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Getting Ready for College, Careers, and the Common Core: What Every Educator Needs to Know 1st Edition
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Written for all educators but with an emphasis on those at the secondary level, this important resource shows how to develop programs that truly prepare students for both the Common Core assessments and for college and career readiness. Based on multiple research studies conducted by Conley as well as experience he has gained from working with dozens of high schools that succeed with a wide range of students, the book provides specific strategies for teaching the CCSS in ways that improve readiness for college and careers for the full range of students.
- Draws from research-based models for creating programs for high school students that will ensure readiness for tests and for college and beyond
- Includes strategies and practices for teachers to help students develop postsecondary preparedness
- Is the third in a series of books on readiness written by David Conley, including College Knowledge and College and Career Ready
Teachers can use this valuable resource to understand the "big picture" behind the Common Core State Standards, how to teach to them in ways that prepare students for new, challenging assessments being implemented over the next few years and, more importantly, how to help all students be ready for learning beyond high school.
- ISBN-101118551141
- ISBN-13978-1118551141
- Edition1st
- PublisherJossey-Bass
- Publication dateOctober 7, 2013
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.3 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches
- Print length336 pages
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Written for all educators (with the spotlight on those at the secondary level), this important resource shows teachers and school leaders alike how they can get students ready for college and careers, while simultaneously preparing them for the Common Core assessments. Getting Ready for College, Careers, and the Common Core is based on numerous research studies conducted by education expert David T. Conley and insights gained from his work with dozens of effective secondary schools. The book offers techniques and strategies for teaching the Common Core State Standards in ways that result in improved learning for all students.
Conley outlines a comprehensive framework for college and career readiness, which can be used to gauge readiness of both students and schools. His nationally known "Four Keys" model (Key Cognitive Strategies, Key Content Knowledge, Key Learning Skills & Techniques, and Key Transition Knowledge & Skills) specifies the teachable knowledge, skills, and abilities students must have to be effective learners. Most importantly, students must be able to take ownership of their learning and make connections between their aspirations and goals and what they are learning in school.
The book helps educators understand the "big picture" behind the Common Core by showing them how to teach toward the "deeper learning" that research has confirmed leads to more complex understanding and greater retention. This type of learning prepares students for the Common Core assessments and for success in college, careers, and beyond.
The book is ideally suited to study and discussion groups, for use by individual educators, and as a schoolwide resource. Central office administrators, board members, and educational policymakers will also find this book to be an essential resource for understanding college and career readiness and the Common Core.
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Getting Ready for COLLEGE, CAREERS, and the COMMON CORE
WRITTEN FOR ALL EDUCATORS (with the spotlight on those at the secondary level), this important resource shows teachers and school leaders alike how they can get students ready for college and careers, while simultaneously preparing them for the Common Core assessments. Getting Ready for College, Careers, and the Common Core is based on numerous research studies conducted by education expert David T. Conley and insights gained from his work with dozens of effective secondary schools. The book offers techniques and strategies for teaching the Common Core State Standards in ways that result in improved learning for all students.
Conley outlines a comprehensive framework for college and career readiness, which can be used to gauge readiness of both students and schools. His nationally known "Four Keys" model (Key Cognitive Strategies, Key Content Knowledge, Key Learning Skills & Techniques, and Key Transition Knowledge & Skills) specifies the teachable knowledge, skills, and abilities students must have to be effective learners. Most importantly, students must be able to take ownership of their learning and make connections between their aspirations and goals and what they are learning in school.
The book helps educators understand the "big picture" behind the Common Core by showing them how to teach toward the "deeper learning" that research has confirmed leads to more complex understanding and greater retention. This type of learning prepares students for the Common Core assessments and for success in college, careers, and beyond.
The book is ideally suited to study and discussion groups, for use by individual educators, and as a schoolwide resource. Central office administrators, board members, and educational policymakers will also find this book to be an essential resource for understanding college and career readiness and the Common Core.
About the Author
David T. Conley, Ph.D., is professor of Educational Policy and Leadership and founder and director of the Center for Educational Policy Research at the University of Oregon. He is also founder, CEO, and chief strategy officer at the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC). In addition, he serves as president of a consulting company devoted to strategic advising and licensing of intellectual property designed to foster new educational methods and models.
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- Publisher : Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (October 7, 2013)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1118551141
- ISBN-13 : 978-1118551141
- Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.3 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,515,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #546 in Education Curriculum & Instruction
- #1,606 in Common Core
- #2,284 in Curricula (Books)
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Dr. David T. Conley is the founder, chief executive officer, and chief strategy officer of EPIC. Conley also serves as President of CCR Consulting LLC, Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership, and founder and director of the Center for Educational Policy Research (CEPR) at the University of Oregon. Dr. Conley serves on numerous technical and advisory panels, consults with educational agencies nationally and internationally, and is a frequent speaker at national and regional meetings of education professionals and policy makers. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the topic of college and career readiness.
Between 1993 and 1999, Conley developed and implemented the nation's first proficiency-based college admission system, PASS, which was adopted by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education for use in the seven campus Oregon University System. PASS was subsequently field tested at 52 Oregon high schools and continues to be used by students as a means to demonstrate college readiness.
