4. Where are the librarians?
I wonder why the role of the teacher librarian in K12 is
not surfaced in this discussion. I know that the University
of California folks value their research librarians, but
most of our schools in California don't have a single
educator at the school site that has information literacy
expertise at a time when our kids need it the most!
Glen Warren
9. PARCC Priorities
Student are college-and career-ready or on track
Assess the full range of the Common Core
Measure the full range of student performance
Provide data for accountability
Provide data during the academic year to inform
instruction, interventions and professional
development in a timely manner
Incorporate innovative approaches throughout
the assessment system
10. Assessments
Definition: the evaluation or estimation of
the nature, quality, or ability of someone or
something.
Synonyms:evaluation, judgment, rating,
estimation, appraisal, analysis, opinion
11. Why online assessments?
“The rate of change in the global knowledge
economy is impacting everything we do—
including everything we do in education. It is our
responsibility as leaders to promote, identify and
raise up this innovation in education and use it
to change the landscape of teaching and
learning”.
Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director of the CCSSO
15. Tech Skills = Comfort Level
Keyboarding
Cut and Paste
Ability to navigate a browser
Highlighting
Using on-screen calculator
Dragging and Dropping items
Manipulating a graph
16. Tech Skills=Comfort Level
Running a simulation to generate data
Changing font size and background color
Clicking on multiple correct answers
Using Spreadsheets and documents
18. Common Core-Math
K-5: Foundation in whole numbers,
addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, fractions and decimals.
Negative numbers, Geometry
8th
Algebra
HS: practice applying mathematical ways
of thinking to real world issue and
challenges
Mathematical Modeling
21. AASL and Common Core
The school library professional as leader, instructional
partner, information specialist, teacher, and program
administrator is critical for teaching and learning in
today’s schools. The school librarian leads in
building 21st-century skills by collaborating with
classroom teachers to design engaging learning
tasks that integrate key critical thinking skills,
technology and information literacy skills with
subject area content. In addition, the school librarian
provides a library program that contains multiple
instructional avenues and resources in various
formats for the authentic application of information
literacy skills.
22. Librarian and Common Core
Focus on Non-fiction
Technology Literacy Skills
Inquiry-based learning
Analysis, Synthesis
Research and using resources
Communication and collaboration
“While English classes will still include healthy amounts of fiction, the standards say
that students should be reading more nonfiction texts as they get older, to prepare
them for the kinds of material they will read in college and careers. In the fourth
grade, students should be reading about the same amount from “literary” and
“informational” texts, according to the standards; in the eighth grade, 45 percent
should be literary and 55 percent informational, and by 12th grade, the split should be
30/70.” BY MARCARONSON Blog from SLJ
23. 2009 NJ Technology Literacy Skills
8.1 Education Technology: All students will
use digital tools to access, manage,
evaluate, and synthesize information in
order to solve problems individually and
collaboratively and to create and
communicate knowledge.
24. NJ Common Core Standards
In June 2010 – NJ adopted the Common
Core Standards
Spring 2010 – NJ joined in with 23 States
including Washington DC to do PARCC
assessments
Spring 2014 – Field testing of the PARCC
2014-2015 School Year – Implementation
of the PARCC assessments in NJ
25. Sayreville School Libraries
NJ Technology Literacy Skills
Digital Citizenship
Research and Analysis
School technology resources – equipment
and online
Collaboration with teachers
26. Manalapan-Englishtown, NJ
5 Best Practices for PARCC Implementation
Start Now
Find the right provider and seek referrals
Teachers are teaching experts
Empower teachers with technology
Fast as possible by as slow as necessary
29. Resources
PARCC website
New Jersey PARCC website
Rethinking Learning
Ode to the Librarian
ISTE NETS-S Standards
Considering the Next Generation Assessments
Learning 4 Life
Standards Based Vision
Common Core Basics
NJ Technology Core Curriculum Standards
How one school district reaied itself for PARCC implementation
The PARCC Vision PARCC states have committed to building a K-12 assessment system that: Builds a pathway to college and career readiness for all students, Creates high-quality assessments that measure the full range of the Common Core State Standards, Supports educators in the classroom, Makes better use of technology in assessments, and Advances accountability at all levels.
To address the priority purposes, PARCC will develop an assessment system comprised of multiple components that is computer-delivered and will use technology to incorporate innovations. PARCC will also use technology throughout the design and implementation of the assessment system. The overall assessment system design will include a mix of constructed response items, performance-based tasks, and computer-enhanced, computer-scored items. The PARCC assessments will be administered via computer, and a combination of automated scoring and human scoring will be employed.
Modeling links classroom mathematics and statistics to everyday life, work, and decision-making. It is the process of choosing and using appropriate mathematics and statistics to analyze empirical situations, to understand them better, and to improve decisions. Quantities and their relationships in physical, economic, public policy, social and everyday situations can be modeled using mathematical and statistical methods. When making mathematical models, technology is valuable for varying assumptions, exploring consequences, and comparing predictions with data.”
The Crosswalk is twofold. First, it charts out AASL learning standards in Language Arts, History, Science & Technology, and Writing and and pairs them with all applicable Common Core skill activities. For example, Common Core provides many opportunities for students to find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions (AASL 1.1.4). Charted examples list activities such as integrating knowledge and ideas using visual, print, and digital sources and taking notes or summarizing (CC.3.R.I.7, CC.4.R.I.7). The second component of the Crosswalk charts the Common Core Standards by grade level and looks for information skill components where they exist. A library media specialist can readily see where the opportunities are to offer curriculum support. For example, third graders, working on determining craft and structure of text and its point of view (CC.3.R.I.4), can develop this skill by looking at diverse sources that provide conflicting point of view or bias (AASL 1.1.7). Library media specialists must be aware that Common Core will change our focus from literature appreciation to building information skills. Experience and training in reading in the content area will be especially helpful. Overall, this could be a job saver to our profession in being vital contributors in the school curriculum!