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“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act
with yesterday's logic.”
Peter Drucker
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CTE Makes A Difference
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CTE can make a difference in
implementing Common Core State Standards
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Common Core State Standards will become
real when Next Generation Assessments
are introduced.
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What do we know about Next Generation Assessments?
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Activity
How is preparing for Next Generation Assessments like preparing to win the SuperBowl?
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www.nyctecenter.orgAssessments and Super
Bowl• Many unknowns• Start early• Takes a team effort• Needs details in preparation• Requires leadership• Demands perseverance• A simple mental image helps to
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Focus - Starts with Why
CCSS Overview Video from Ohiohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll0fJrUAWE
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There aren’t two worlds -- education and work,
there is one world -- life
Willard Wirtz
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Implementing CCSS IS NOT about
• More Difficult Tests• Developing Great Lesson Plans• Buying New Textbooks• Hiring Highly Qualified Teachers• Firing Worst Teachers• Ranking Schools
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Implementing CCSS is IS about• Schools collaboratively working to raise
achievement• Developing student relationships essential
to increasing student effort• Personalizing instruction to engage
students• Adding relevance as a path to rigor• Applied instruction to deepen learning
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Using Rigor/Relevance Framework to Drive Instructional Change
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Keep a focus and commitment through a
mental model
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Rigor and Relevance
Worthy goal, fuzzy
concept
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Rigor and Relevance
Make Rigor and
RelevanceQuantifiabl
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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Action/ApplicationAction/Application
Thinking /KnowledgeThinking /Knowledge
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RelevanceRelevance
RigorRigor
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RIGOR
RELEVANCE
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DC
Rigor/Relevance FrameworkRigor/Relevance Framework
RoutineMemorization
Four Quadrants of Learning
ComplexAnalytical
ChallengingReal World
PracticalHands On
High
HighLow
Low Acquisition
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Application
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Adaptation
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Assimilation
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“Real understanding requires and leads to a
shift in one’s mental model.”
Renate Nummela Caine
“Rigor and Relevance without Relationships may result in teaching but not much learning”
“Rigor without relevance is a race to nowhere.”“Relevance without Rigor
prepares students for yesterday, not tomorrow”
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R/R Framework is a simple, yet powerful mental model to guide
instructional improvement in academic and CTE learning
Rigor/Relevance Framework
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DCHigh
HighLow
Low
Math
Determine the axis of symmetry for a
parabolic equation.
Program a robot to
move in symmetrical pattern.
Find shapes/things
around you that have symmetry
Given a set of
shapes, identify symmetries
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DCHigh
HighLow
LowDemonstrate web
development software functions.
Demonstrate web development
software functions.
Compare features of web
development software.
Compare features of web
development software.
Create a full web site for a local business.
Create a full web site for a local business.
Design web page.Design web page.
Business - Info. Tech
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DCHigh
HighLow
LowList parent
responsibilities.List parent
responsibilities.
Analyze homes for child safety
hazards.
Analyze homes for child safety
hazards.
Conduct Safety audits of homes
Conduct Safety audits of homes
Demonstrate child care tasks with simulated
infant.
Demonstrate child care tasks with simulated
infant.
Family and Consumer Sci.
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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RIGOR
RELEVANCE
A B
DCHigh
HighLow
Low
Teacher
Works
Teacher
Works
Student
Thinks
Student
Thinks
StudentThinks & Works
StudentThinks & Works
Student
Works
Student
Works
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Apply knowledge
across disciplines
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Apply to real-world
predictable situation
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Apply to real-world
unpredictable situation
Application 3
Analysis 4
Synthesis 5
Evaluation 6
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Adaptation
Students think in complex ways and apply acquired knowledge and skills, even when confronted with perplexing unknowns, to find creative solutions and take action that further develops their skills and knowledge.
High-level ApplicationHigh-level Knowledge
D Quadrant• animate• adapt• compose• create• design• develop• devise• discover• explore• formulate• invent
•brochure •evaluation•lesson•estimation•solution•experiment•trial•editorial•machine•web site•presentation•advertisement
Verbs Products
•modifyplanpodcastpredictprioritizeproposepublishraterecommendreviseteach
• taxonomy• play• exhibit• machine• adaptation• poem• debate• new game• invention• field guide
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Benefits of Using the R/R Framework
Tool for collaboration and reflection
Inclusive
Shift focus to student learning
Increased student engagement
Prepare for Next-Generation Assessments
Framework for selecting strategies and assessments
Tool for collaboration and reflection
Inclusive
Shift focus to student learning
Increased student engagement
Prepare for Next-Generation Assessments
Framework for selecting strategies and assessments
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Increasing Text Complexity
Text Complexity Grade Band
Previous Lexile® Ranges
Lexile Ranges Aligned to CCR
K–1 N/A N/A
2–3 450L–725L 450L–790L
4–5 645L–845L 770L–980L
6–8 860L–1010L 955L–1155L
9–10 960L–1115L 1080L–1305L
11–CCR 1070–1220 1215–1355
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Focusing on Informational Text
Grade Literary Text
Informational Text
4 50% 50%
8 45% 55%
12 30% 70%
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CCSS
Instructi
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CCSS
Instructi
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Rigor/Relevance Framework
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CC Math
102 Solve63 Find42 Describe23 Identify15 Determine9 Calculate8 Define
Frequency of Verbs
69 Interpret43 Apply38 Model16 Estimate
85 Represent46 Compare43 Explain
17 Generate12 Develop9 Compose9 Produce9 Create
Quadrant A Quadrant B
Quadrant C Quadrant D
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CC ELA
65 Read51 Determine31 Describe24 Comprehend
Frequency of Verbs
27 Provide17 Apply15 Demonstrate
22 Craft21 Create14 Produce12 Develop
Quadrant A Quadrant B
Quadrant C Quadrant D
64 Analyze44 Clarify40 Write23 Convey
23 Compare18 Explain17 Distinguish11 Research
CCSS
Instructi
onal Shifts
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Common Career Technical Core
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Career Ready Practices RR Quad D Relationships Personal Skills
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CTE Role in CCSS• Advocates for increasing reading
comprehension• Source of informational text• Introduce RR Framework and CTE Next
Navigator • Source of ideas for relevance (contextual
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"Never let your expectations be limited
by what you think is possible."
Benjamin Bloom