In 2003, Dr. Conley completed Standards for Success, a groundbreaking three-year research project to identify the knowledge and skills necessary for college readiness. This project, funded by the Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Universities (AAU) and The Pew Charitable Trusts, analyzed course content at a range of American research universities to develop the Knowledge and Skills for University Success standards. In 2005, Dr. Conley published his research from this project in College Knowledge: What It Takes for Students to Succeed and What We Can Do to Get Them Ready.
Since 1996, Dr. Conley has worked with federal and state governments, national education organizations, and foundations to conduct research on a range of educational policy issues. He has published the results of this research and other studies in numerous journal articles, technical reports, conference papers, book chapters, and books, including Who Governs Our Schools?, which analyzes changes in educational policy and governance structures at the federal, state, and local levels, and, in 2005, College Knowledge, which summarizes the results from Standards for Success and describes how to design high schools in ways that lead to more students being truly ready for college. Dr. Conley's most recent book, Getting Ready for College, Careers, and Common Core: What Every Educator Needs to Know, was published in Fall 2013 and is available for order today. Written with all educators in mind, but with an emphasis on those at the secondary level, this important resource shows how to develop programs that truly prepare students for both the Common Core assessments and for college and career readiness.
Dr. Conley received a BA with honors in Social Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his master's degree in Social, Multicultural, and Bilingual Foundations of Education and his doctoral degree in Curriculum, Administration, and Supervision at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Before joining the faculty of the University of Oregon in 1989, he spent a total of 20 years in Colorado and California as a school-level and central office administrator in several districts, an executive in a state education department, and as a teacher in two public multicultural alternative schools.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2013Very compelling arguments and in a user-friendly "readable" format that doesn't make reading it a chore. As a school administrator, I strongly recommend.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014Purchased by a conservative Bible college as a library resource upon request of the Education Dept Chair.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2014Fantastic resource
- Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2014As a k-12 administrator, I am familiar with Dr. Conley’s work around college and career readiness, having read both his previous books on the topic—College Knowledge and College Career Ready. I was eagerly awaiting the release of his newest manuscript, particularly because he addresses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the broader discussion of college and career readiness (CCR). In this review I’ll give a broad overview of what the books does and does not accomplish, as well as a very brief summary of each chapter.
What the book is
Overall, the book covers the broad topic of college and career readiness, using Conley’s Four Keys to College and Career Readiness as a framework. He provides a strong definition of what it means to be CCR, and what a ready learner looks like. Conley then turns to the CCSS, its history and associated assessments, and how the standards correlate with CCR. He concludes with a discussion on how to assess a wider range of student abilities as well as taking a look at where the field is moving.
What the book is not
While Dr. Conley offers a necessary discussion of the CCSS in the context of CCR, this book is not a how-to on implementing the CCSS, nor does it provide curriculum guides for the standards, or in-depth curriculum maps. The book does give some good ideas on how to understand particularly tricky aspects of the CCSS, but if you’re looking for a “how-to” on CCSS implementation, this is not the book for you. I will note, however, that the accompanying website, [...] does offer a plethora of (free) resources, organized by chapter, that can assist with CCSS implementation.
Overview of chapters
Preface: Don’t skip the lead-on, where Dr. Conley shares his CCR story. His story caused me to reflect on my own, and grounded the following chapters in a more meaningful way.
Intro: Overview of CCR and CCSS challenges and overview of each chapter.
1: A great, concise history of CCR and standards in general. Basically, how we got here in the first place. While I suspect the information in this chapter will not be new to most of us, I thought the brief summary was helpful as a refresher.
2: Dr. Conley offers his definition of CCR, levels of readiness, and connecting student interests to CCR. A great resource, this chapter could really stand on its own and should be required reading for anyone involved in education in this country.
3 and 4: In these two chapters, Conley offers an overview of his Four Keys to CCR, and describes each in-depth.
5 and 6: Deeper learning is described and discussed, several models offered, and the concept explained in the context of CCSS. Conley then explores the deeper learning classroom and student work in such a classroom, a section I found particularly useful.
7: Conley transitions to a careful look at the CCSS, including a history, how they are organized, and implementation challenges. Again, this could be a stand-alone piece, and I really liked how he broke everything down. I’ve spent my fair share of time on the CCSS website, and couldn’t find most of the information Dr. Conley offers. A great resource.
8: A discussion of the CCSS and CCR, including the role of elementary teachers (a topic often overlooked in these types of books), and implementation challenges.
9: An overview of the consortia assessments, which again, I found to be a great resource in understanding the overall assessment picture.
10: Conley offers an alternate assessment option, one that really resonated with me. With all the interest in measuring “soft” “non-cog,” or as Dr. Conley calls them, “metacognitive” skills, this chapter was particularly relevant and thought provoking.
11: The book concludes with a looks at the future of CCSS and CCR.
Overall Impressions
I definitely recommend this book to k-12 administrators, teachers, policy makers, as well as professionals in the higher education world interested in CCR and CCSS. It would also be an excellent addition to any administrator, counselor, or teacher preparation course at the university level. The text is easy to read and isn’t bogged down with citations—though references are provided on the accompanying website. Each chapter ends with “Awareness and Action Steps,” which can be used to put what is outlined into practice. I do wish Dr. Conley would write something directly for parents on the topic of CCR. Maybe that is something he will consider in the future.