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Statewide Initiatives in Curriculum and Assessment: Spring 2003

Curriculum/Assessment Initiatives Curriculum Sampler Shows what should be included in a curriculum and what constitutes good curriculum Collection of examples; not a model curriculum Evolving, virtual document located on DESE Curriculum Section’s Web site (www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum)

Initiatives (continued) State Model Curriculum Measurable objectives, instructional strategies, assessments for CA and MA Work on CA and MA curricula begins summer 2003 Completion of CA and MA curricula slated for summer 2005 Development of curricula for SC and SS will begin in 2005, if funding is available

Initiatives (continued) Grade-Level Expectations What? Why? How? Who? When? Next steps? How to review recent draft?

Grade-Level Expectations We are currently developing “grade-level expectations” for mathematics, communication arts, science, and social studies. These expectations will form the foundation—the “measurable learner objectives”—for a soon-to-be-developed model state curriculum. (MA and CA will be written first; we will complete the curricula for these two subjects in Summer 2005.) Districts are not required to use the expectations.

Grade-Level Expectations Aligned to Show-Me Standards (Content and Process) Vertically aligned (within discipline) from one grade to next Derived from discipline’s “big ideas/concepts” Informed by national standards, state documents, local guides Similar in format across disciplines

Grade-Level Expectations Why? Comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Inform MAP test-development process Provide support and specificity for local curriculum development Provide foundation for state model curriculum

Grade-Level Expectations How? Writing committees prepare first draft (Aug-Dec ‘02) Review committees offer feedback (Nov-Dec ‘02) Writing committees revise (Dec-Feb ’03) Educators across state review second draft (via professional meetings, Web, mailings, etc.) (Mar-Apr ’03) Writing committees revise again (Apr-June ’03)

These resources informed the Communication Arts Expectations: Show-Me Standards, Framework for Curriculum Development in Communication Arts, and MAP documents NAEP Reading and Writing Frameworks NCTE and IRA Standards for English Language Arts McREL Language Arts Standards CIERA - Every Child A Reader NIFL – Put Reading First School district curriculum documents Curriculum documents from other states

These resources informed the Mathematics Expectations: Show-Me Standards Framework for Curriculum Development in Mathematics and MAP documents National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics Framework

These resources informed the Science Expectations: State Documents Show-Me Standards Framework for Curriculum Development in Science Assessment Annotations for the Curriculum Frameworks Frameworks from Other States (e.g. OH, TX, SC, UT, CA, FL) Missouri School Districts’ Curricula National Documents Project 2061: Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy Atlas of Science Literacy (AAAS) National Science Education Standards

These resources informed the Social Studies Expectations: Show-Me Standards Framework for Curriculum Development in Social Studies Social Studies Content Specifications National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Standards Other Subject-Area Social Studies Standards

Grade-Level Expectations Who? Writers and reviewers from all regions of the state and representing diverse perspectives are involved. Representatives from teacher and administrator professional organizations (e.g., AFT-MO, MNEA, MSTA, MAESP, MMSA, MASSP, MASCD, MASA, MCTM, MATE, IRA, STOM, MCSS) are being included. We want as many voices as possible!

Grade-Level Expectations When? Develop and revise in 2002-2003 Send to US Dept. of Education in June 2003 Prepare final form for dissemination in June 2003 Begin professional development in Spring 2003

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Grade-Level Expectations Next steps Comprehensive professional development Model curriculum development Test refinement Math--grades 4, 8, 10 Communication Arts--grades 3, 7, 11 Test construction Math--grades 3, 5, 6, 7 Communication Arts--grades 4, 5, 6, 8

Grade-Level Expectations are on the Web (in draft form for feedback until April 18) at….. http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/index.html

Initiatives (continued) “Expanded” MAP that is part of a single system of accountability and meets NCLB requirements Need MAP CA and MA grade-level assessments at 3-8 New CA and MA assessments will be similar to (and just as rigorous as) existing tests; grade-level tests replace some grade-span tests All CA and MA tests will include MC and CR items; PEs stay at MA 4, 8, 10 and CA 3, 7, 11 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results will be used to verify MAP results

To comply with No Child Left Behind Act, MAP must Include yearly measures of student learning in math and communication arts at grades 3-8 and at a high-school grade Include yearly measures of learning in science at an elementary grade, a middle-school grade, and a high-school grade Be the same system used to measure the achievement of all students Be valid, reliable, and of high technical quality Be aligned with Missouri’s Show-Me Standards Express student results in terms of Missouri’s academic achievement standards

To comply w/NCLB, MAP must Provide a coherent system across grades and subjects and may include CRTs and augmented NRTs Assess higher-order thinking skills and understanding of challenging content Be valid and accessible for use with widest possible range of students Provide alternate assessments for students whose disabilities preclude participation in “regular” assessments

To comply w/NCLB, MAP must Report results in terms of at least three levels (advanced, proficient, basic) Provide for disaggregation of results by gender, racial/ethnic group, LEP status, migrant status, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged Provide results no later than beginning of next school year

Time Line for Implementing NCLB Assessment Requirements 2002-2003 Administer CA and MA assessments at least once in elementary, middle, and high school Write and disseminate grade-level expectations for MA, CA, SC (also SS) Design comprehensive “NCLB-compliant” assessment system that includes existing and new MA, CA tests and revised MAP-A Begin development of new MA, CA assessments Confirm achievement levels

Time Line (continued) 2003-2005 Administer CA and MA assessments at least once each year in elementary, middle, and high school Provide PD re grade-level expectations Continue development of new CA, MA assessments Revise existing CA, MA assessments as necessary Revise MAP-A

Time Line (continued) 2003-2005 Pilot and field test revised MAP-A Pilot and field test new CA, MA items Create new CA, MA assessment forms Determine cut scores and define achievement levels for CA, MA assessments and for MAP-A

Time Line (continued) 2005-2006 Administer assessment system that now includes additional tests (MA 3-8, 10; CA 3-8, 11; revised MAP-A) Compile technical information for new assessment-system components (CA, MA, MAP-A)

Time Line (continued) 2006-2007 Administer “expanded” assessment system (that includes additional MA and CA tests for grades 3-8 and high-school grades) and also includes revised MAP-A

Time Line (continued) 2007-2008 Assessment system must now also include yearly SC assessments for elementary, middle-school, and high-school levels

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For more information . . . Call the Curriculum and Assessment Staff at 800/845-3545 or 573/751-2625, or e-mail us. Visit our Web sites: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/assessment