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Common Core State Common Core State Standards in ConnecticutStandards in ConnecticutELMS PTA PresentationOctober 16, 2012Dr. Judy DeLeeuw, PrincipalJason Bitgood, Assistant PrincipalJennifer Frost, Literacy SpecialistCarla Woitovich, Library Media Specialist
What are the Common Core What are the Common Core State Standards?State Standards?
A bipartisan, state led effort to define the knowledge and skills students need to master to succeed in college and careers
Adopted by 48 states as of June 2012Developers of the CCSS:
National Governors Association, Council of Chief State School Officers, State Representatives, educators, content experts, researchers, national organizations, community groups
Why were the Common Core Why were the Common Core State Standards developed?State Standards developed?
Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public education students in each state are learning to different levels
All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world
What are the Common Core What are the Common Core State Standards?State Standards?
Aligned with college and work expectations
Focused and coherentInclude rigorous content and application
of knowledge through high-order skillsBuild upon strengths and lessons of
current state standardsInternationally benchmarked so that all
students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
Based on evidence and research
How will student progress be How will student progress be measured?measured?
Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) no longer used after
2013-2014
New CCSS assessment system under development by the Smarter Balanced
assessment consortiumNew assessment system in place 2014-2015
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/about/
Language Arts/Literacy Language Arts/Literacy Standards Standards
Reading- text complexity and comprehension growth
Writing- text types, responding to reading, research
Speaking and Listening- flexible communication and collaboration
Language – conventions, effective use, and vocabulary
Define what students should know and be able to do, not how teachers teach
Do not define the instructional methods or materials
What is the Different about What is the Different about Language Arts Standards?Language Arts Standards?
Grades K-5 requires 50/50 balance of narrative and informational text
Grades 6-12 reading closely and critically in content area text and writing about it
All students access appropriately complex text
Questions based on what was readWriting to inform and persuade using
evidenceEmphasis on academic vocabulary
What are the standards for literacy What are the standards for literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, in History/Social Studies, Science, & the Technical Subjects?& the Technical Subjects?
Standards for reading and writing Complement rather than replace content standardsin those subjectsResponsibility of teachers in those subjects
Alignment with college and career readinessexpectations
MathematicsMathematics
Standards for Mathematical PracticeCarry across all grade levelsDescribe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student
Standards for Mathematical ContentK-8 standards presented by grade levelOrganized into domains that progress over several gradesGrade introductions give 2–4 focal points at each grade levelHigh school standards presented by conceptual theme (Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability)
What is different about the What is different about the Mathematics standards?Mathematics standards?
Focus and coherenceFocus on key topics at each grade levelCoherent progressions across grade levels
Balance of concepts and skillsContent standards require both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
Mathematical practicesFoster reasoning and sense-making in mathematics
College and career readinessLevel is ambitious but achievable
Assured Research Assured Research ExperiencesExperiencesGrades 5-8Grades 5-8
Goal: To create a cohesive multi- disciplinary research unit at each grade level that will embed 21st century literacy skills into content area standards.
Grade 5: Social Studies/ExplorationGrade 6: Science/EcologyGrade 7: Science/Human Body
SystemsGrade 8: Social Studies/American
Revolution
Assured Research ExperiencesAssured Research Experiences
Each project will incorporate the following:Each project will incorporate the following:
Enduring learning standardsCommon Core State Standards (CCSS)Nation Education Technology Standards
(NETS)Collaboration
What work is being done at What work is being done at ELMS to implement the CCSS?ELMS to implement the CCSS?
LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY MATHEMATICSSubject area meetings: overview, studying standards, gap analysis, curriculum alignment, review of test item exemplars
Subject area meetings: overview, studying standards, gap analysis, curriculum alignment, review of test item exemplars
Development of Common Assured Research Experiences in Science and Social Studies
all units have been written for grades 5 & 66 units out of 8 will be implemented this year for grade 5, and 6 units out of 8 will implemented for grade 6 as required by the CT department of education transition guide
Integration of CCSS-like assessment items and scoring procedures into the common assessments used 3x yearly
4 out of 7 units have been written for grade 7 --all 4 will be implemented 4 out of 7 units have been written for grade 8 --all 4 will be implemented
Assessment and alignment of instruction materials (eg: fiction and non-fiction)
Ongoing professional development Ongoing professional development
Ongoing communication with CT state department of education
Ongoing communication with CT state department of education
CCSS ResourcesCCSS Resources
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=322592
PTA Parent Guides◦http://pta.org/3rd_Grade_June30.pdf
Council of Great City Schools Parent Roadmaps◦Grade Eight