Bladen County 6-12 Math

Common Core State Standards

WelcomeIntroductionInformation

Planning

Professional Learning Community

• County Level : Dr. Marilyn Lee

• District Level : BCS Design Team

• School Level : Leadership Team

• Individual Level : Teachers

Agenda For Today:Focus Questions

• What are we doing here?

• What is Ready,Set,Go? Race to the Top? ACRE? Common Core? Essential Standards? Unpacking Documents? Crosswalks?

• What is a WIKI? Do I really need one?

Matching Activity

Using the slips in the envelope on your table, work in your group to match the

names to the definitions.

What‘s New?

• Currently (2011-2012):

• Teaching NC SCoS• Assessing NC SCoS

• Next (Fall 2012):• Teaching Common

Core State Standards• Assessing Common

Core State Standards

Be Informed!

• New curriculum (CCSS) is now:

FEWER-less to cover

DEEPER-more detailed

HIGHER-higher level

Stay Informed!

• We have created a resource to provide information to all teachers at all times!

•It’s our WIKI !• You will be invited to join the BCS 6-12 Math WIKI

page! (How exciting!)• There, you will be able to access information

about the CCSS with all the resources we can create, borrow, or steal. : )

What Do We Do Now?

• Plan within your school when you’ll meet as a PLC.

• Be lead by your Leadership Contact person.

• Always have agenda and sign-in sheet

• Discuss rolling out the new CCSS

• Decide on any PD you may need as a school/individual

• Complete Modules and print certificates (file in notebook in your front office)

• Become familiar with the Documents

• Watch for changes/new information as it becomes available from DPI

• Look for PD opportunities • Share! Share! Share!

(Our chain is only as strong as the weakest link)

Did We Do It?

• Do you know why you’re here?

• Feeling “Ready ,Set ,Go”?

• Confident in your “Race to the Top”?

• Is ACRE more than a parcel of land?

• Does CCSS affect you? ES?

• Ready to walk the Crosswalk? Unpack?

• Feeling WIKI-ready?