CCRS Social CCRS Social Science/ ScienceScience/ Science

DeKalb County SchoolsDeKalb County Schools

Outcomes:Outcomes:

Teachers will become familiar with the 3 key Teachers will become familiar with the 3 key shifts in ELA literacy.shifts in ELA literacy.

Teachers will be able to use CCRS anchor Teachers will be able to use CCRS anchor standards in preparing lesson plans.standards in preparing lesson plans.

Teachers will become familiar with appendix D.Teachers will become familiar with appendix D. Teachers will become familiar with the Tri-state Teachers will become familiar with the Tri-state

Quality Review Rubric with lesson planning.Quality Review Rubric with lesson planning.

Absolutes Absolutes   

Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study)College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study)

  Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample

curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight)curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight)  Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development

(Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Planning/Support differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Planning/Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.)Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.)

  Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments

to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments)QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments)

  With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the

knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma)School Graduation Requirements/Diploma)

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Three Key Shifts with Three Key Shifts with CCRSCCRS

Building knowledge through content-rich Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts.nonfiction and informational texts.

Reading, writing, and speaking grounded Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and in evidence from text, both literary and informational.informational.

Regular practice with complex text and Regular practice with complex text and its academic language.its academic language.

Shift 1: Content-Rich Shift 1: Content-Rich NonfictionNonfiction

GradesGrades LiteraryLiterary InformationalInformational

K-5K-5 50%50% 50%50%

6-86-8 45%45% 55%55%

9-129-12 30%30% 70%70%

Increased quantity of Increased quantity of materialsmaterialsand instructional time devotedand instructional time devotedto informational testto informational test

EnglishLanguage arts

LiteratureFiction, drama,

poetryLiterary nonfiction

50%50%3030%% 2020%%

Social Studies, Science,

Technical subjects

OtherInformational

Text

Processing shift 1Processing shift 1

Literacy is a shared responsibilityLiteracy is a shared responsibility This shift applies to Social Studies, Science, This shift applies to Social Studies, Science,

Technical subjects, and the Arts.Technical subjects, and the Arts. Students must establish a base knowledge Students must establish a base knowledge

across a wide range of subject matter by across a wide range of subject matter by engaging with works of quality and substance.engaging with works of quality and substance.

This shift involves sequencing the text to build This shift involves sequencing the text to build knowledge.knowledge.

It is not just random reading.It is not just random reading.

Why Shift 1Why Shift 1

Extensive research supports the need for Extensive research supports the need for college and career ready students to be college and career ready students to be proficient in reading BOTH proficient in reading BOTH complex complex literary textliterary text and and informational textinformational text independently in a variety of content independently in a variety of content areas.areas.

Examples of Examples of Informational textInformational text

Expository Expository ArgumentArgument Functional Functional Literary NonfictionLiterary Nonfiction

Expository TextExpository Text

TextbooksTextbooks Instruction ManualsInstruction Manuals ArticlesArticles Reference booksReference books Graphs/ChartsGraphs/Charts PhotographsPhotographs NewspapersNewspapers

ArgumentArgument

SpeechesSpeeches EssaysEssays Opinion PiecesOpinion Pieces MagazinesMagazines EditoralsEditorals

Functional TextFunctional Text

Directions Directions FormsForms ApplicationsApplications MenusMenus ContractsContracts MapsMaps RecipesRecipes

Literary NonfictionLiterary Nonfiction

Autobiographies, BiographiesAutobiographies, Biographies MemoirsMemoirs Historical AccountsHistorical Accounts Scientific AccountsScientific Accounts Economic AccountsEconomic Accounts DiariesDiaries

Why Shift 2Why Shift 2

Why is there a shift toward evidence – Why is there a shift toward evidence – based reading, writing, and speaking?based reading, writing, and speaking?

Most college and workplace writing Most college and workplace writing requires evidence.requires evidence.

The ability to cite evidence differentiates The ability to cite evidence differentiates strong from weak student performance strong from weak student performance on national assessments of the on national assessments of the educational progress.educational progress.

Locating and Organizing Locating and Organizing evidence are hallmarks of evidence are hallmarks of strong Readers and strong Readers and Writers.Writers. Evidence is a major emphasis of the ELA Evidence is a major emphasis of the ELA

Anchor Standards: Reading Standard 1; Anchor Standards: Reading Standard 1; Writing Standard 9; and Speaking and Writing Standard 9; and Speaking and Listening standards 2,3,4 all focus on Listening standards 2,3,4 all focus on gathering, evaluating, and presenting gathering, evaluating, and presenting evidence from text.evidence from text.

Shift 3Shift 3

Regular practice with complex text and Regular practice with complex text and its academic language. its academic language.

Academic LanguageAcademic Language

Where does the LMS get the vocabulary to Where does the LMS get the vocabulary to use with our classes?use with our classes?

Alabama Insight ToolAlabama Insight Tool

Google CCRS AlabamaGoogle CCRS Alabama Select: alex.state.al.us/ccrs/Select: alex.state.al.us/ccrs/ Select AL insight Select AL insight Select Select ””DeKalbDeKalb”” from the dropdown box from the dropdown box User ID: dekalb025User ID: dekalb025 Password: dekalbk12Password: dekalbk12

Important!!!!!!!Important!!!!!!!

The way you will interpret the CCRS The way you will interpret the CCRS Anchor Standards and Appendix D Anchor Standards and Appendix D information is SUBJECTIVE:information is SUBJECTIVE:

Use your professional JudgmentUse your professional Judgment

What Changes Do We What Changes Do We Make InMake In

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HOW DOES THIS AFFECT HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR DAILY INSTRUCTIONAL OUR DAILY INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES?PRACTICES?

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