first

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Organizational Components

• Regents Steering Committee
• Research Team
• Content Panels
• Partner with the New York Comprehensive
  Center (NYCC)
• SED office oversees process

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Standards Review Initiative Time Table

Activity/ Academic Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17
Review of Standards ELA/ ESL CDOS SS HPEF MST MST LOTE Arts ELA/ESL
Public Information, Roll-Out, and Curriculum Guidance ELA/ ESL ELA/ ESL CDOS CDOS SS SS HPEF HPEF MST MST LOTE MST LOTE Arts Arts ELA/ESL ELA/ ESL
Professional development ELA/ ESL ELA/ ESL CDOS SS ELA/ ESL CDOS CDOS SS HPEF SS HPEF HPEF MST LOTE MST LOTE Arts MST ELA/ESL LOTE Arts Arts ELA/ESL
Implementation in Schools ELA/ ESL CDOS SS HPEF MST LOTE Arts ELA/ ESL
Test Development ELA/ ESL ELA/ ESL SS ELA/ ESL SS SS LOTE MST LOTE MST ELA LOTE MST ELA/ESL ELA/ESL
First New operational Test ELA/ ESL SS LOTE MST ELA/ESL
Analysis, Intervention/Technical Assistance and Feedback Loop. ELA/ ESL ELA/ ESL CDOS SS CDOS SS HPEF HPEF MST LOTE MST ELA/ESL LOTE Arts

• This activity also includes analysis for future
  modification, alignment with teacher preparation,
  regulatory adjustments, etc.
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  Standards Area Key
• Arts Arts (visual, music, dance,
  theatre) LOTE Languages Other than English
• CDOS Career Development and Occupational
  Studies (seven technical disciplines) MST
  Math, Science, Technology
• ELA/ESL English Language Arts/ English as a
  Second Language SS Social Studies
  
• HPEF Health, Physical Education and Family
  and Consumer Sciences

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Components Continued

• Various levels of review 3 levels
• Public input and comment throughout
• Need to review across content areas
• Benchmark processes of other states and nations

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Components Continued

• Multifaceted process, not just review
• Connections with higher education, business and
  teacher preparation programs
• Engage experts at all levels of review
• Will include a long term comprehensive
  plan with timeline
• Must develop new and aligned assessments

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English Language Arts/English Language Learners
ELA/ESL Review, Revision, Next Steps

• Review Report by Co-Chairs of ELA/ESL Panel
• July 2008
• Review Report Presented to Board of Regents
  September 2008
• Groundwork on Revision of ELA/ESL
• Conducted in Fall 2008
• Beginning Plans for Career and Technical
  Education Standards (formerly called Career
  Development and Occupational Studies Standards)

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The Standards Review Initiative-Moving from
Review to the Revision

• - Structures and organization of work
• - Working Principles
• 1. Include three levels of standards
• Student learning standards
• Teacher knowledge standards
• System infrastructure standards
• 2. Develop a single set of standards for each
  content area
• 3. Infuse basic and academic literacy
  throughout all the content areas
• 4. Infuse cultural aspects of literacy
  throughout all the content areas as appropriate
• 5. Infuse real life application skills
  throughout all the content areas
• 6. Develop measurable standards
• 7. Review PreK-12 standards within the context
  of a seamless P-16 continuum
• 8. Integrate technology throughout all the
  content areas

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Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel

• One set of standards
• Replace the items currently designated as
  standards
• Use the Core Performance Indicators and
  Qualities from the State assessment rubrics to
  develop revised performance indicators
• Embed literacy into all of the content areas
• Consider whether the study of literature and
  language should be emphasized and elevated as an
  endeavor separate from literacy
• Add Viewing and (Re)Presenting as new areas
• Format revision is essential

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Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel Continued

• P-16 Connections
• Support for English language learners, special
  populations, and students at different
  developmental levels
• Teacher knowledge/professional development will
  be critical
• More specificity needed at the 9-12 level in
  terms of performance indicators for literacy
• Assessments must be aligned
• Conventions and grammar should be considered
• Technology must be considered

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Recommendations from the ELA/ELL Panel Continued

• Reading-writing process will be linked
• Early Childhood Standards must be linked to
• K-12 Standards
• Text based strategies will be important
• Terminology must be established
• Motivation, engagement, and volition must be
  considered
• Ethics of communication/literacy must be
  considered
• Understanding authorship and audience will be
  important

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Role and Input of our Stakeholders
This is a unique opportunity to shape and
determine what students need to know and be able
to do in the years ahead.
This initiative will impact all aspects of
education in New York State including
curriculum, instruction, assessment, teacher
preparation and professional development, and
student readiness for higher education and a
dynamic global economy.

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Please send your comments/input to
Kathleen Clarity Supervisor of Education
Programs Standards Review Initiative Office of
Curriculum and Instructional Support E-mail
kclarity_at_mail.nysed.gov Telephone
[phone] Fax [phone] Website
http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/standardsreview/