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Common Core State Standards Initiative Preparing America’s Students for College and Careers Alabama Update

Alabama’s Process • May – June 2010 ▫ Specialist performed preliminary correlation of CCSS to current ELA and mathematics COS standards • June 24, 2010 ▫ Provided overview and Presented Draft of the Common Core Standards to the State Board • July 12 – 15, 2010 ▫ Convened Task Forces for initial meeting • August 25 – 27, 2010 ▫ Met with Task Forces to revise and make recommendations

Mathematics Task Force Members Member System Herbert Clark, Jr. Birmingham City Tena Davis Shelby County Kenneth Easterday Auburn University, Retired Melanie Elliott Shelby County Milton Ganier Montgomery County Kim Harris Eufaula City Julie Herron The University of Alabama Hal Horton Muscle Shoals City LaMecha James Montgomery County Jack Kale Farley Nuclear Plant Beverly Kimes Birmingham City Michelle McKinney Talladega City Vanita Pharrams Phenix City Joseph Phillips Decatur City Andrea von Herrmann Jefferson County Catherine Watson Brewton City Judy Welch Elmore County

ELA Task Force Members Members System Barbara Ash Auburn University Lydia Davis Sylacauga City Tena Davis Shelby County Debora Grimes Andalusia City Andre Harrison Elmore County Shanetta Holman Dallas County Dana Jacobson Jefferson County Peggy Long Huntsville City Maxine Pijeaux Birmingham City Debra Royston Roanoke City Janet Sullen Macon County Annette Tate Alexander City Romelle Vaughn Mobile County Sandra Luster Elmore County Sharon Malone Gadsden City Michelle Miskelley Trussville City

Alabama’s Process (continued) • July 12 – 15 Meeting ▫ Reviewed correlation of CCSS and Alabama Course of Study (Math and ELA) using Achieve Common Core Comparison Tool and noted gaps in correlation. ▫ Reviewed Alabama standards not addressed by CCSS and identified initial decisions regarding standards and bullets to be added to CCSS. ▫ Wrote first draft of grade or course standards to be added to CCSS.

Alabama’s Process (continued) • August 25 – 27 ▫ Received staff and administrative review. ▫ Reviewed and revised July draft. ▫ Finalized draft of standards for placement on ALSDE Web site for public review and for submission to the State Superintendent as a recommendation for revision.

Alabama’s Review of Standards • Mathematics ▫ 96% of Common Core State Standards Matched Alabama’s Standards • English Language Arts ▫ 92% of Common Core State Standards Matched Alabama’s Standards

Task Force Recommendations • Adoption of the Common Core State Standards with … ▫ Professional Development provided for teachers and administrators ▫ Curriculum and Teaching Guides developed and provided to teachers and administrators ▫ Inclusion of the Common Core Standards into all university pre-service teacher preparation programs ▫ Selected Alabama content added ▫ Adequate textbooks and other resources provided

Alabama’s Process (continued) Public Review and Recommendations • Update State Board on Review Process ▫ Sept 23 • Post Standards on ALSDE Web site ▫ Sept 28 – Oct 21 • Public Meetings ▫ Sept 28 Davidson High School, Mobile ▫ Oct 5 Spain Park High School, Hoover ▫ Oct 12 Carver High School, Montgomery ▫ Oct 19 Decatur High School, Decatur • Present to State Superintendent for Recommendation to State Board ▫ October • Present to State Board with Final Recommendations ▫ Oct 28 • Present to State Board for Approval ▫ Nov 18

Presenters: • Susan Pimentel, J.D. • Maxine Pijeaux, Ph.D. • Judy Welch

English Language Arts Higher Level of Expectation • Expressed by the verb • Expressed by the detail or focus of instruction • Represented by the number of standards

ELA Examples CCSS Reading Standard • Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. CCSS Writing Standard • Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include format (e.g., headings), graphing (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful in aiding comprehension.

English Language Arts • Teacher Benefits of CCSS

Mathematics • Comparison of CCSS to Alabama Standards ▫ Practice Standards ▫ Wording ▫ Level of Expectation ▫ Concentration of Specific Domains • Teacher Benefits of CCSS

Alabama COS Grade 2 Number and Operations 1. Demonstrate the concept of number sense by comparing, ordering, and expanding whole numbers up to 1000; determining the place value of a digit in a number through 999; and determining a number when given the value of ones, tens, and hundreds. ▫ Identifying a number that is 100 more or 100 less than a given number ▫ Counting forward in multiples from a given number ▫ Identifying zero as a placeholder in two- and three-digit numbers ▫ Comparing numbers using the symbols >, <, and = ▫ Using estimation to compare sets of objects when the quantity of one set is know

CCSS Grade 2 Number and Operations in Base Ten Understand place value. 1. Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represents amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens , and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases: a. 100 can be though of as a bundle of ten tens – called a “hundred.” b. The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones .) 2. Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s. 3. Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form . 4. Compare two three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.

Instructional Implications Students – a K-12 articulated learning trajectory based on college and career • readiness. • Parents – assurance that if the K-12 learning trajectory is successfully implemented and followed their child will be prepared for success in college and their chosen career. • Teachers/Administrators – will be provided a clear, explicit, and rigorous guide on how to move a student along their learning trajectory with alerts when that student falls above or below the trajectory supported by a resource repository of best practice populated by collaborating states and our national and international education partners. • Higher Education – provides an opportunity to develop a more clearly articulated relationship with K-12 in the preparation of future teachers and administrators and continued learning opportunities for current teachers and administrators. • Business & Industry – assurance that a graduate from an Alabama high school is prepared for college and career opportunities without the need for remedial education or training.

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