Are you ready to sell the Common Core State Standards Offerings?

Are you ready to sell the Common Core State Standards Offerings?

Today is the day.

Agenda

• Testing your CCSS Knowledge• Baby “CCSS” or CCSS 101• Beginning the CCSS discussion• Pearson’s CCSS Assets• Building a CCSS Implementation Plans• The Casual CCSS Presentation• FYIs• Wrap-up and Next Steps

TRUE OR FALSE

Let us play a game of TRUE OR FALSE to test your knowledge of the Common Core State Standards.

These standards amount to a national curriculum for our schools.

Montana has adopted the CCSS.

The standards recognize that both content and skills are important.

The CCSS have bipartisan support.

States can change up to 15% of the standards to personalize them.

The standards are internationally benchmarked.

Texas has adopted the CCSS.

No teachers were involved in writing the standards.

The standards tell teachers what to teach and for how long.

Academic discussion is a key part of the listening standards.

Media and technology are integral parts of the ELA standards.

SS, Science, and Technical Subjects are included even though there are not specific standards for these areas.

Adopting the CCSS will bring all states down to the lowest common denominator. (MA will take a step down)

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sales Guide

Common Core State Standards “Baby CCSS”

PDAE TrainingMay 19, 2011

Common Core State Standards: Initiative Overview

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• The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a voluntary, state-led initiative to develop common standards in K-12 English language arts and Mathematics.

• The initiative is led by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors’ Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center).

Common Core State Standards: Guiding Principles• Prepare students for college and career

• Draw upon the best practices and standards of leading states and countries

• Higher, clearer, and fewer

• Research and evidence based

• Include emphasis on knowledge and skills

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• Is state led – coordinated by National Governors’ Association and Council of Chief State School Officers

• Outlines consistent standards across adopting states

• Currently focuses primarily on Math and ELA

• Includes rigorous content and a focus on the application of knowledge as a true measure of understanding

• Aligned with college and career expectations

• Informed by top performing countries and states

• Is research-based

But first, a few Common Core basics

The standards focus primarily on what content

should be taught, not too much on how it should be taught.

The standards provide deep focus on new student behavior and practices.

New assessments should (will) impact everything.

But these really drove what we did.

Common Core State Standards: Rationale for Common Standards• Preparation• Equity/Student Mobility

• Clarity/Comparability

• Competition

• Sharing of Resources/Economies of Scale


Common Core State Standards: Adoption and Implementation

• Must adopt 100% of the core in English language arts and mathematics• States may add additional standards, up to 15%.• 3 Years to adhere


Common Core State Standards: Development Process and Timeline

May 2009 – 48 states & 3 territories sign-on to develop standards

September 2009–June 2010Standards written by small group of of authors

○ External and state feedback throughout the drafting process

March 2010• Draft K-12 standards released for public

comment

June 2010 • Final standards released

Today


So far, 43 States and DC have

formally adopted the Common Core State Standards.

Common Core State Standards: Development Feedback and Review

Feedback received by:

• K-12 teachers• Postsecondary faculty• State curriculum and assessment experts• Researchers• General public• National organizations, including:

• American Council on Education• American Federation of Teachers• Campaign for High School Equity• Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences• Modern Language Association• National Council of Teachers in Mathematics and English• National Education Association


Common Core State Standards: International Evidence Base


What is next for the Common Core State Standards?

• Aligned assessment systems: Assessments must be developed to measure student progress.

• Currently 2 consortia developing assessment systems for the Common Core. Implementation expected 2014.

• Development of curricular supports and materials: Instructional materials needed that align to the standards.

• Professional development of teachers and leaders: Educators must be given resources, tools, and time to adjust classroom practice.

• States continue to adopt the Common Core and align current policies and practices: Federal, state, and district policies will need to be reexamined to ensure they support alignment of the common core state standards with student achievement.


Common Core State Standards: Advances in English Language Arts Standards

Activity:

Read through the Key Points in the CCSS ELA. How would you talk about this to a Director of Curriculum and Instruction?


Common Core State Standards: Advances in Mathematics Standards

Activity: Read through the Key Points in the CCSS Mathematics.

How would you talk about this to a Superintendent?


For more information, visit:

www.corestandards.org or www.commoncoreanswers.com


CCSS Awareness and Action Meter

DON’T KNOW THEY NEED TO BE AWARE

AWARE, Leaders

know, but no action taken

yet

PRELIMINARY ACTION

Preliminary steps taken, leadership

trained

ACTIONTraining for Leaders and

Teachers

ENLIGHTENMENTImplementation plans. Training for teachers

and leaders. Partnerships with

solutions providers.

