College and Career Readiness Standards June 18, 2009

What are the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards? The Texas College and Career Readiness Standards define what students should know and be able to accomplish in order to succeed in entry-level college courses or skilled workforce opportunities upon graduation from high school.

College and Career Readiness Standards Created under Article 5, HB 1, (79th, 3rd Called Session, Section 28.008) Why ???

College and Career Readiness Standards Timeline Professional Development for CCRS online student materials, Spring/Summer 2011 Implementation of CCRS online student materials, Fall 2011 HB 1 mandates that the CCRS online student materials be made available during the 2011 fall semester.

CCRS Educator Support Web Portal A single focal point for providing information regarding the CCRS Historical Information Provide FAQs News/Updates Instructional Strategies (Phase III) Professional Development (Phase III) Online Student Materials (Phase III) www.txccrs.org

CCRS Contact Information Joseph Kulhanek Director, College and Career Readiness Program Texas Education Agency Joseph.kulhanek@tea.state.tx.us

Who developed the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards? The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency appointed vertical teams in the four core content areas.

Why does Texas need college and career readiness standards? The standards… Articulate a baseline of knowledge necessary for students to successfully participate in college and function in the modern workplace Represent the next step in aligning public and higher education curriculum Reduce the need for remedial education for recent high school graduates

*College-readiness measures using special purpose questions are in current statute. The embedding of the special purpose questions in the EOC assessments will require a statutory change. ** English I is not considered an advanced high school course. However, performance in English I may be used to indicate readiness for English II.

Depth and Complexity Depth- Exploration with a discipline Language Details Patterns Trends Big Ideas Ethical Issues Unanswered Questions Complexity – Building understanding within and across disciplines Over Time Across Disciplines From Multiple Perpectives Kaplan, 1999

Depth and Breadth Depth Unearth it Analyze it Question it Prove it Generalize it Breadth Connect it Picture it Extend it Wiggins and McTighe, 1998

English Language Arts TEKS Revision

English Language Arts TEKS Revision Vertical Alignment

Important Websites Texas College and Career Readiness Standard www.txccrs.org English Language Arts and Reading TEKS http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/index.html

Any Questions???

Contact information Renee Agent Coordinator of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment 817-740-3658 ragent@esc11.net