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Common Core State Standards

Arkansas Implementation Timeline. Grades K 2:School Year 2011 2012Grades 3 8:School Year 2012 2013Grades 9 12:School Year 2013 20142014 2015 : Full Implementation of Common Core and Common Assessments. THE BIG QUESTION. WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING RIGHT NOW IN PREPARATION FOR

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Common Core State Standards

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    1. Common Core State Standards An Informational Update January 12, 2011 Dr. Laura Bednar, Assistant Commissioner Learning Services Division Arkansas Department of Education

    2. Arkansas Implementation Timeline Grades K – 2: School Year 2011 – 2012 Grades 3 – 8: School Year 2012 – 2013 Grades 9 –12: School Year 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 : Full Implementation of Common Core and Common Assessments Next year’s kindergarten students will be the first class of 3rd graders to participate in the new common core assessments during the 2014 – 2015 school. Ideally, as next year’s kindergarteners progress through the grade levels, they will be taught ONLY common core standards. Students in grades 1 – 12 will receive some type of introduction to CC, along with the Arkansas standards for the 2011 – 2012 school year.Next year’s kindergarten students will be the first class of 3rd graders to participate in the new common core assessments during the 2014 – 2015 school. Ideally, as next year’s kindergarteners progress through the grade levels, they will be taught ONLY common core standards. Students in grades 1 – 12 will receive some type of introduction to CC, along with the Arkansas standards for the 2011 – 2012 school year.

    3. THE BIG QUESTION… WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING RIGHT NOW IN PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS? Approach in a positive manner; open-mind; communicate with our stakeholders – we tend to panic at first – really look at where we are – High Standards are already here!Approach in a positive manner; open-mind; communicate with our stakeholders – we tend to panic at first – really look at where we are – High Standards are already here!

    4. Guiding Questions for Understanding the Common Core State Standards What are we currently doing that is in line with the content of these standards? What is different between these standards and what we are currently teaching?

    5. What changes in practice will these standards necessitate? How will we go about making these changes? What support will we need?

    6. How can social studies, science, and technical subject areas begin to use the literacy standards in their content areas? What support will they need?

    7. What is ADE doing to help schools transition to the CCSS? A detailed crosswalk that identifies which standards match between the two sets - and indicates the degree to which the Arkansas standards are found within the new Common Core Standards - has been completed and sent to districts and education cooperatives.

    8. Common Core State Standards Task Force Professional Development Leadership Teams Additional resources will be forthcoming from ADE; PARCC and Achieve ADE Website - Area has been designated for CCSS Initiative Maximize the use of technology ADE’s professional development unit will be working with school districts and education cooperatives to establish leadership teams to assist with the transition to the new standards. ADE’s professional development unit will be working with school districts and education cooperatives to establish leadership teams to assist with the transition to the new standards.

    9. Please Share Your Ideas Your suggestions for additional tools/resources to support the transition are welcome. Please send your ideas to: laura.bednar@arkansas.gov

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