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aligning casas competencies and assessments to basic skills content standards

A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States. Agenda

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    1. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Aligning CASAS Competencies and Assessments to Basic Skills Content Standards Iowa Implementation Training October 5-6, 2004

    2. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States

    3. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Agenda (Cont’d)—October 5 Lesson Plan Building Creating Lesson Plans (Breakouts) ESL ABE/ASE Reading ABE/ASE Math

    4. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Agenda—October 6 Presentations of Sample Lesson Plans (Program Participants) Reflecting on Using Content Standards and Building Lesson Plans—Implications for Iowa (Small Group Discussions) Reports on Small Group Discussions Next Steps

    5. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Training Objectives Participants will be able to: Understand basics skills content standards and their importance in instruction Explain the rationale behind the national movement toward content standards Understand how content standards relate to the National Reporting System Distinguish between content standards and context standards

    6. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Training Objectives (Cont’d) Select appropriate context standards to teach the application of basic skills content standards Use content standards to design instruction Plan instruction using lesson plan templates that focus on contextual applications of Iowa’s basic skills content standards Understand policy implications of adopting CASAS Basic Skills Content Standards in Iowa

    7. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States What are Content Standards? Stated expectations of what students should know in particular subjects and performance levels Content standards define for teachers, students, schools and communities not only what is expected of students but what schools should teach

    8. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Impetus for Content Standards? No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires states to develop content standards for the K-12 system A Blueprint for Preparing America’s Future stresses the importance of states developing or adapting state content standards for adult education in reading and language arts, mathematics and English acquisition

    9. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Why Content Standards? Unlike K-12, most states do not have content standards for adult education Content standards are clear statements of what learners should know and be able to do at specific points along an educational pathway Content standards should provide local programs a “clear sequence” of learning activities leading to high school completion and readiness for college

    10. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Aligned Assessments Not only does the Blueprint emphasize content standards, but it stresses the importance of states having standardized assessments that are in alignment with state content standards to ensure that states can assess accurately student learning

    11. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Alignment with Assessment is Key Aligned assessment is a cornerstone of standards-based education If assessment, content, and instruction are aligned the assumption is that student achievement will improve

    12. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States

    13. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Where do CASAS States Stand? CASAS states have over 300 Context Standards (CASAS competencies are contextual applications of content standards) CASAS states have over 180 comprehensive, standardized assessments (aligned with CASAS competencies) to measure the application of content standards

    14. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States California Content Standards for Adult Education California and a handful of other states have developed comprehensive content standards for their adult education programs for: ASE (reading, math) ABE (reading, math) ESL (reading, listening) Initially, California standards were selected to begin this project

    15. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States The Approach Underlying Premise To show examples of how basic skills content standards can be taught contextually using relevant CASAS competencies To document how CASAS assessments can be used to measure the application of basic skills content standards

    16. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Content vs. Context Standards Basic Skills Content Standards are relatively finite The applications for those standards for practical purposes are virtually inexhaustible Therefore, the project focuses on substantive examples of how the CASAS system works in concert with basic skills content standards

    17. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Guidance from CASAS Consortium Member States CASAS utilized the services of Consortium member states to assist in developing a comprehensive list of basic skills content standards from a variety of states and sources (in addition to CA) that have now been aligned to CASAS competencies and assessments

    18. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Technical Work Group Representatives from approximately 13 states Committee Subgroup Structure: ESL (reading/listening) ABE/ASE (reading/language arts) ABE/ASE (mathematics)

    19. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Task Specifics Reviewed content standards from a variety of sources Reviewed a list of compiled content standards for comprehensiveness and appropriateness

    20. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Task (Cont’d) Mapped CASAS competencies (contexts) at selected CASAS three-digit level to content standards at NRS levels Mapped relevant CASAS assessments (measurements of the application of that content) to content standards

    21. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States June 2004 Meeting with CASAS Summer Institute (SI) Draft standards project unveiled at CASAS SI Consortium states provided input about supports that would be needed to implement standards States requested for formal training at SI 2005 Initial pilot training efforts in Iowa

    22. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Adapt or Adopt? States can use these standards as the basis for developing their own content standards frameworks which address state and federal priorities Iowa will adopt the entire framework; however, local agencies will further refine content standards that are most appropriate for their programs and learners

    23. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Purpose for Iowa Training To provide instructional models for assisting adult educators successfully integrate content standards with CASAS competencies (contextual applications) to strengthen adult learning

    24. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Formal Lesson Planning Carefully planned lessons are critical to teaching the integration of basic skills content standards and contextual standards (CASAS competencies) effectively A focus of this training will be to model replicable lesson plan-building models to assist participants teach standards and apply them in meaningful, real life contexts to which adults can easily relate.

    25. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Next Steps—Iowa and Beyond Need to formalize a roll-out plan to assist states in “adapting” content standards and developing implementation training Iowa training is vital to help the Consortium refine instructional training modules for national dissemination Need to coordinate with other content standards efforts currently underway

    26. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Iowa’s Content Standards: Basic Skills Certification

    27. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Teacher Review of Content Standards Draft: Individuals NRS Regional Workshops Monitoring

    28. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Basic Skills Certification Systems: Definition – A set of policies and processes to verify and acknowledge the skill level gains of adults who are at a level lower than GED or high school completion.

    29. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Basic Skills Certification Systems: Definition (continued) – The systems acknowledge the knowledge and skills that adults know and are able to do in any of the skill areas of reading, writing, mathematics, employability, ESL and/or computer skills.

    30. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Characteristics of

    31. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Vision Oriented; Research Based; Competency Based; Basic Literacy Skills Oriented; Results Oriented; Pre-test/Post-test Driven; Utilizes a Standards / Benchmark Format

    32. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Assessment Driven; Learning Gains Oriented; Provides Valid Certification of Basic Literacy Skills Attainment Below the GED Level (i.e. CASAS Levels A-D or National Adult Literacy Survey [NALS] Levels 1-3); Learner Centered;

    33. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Accountability Driven; Certification Program is “Skill Attainment” Driven as Opposed to “Grade Level Equivalent” Driven; Local ABE Program Administered; Evaluation and Change Oriented; Serves Basic Literacy Skills Target Populations.

    34. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States

    35. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level

    36. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

    37. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

    38. A Project for CASAS National Consortium Member States Descriptor Statements for Iowa’s Basic Skills Certification Program by Subject Area and CASAS Level (continued)

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