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What are Common Core Standards?

What are Common Core Standards?. What do they mean for our students? How do things change in the classroom? What does this mean for the State exams this year?. Shifts In ELA. Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts

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What are Common Core Standards?

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  1. What are Common Core Standards? What do they mean for our students? How do things change in the classroom? What does this mean for the State exams this year?

  2. Shifts In ELA • Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts • At least 50% of what students read will be informational • Close and careful reading of grade level texts, scaffolding and supports for students reading below grade level • Rich and rigorous conversations on a common text; and their arguments use evidence

  3. Shifts in ELA • Writing emphasizes use of evidence to inform or make an argument (rather than just the “old personal narrative”) • Introduction, paragraphs, reasons supported by facts, linking words, and concluding statements related to their opinions • Academic vocabulary introduced through grade level complex texts (common language such as dialogue, evidence, author’s purpose)

  4. Shifts in Math • Focus deeply ONLY on topics mentioned in the standards • This is so students reach strong foundational knowledge and deep conceptual understanding • Students are expected to have speed and accuracy with simple calculations (multiplication facts)

  5. Shifts in Math • Teachers teach more “how to get the answer” and do so through writing and speaking about math. • More multi-step word problems with explanations. Students need to explain how they got their answer and how did they know what to do?

  6. Effects on our students • Longer reading time at school and at home with longer, more complex texts. • Harder vocabulary within texts and more descriptive language. • More complex mathematical problems with many steps. • Higher order thinking required…analyze, compare, evaluate. ( no more recall)

  7. State Tests • Longer, more complex texts • Balance of informational and fiction texts • Tested on meanings of words within the texts and common vocabulary is expected to be known. • Must be able to cite evidence directly from the text when writing (…because it says “____” from story)

  8. State Tests • Math-emphasis on the priority standards (Numbers & Operations, Fractions) • Solve multi-step, real world problems • 3 days for each test • About 1 ½ hours given for each day

  9. What can you do at home? • Acuity Website for test practice. The children practice ELA and math test questions. • Buy a “Common Core” aligned ELA/math workbook for them to practice real test questions at home. • Whenever children do homework, projects, reading, etc. at home, ask them “why” and “how” questions. Use depth of knowledge chart to help with DOK 3 and 4 type questions. • Check the books that they are reading. Are they on grade level? Too easy? • Practice math word problems and have them explain.

  10. Resources • Grade 4-5 Exemplars • Websites • www.corestandards.org • http:www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/common-core-sample-questions • http://illustrativemathematics.org • Download the phone app called “Common Core Standards”

  11. Questions and Comments • All students are college and career ready

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