A-G Updates and the New Piece of the Puzzle: Common Core Monica H. Lin, Ph.D. Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions University of California | Office of the President http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/get-help/trainings/index.html Tools for Success: Common Core, College and Career 2014 Conference Overview Background on UCOP High School Articulation Connecting “a-g” to Common Core UC’s role in improving college & career readiness Coming soon: A-G Course Management Portal New directions 2 UCOP High School Articulation What is articulation? Mission statement: – – – – Communicate & implement UC faculty “a-g” policy Evaluate high school courses for quality & rigor Support California educators and administrators Facilitate student preparation for college 3 A-G Course Lists UC and CSU admissions requirements include satisfying a 15-course pattern of “a-g” college-preparatory courses UC reviews high school courses based on criteria established by UC faculty Approved courses appear on “a-g” course lists used in University admission evaluations Submit “a-g” courses and revisions via the A-G Online Update website: https://doorways.ucop.edu/update 4 A-G Course Submission Timeline 2014-15 A-G Online Update website opens for course submissions on February 1, 2014 PHASE 1 February 1May 31, 2014 New courses submitted may have up to 2 resubmission opportunities PHASE 2 June 1July 31, 2014 New courses submitted may have 1 resubmission opportunity PHASE 3 August 1September 15, 2014 New courses submitted have no resubmission opportunity All new course submissions and resubmissions are due by September 15, 2014 *January 1-July 15, 2014: Submission period for New School Information Forms to establish an “a-g” course list with UC 5 A-G Course Reviews Why take this course? Development of habits of mind: Outlook on learning & knowledge Ways of thinking & acting What will students learn in this course? Development of skills, abilities, competencies, proficiencies Development of depth, breadth, mastery of understanding How will this course contribute Evidence of skills & content learned: to students’ overall preparation Instructional methods/strategies for college-level study? Key assignments Formative & summative assessments 6 Connecting A-G to Common Core Common questions RE Common Core & UC Collaborating with UC faculty to clarify & update the “a-g” course criteria – Consistency between goals of “a-g” subject requirements & goals of Common Core Developing & distributing new “a-g” course evaluation rubrics 7 Improving College & Career Readiness Provide support for increased “a-g” course offerings – Integrated courses: combine traditional academics with career technical education (CTE) UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) initiative – UCCI Institutes – UCCI Teacher Exchange Program – http://ucci.ucop.edu 8 A-G Course Management Portal Development of a redesigned “a-g” course submission & review system: A-G CMP Highlights of new features: – Individual user account registration and system access – Streamlined course submission form – Ability to view all approved “a-g” course descriptions from any California public high school Also coming soon: new UCOP High School Articulation website 9 New Directions: A-G CMP REVIEW of “a-g” course submissions REPOSITORY of “a-g” courses RESOURCE for collegepreparatory curriculum in California 10 Vision Statement Increase preparation for and access to UC through efforts aligning with the University’s mission Teaching: – Conduct more efficient “a-g” course reviews – Provide statewide resource for college-preparatory curriculum – Create a collaborative online community for K-12 & higher education faculty Research: offer “a-g” data mine for outcomes-based research and educational policy decision-making Public service: deliver “a-g” and UCCI outreach/training programs 11 http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/ 12 Resources University of California Admissions – http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/ University of California “a-g” subject requirements: – A-G Course Lists – https://doorways.ucop.edu/list – A-G Online Update – https://doorways.ucop.edu/update – A-G Guide – http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/ UC Curriculum Integration (UCCI) initiative: http://ucci.ucop.edu UC High School Articulation, Undergraduate Admissions – E-mail: [email protected] – Phone: (510) 987-9570 13
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