THE IMPACT ON PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Common Core State Standards and Assessment

Agenda

Review the Kindergarten standards and changes to PreK

Review the Fall Profile Card Data for trendsDefine student mastery for the skills assessed

on the Profile CardAuthentic Assessment and how it can be used

to assess for the Profile CardEssential Resource List for Pre-Kindergarten

Common Core State Standards

Who? National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State

School OfficersWhat?

Standards for ELA, Mathematics, and Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science/Technical Studies

When? Began in September 2009 with final draft in June 2010.

Where? 45 states and 2 territories have adopted the standards as of

todayWhy?

College and career ready Consistent expectations regardless of zip code Clear and focused guideposts (less is more!)

Common Core State Standards

Mathematical Practices (K – 12)Content (grade specific)

CCSS Content Organization

Domain

Cluster

Standards

Overarching ideas that connect topics across the grades

“Big Idea” that groups together a set of related standards. Standards from different clusters may sometimes be closely related, because mathematics is a connected subject.

Statements that define what students should know and be able to do at a grade level.

Kindergarten Standard Document

Page 1 – Overview of the Domains and Clusters as well as the Mathematical Practices

Page 2 (top) – Critical Area for KindergartenPage 2 (bottom) – Standards

Actual Standard Explanation/Examples (From AZ) Crosswalk comments

Page 16 (top) – Mathematical practices definedPage 16 (bottom) – Displaced ConceptsPage 17 – Table 1: Addition and Subtraction

situations

Questions to Ponder

What are the key changes?How do the changes in Kindergarten impact

PreK?How are these changes represented in the

new Profile Card?

Profile Card Data – District Fall

Sorts Patterns Compares & Orders

Counts Spatial

Mastery of Skills

Importance of reaching consensus on what mastery of a skill looks like. One-to-One vs. Rote counting vs. Rational counting Sorting

Reminder that the Preschool Assessment Framework advises a skill should be observed three times in different scenarios before it is considered mastered.

Demonstrating Mastery

Activity 1 - Carousel BrainstormWhat does mastery of this skill look like to you?

In your small group,Write on the chart paper your ideasUse sticky notes for value-added comments on your colleagues thoughts

SummaryIn looking at each skill, what is mastery?

This will become part of our assessment document.

Authentic Assessment

Why would we want assessment to be authentic?What does it mean to be “authentic?”How can we scaffold learning during an authentic

task?How do we collect data during an authentic

assessment?

Activity 2 – Video ReflectionAuthentic Assessment in the Early Childhood

Classroomwww.crec.org/P21

Authentic or Naturalistic Tasks

They engage or evaluate children on tasks that are personally meaningful, take place in real life contexts, and are grounded in naturally occurring instructional activities. They offer multiple ways of evaluating students’ learning, as well as their motivation, achievement, and attitude.

To the extent possible, assessments should be conducted as a natural part of daily activities rather than as a time-added or pullout activity.

National Institute for Early Childhood Research, July 2004

Authentic Tasks for the Profile Card

Activity 3 – Task Brainstorm

In your small group, Make a list of 3 – 4 authentic tasks that could be used to assess your assigned skill.

These tasks will be disseminated with everyone to be used as part of your Winter assessment. Choose tasks from the list to use to assess with your children.

Debrief

Reorganize so that you are sitting with your school team of colleagues.

Next steps in your buildingEvaluation