Beginning the Conversation…

Pearson’s CCSS Assets

5 Reasons why Pearson should be their CCSS implementation partner

1. The right spectrum of professional development for administrators and teachers

2. Close association with key authors and thought leaders behind the CCSS

3. Advice and support from A&I, the world’s leading assessment company

4. Consultative services from America’s Choice, the leader in school improvement

5. Support for managing implications to teacher effectiveness

Our Competition…

Pearson CCSS Implementation Support Services

Leading the Way Series Workshops for Leaders1. Implementation of the Math CCSS2. Implementation of the ELA CCSS3. Assessment4. Special Populations (ELL, SPED)5. Academic Behavior

Teacher-focused Workshops for Mathematics*6. Foundational Overview of CCSS for Math7. Focusing on the Mathematical Practices 8. CCSS in a Standards-based Classroom9. Performance-based Assessments for Math10. Using the Interactive Whiteboard with the 8 Mathematical Practices

Teaching for Conceptual Understanding:11. Operations and Base Ten12. Understanding Fractions13. Ratio and Proportional Relationships

Teacher-focused Workshops for English Language Arts*14. Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA1 or 15. Digging into the Reading Standards16. Digging into the Writing Standards17. Performance-based Assessments for ELA18. Speaking and Listening Standards and Language Standards19. ELA Standards for History/Social Studies (Secondary only)

20. ELA Standards for Science/Technical Writing (Secondary only)

*Workshops are appropriately grade-banded where necessary

Professional DevelopmentWorkshops

IntroductoryIntroductory

2-days

1 or 2-days

Professional Development to Support the Successful

Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

for English Language Arts

Professional Development to Support the Successful Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for

Mathematics

Strategic Planning & Consultative Services

Call your RegionalPD Rep to

learn more!

DiagnosticAssessment

Building-level assistanceto supporteffective classroom

implementation

Whole-schooldesign and

implementation support

CCSS Awareness and Action MeterRECOMMENDATIONS

CCSS Awareness and Action MeterRECOMMENDATIONS

DON’T KNOW THEY NEED TO BE AWARE

AWARE, Leaders

know, but no action taken

yet

PRELIMINARY ACTION

Preliminary steps taken, leadership

trained

ACTIONTraining for Leaders and

Teachers

ENLIGHTENMENTImplementation plans. Training for teachers

and leaders. Partnerships with

solutions providers.

Diagnostic and consultative services

Intro PD for Leaders

Consultative Services

Intro PD for Teachers

More PD for Leaders

Consultative Services In-depth PD for Teachers


In-depth PD for Teachers


• Available Now Observe and track teacher performance against new CCSS standards

• Coming Soon Link teacher evaluations to online PD resources to sustain Common Core understandings and practices

How will the Common Core impact teacher evaluations and the definition of “teacher effectiveness”?

Mobile capable!Mobile

capable!

Improve academic achievement for English learners

Check out your annotated PD Catalogs for dates!

Download the full annotated version at internal.mypearsontraining.com

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Leading the Way Series Workshops for Leaders1. Implementation of the Math CCSS2. Implementation of the ELA CCSS3. Assessment4. Special Populations (ELL, SPED)5. Academic Behavior (winter 2011/2012)

Teacher-focused Workshops for Mathematics*6. Foundational Overview of CCSS for Math7. Focusing on the Mathematical Practices 8. CCSS in a Standards-based Classroom9. Performance-based Assessments for Math10. Using the Interactive Whiteboard with the 8 Mathematical Practices

Teaching for Conceptual Understanding:11. Operations and Base Ten12. Understanding Fractions13. Ratio and Proportional Relationships

Teacher-focused Workshops for English Language Arts*14. Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA15. Digging into the Reading Standards16. Digging into the Writing Standards17. Performance-based Assessments for ELA18. Speaking and Listening Standards and Language Standards19. ELA Standards for History/Social Studies (Secondary only)

20. ELA Standards for Science/Technical Writing (Secondary only)

*Workshops are appropriately grade-banded where necessary

Professional DevelopmentWorkshops

IntroductoryIntroductory

2-days

1 or 2-days

“Our budgets and time are limited.What’s the essentialpackage?”

“Our budgets and time are limited.What’s the essentialpackage?”

BUILDING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Putting this all together…

Choose a district to build a 3 year Implementation Plan for CCSS.

District A: District in Need of Improvement and does not have a clear plan for CCSS.

District B: District Leadership has participated in State-led CCSS trainings and some teachers have attended. District is considered “high performing.”

District C: District is looking for Enhancement Services around the CCSS.

Presenting you Plans…

But don’t just takeour word for it.

“We have been working with Pearson for several years to support our teachers with English Learners…. With the CCSS, we decided to go with who we trust – Pearson-- and we know that our Principals and Teachers will be prepared to meet these rigorous standards.” — Bronx, NY

“For the past several months, our network has been talking about how to prepare our leaders and teachers for the implementation of the CCSS. Pearson offers an array of offerings to help us every step of the way to success.” — Philadelphia, PA

“It was intensive. And it was worth it.” — Syracuse, NY

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Webinar Follow-up: June 1, 2011 at 5:00pm EDTLook for the invitation.

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