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CCSS and BASH. September 19, 2011. Letter from the Chancellor 9/13/11.
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CCSS and BASH September 19, 2011
Letter from the Chancellor 9/13/11 • “Throughout the winter and spring of 2011-12, engage all students in at least one culminating literacy assessment and one culminating math assessment embedded in well-sequenced units of instruction that are fully aligned to selected Common Core standards”
Letter from the Chancellor 9/13/11 • “This fall, review samples of student work in your teacher teams and find the gaps between what students currently know and are able to do and the demands of the Common Core. This analysis should inform your decisions about what and how you teach.” • This will be accomplished through Collaborative Inquiry
Implementation • Establish regular cycles of teacher observation • Establish regular meeting times for teacher teams • Engage in a protocol to look at current student work • Analyze the selected CCSS to identify gaps between what students currently know and are able to do and what the CCSS asked them to know and be able to do • Engage teacher teams in selecting/adapting/ designing CCSS aligned curricular embedded tasks • Make staff aware of online resources including Network 610’s coaching page, the CCLS library, and the Bundles available there. • Plan for professional learning opportunities to deepen understandings of the Framework • Plan for professional learning opportunities
Deeper into the letter • Engage all students in at least one literacy task and one math task aligned to strategically selected Common Core standards. These tasks should be embedded in Common Core-aligned curricula and include multiple entry points for all learners, including students with disabilities and English language learners(winter 2011-12). • – In literacy, students will complete a task that asks them to read and analyze informational texts and write opinions and arguments in response. • – In math, students will engage in a cognitively demanding mathematics task that requires them to demonstrate their ability to model with mathematics and/or construct and explore the reasoning behind arguments to arrive at a viable solution.
OUR GOALS • Build foundational understanding of the CCSS • Learn how to embed performance assessments into curriculum and lesson plans and reflect on how these assessments affect instruction. • Develop performance assessments that provide valid and reliable data. • Use the collaborative inquiry process of systematically studying student work and data to reflect on how performance-based assessments can inform and improve instruction.
UNWRAPPING THE INTRODUCTION TO THE STANDARDS Read the introductory pages of the CCLS and highlight a sentence, a phrase, and a word that are particularly significant or relevant to you either personally or professionally