Unpacking the Common Core

1. Staff/Curriculum Development Network June 3, 2011 Gail Sobolewski Senior Mathematics Specialist Jack Costello Director of School Improvement and Professional Development Unpacking the Common Core

2. Mathematics CCSS Curriculum MappingGrades K-2

3. GOALS FOR THE PROJECT • A common understanding of the Common Core State Standards and their implications for content and process • Regional maps for grades K-2 • Collaboration on teaching strategies and resources

4. Outline for Implementation • Districts invited to send team of teachers (K, 1st , 2nd) • Five half days planned during the school year • Two full days during the summer • Fifteen districts responded sending a total of approximately 60 teachers and curriculum coordinators

5. Outcomes for First Half DayFebruary 11 • Common understanding of the CCSS • Common understanding of the implications for teaching required by the eight practices • Common understanding of what it takes to “Teach so Students Remember”

7. Students must develop: • UNDERSTANDING • FLUENCY • MASTERY

8. FEBRUARY 11, 2011A G E N D A • INTRODUCTIONS: • Goal Setting • NYS Timeline for implementation • Article “Understanding the K-12 Common Core State Standard” • COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: • How to read the CCSS • Mathematical practices • Layout of the curriculum • Glossary and reference tables • TRANSITION MATERIALS: • NYS Standards to CCSS • CCSS to NYS Standards • REVISIT MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES – not just “what” we teach but “how” we teach it • HOW TO TEACH SO STUDENTS REMEMBER • PREPARATION FOR FUTURE WORK: • Reread CCSS for your grade level in paragraph form • Bring one activity, lesson, strategy, etc. to model the mathematical practice you • have been assigned • What are the common headings we want to use for our curriculum maps?

9. Outcomes for Second Half Day March 21 • Share the readings for “How to Teach so Students Remember” • Revisit the 8 Mathematical Practices • Curriculum Mapping “Understanding by Design” • Set up Google accounts • Consensus on headings for common maps

10. March 21, 2011A G E N D A • Review work from 2/2 • Goal Setting • Today’s goals • How to Teach So Students Remember: • Groups prepare presentations • Present • Summary of the 7 R’s • Common Core State Standards: • Discuss the changes involved • What questions do you still have? • REVISIT MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES – not just “what” we teach but “how” we teach it • Share the teaching ideas associated with the practice your district was assigned • Curriculum maps: • “Backward Design” as it relates to curriculum mapping – presentation by Jane King • Look at sample maps • What headings do we want to use? • Look at the outline for your grade level • PREPARATION FOR FUTURE WORK: • Be prepared to begin writing maps on April 25

11. Outcomes for Third Half DayApril 25 • Review rationale for regional maps • Review Mathematical Practices and how they need to be incorporated into the maps • Understand the instructional shifts necessary for “Accessible Mathematics” • Begin the writing process within grade levels

13. April 25, 2011A G E N D A Introduce Irene “Sam” Jovell and update her on our progress Goals of the Project What have we accomplished Revisit the Mathematical Practices How do teachers make these happen? What teacher behaviors foster these practices? Curriculum Maps Common understand of the design and headings Models for grades K, 1st, 2nd as presented by Sam Curriculum writing Use google accounts to access maps Work within grade level to begin writing September and October maps Maps will be saved in the google accounts as a “view” only document Preparation for future work Read chapter assigned for “Accessible Mathematics” Gail & Sam schedule publishers for presentations at June meeting Next meeting Friday, May 27 Future meetings: Friday, June 17 Friday, July 8 Friday, August 19

14. Outcome for Fourth Half Day • Concentrated time used to continue writing curriculum maps within grade level groups

15. Future of the Project • June meeting to have presentation of materials and how they correlate to the CCSS • July and August full days to be used to complete the writing of the maps • Continue to share “best” practices through collaboration

16. NYS P-12 CCLSELA

17. Introduction Sessions • Facilitated Regional Introduction Sessions to the CCSS • K-5 ELA • 6-12 ELA • Literacies for History/SS, Science & Technical Subjects for 6-12 • Facilitated District Sessions on the same

18. Different Formats • By Grade Level • By Anchor Standard

21. Curriculum Analysis

22. Power Standards • Skills and Understandings Brainstorm • Hand-Me-Down • Selecting the PS • Aligning the PS • Unpacking the PS

24. Regional Mapping • Consensus Maps K-2 ELA; 3-5 ELA; and 6-8 ELA • ELA starting August 2011 with a full day; then 5 half-days from September to end of February • Build Quarterly Assessments of PS – will send to SED for approval for 20% local APPR

25. Contact Information Jack Costello 477-8771 x 6871 jack.costello@questar.org Gail Sobolewski 477-8771 x 6888 gsobolewski@questar.org