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A New Era Begins. Common Core: The Future Begins Now. Why Common Core. Common Core in 3 minutes. What are the Common Core State Standards?. They are K-12 standards in English Language Arts and Math designed to prepare students to be prepared for two to four year colleges or the workplace.
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A New Era Begins Common Core: The Future Begins Now
What are the Common Core State Standards? • They are K-12 standards in English Language Arts and Math designed to prepare students to be prepared for two to four year colleges or the workplace. • The standards are written for all stakeholders, as they are clear to exactly what the expectations are for each standard in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and math. • There will now be greater consistency in the expectations of specific similar standards from state to state, unlike in previous years. • There is an equity piece to the Common Core Standards in that no matter the level of socio-economic status or the area students reside in, they will all have equal access to these standards.
Common Core and Assessments Students will be able to: Justify answers Show the strategy they used to solve a real-world problem Explain why Students can check their scores and set goals for themselves We are preparing students for future jobs Student data is a great communication piece to share to support learning at home
Common CoreEnglish Language Arts 3 Shifts • Regular practice with complex texts and their academic language • Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational • Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
Common Core Math 3 Major Shifts • Focus- Fewer standards focus on the skill that students need to master. Skills to be taught in more depth • Coherence- New concepts build upon previously learned concepts. Math concepts are linked together • Rigor- actual understanding of the mathematical practice, perform math operations with speed and accuracy, and apply math knowledge to real-world situations
The Four C’s Creativity Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration
BPMS 2014 Plan We have increased Teacher Team Plan time to: Professional Development Focus on 21st Century Learning Data Collection Data Analysis Disciplinary Literacy College& Career Lessons Student Engaged Homework Writing Across the Curriculum Inter-rater Reliability And More
What are some instructional differences? Real-World Application Higher-ordered thinking Skills Text-Dependent Questions Close Reading Cornell Note-Taking (Cornell University) Teach Like a Historian (Stanford University) Project-Based Learning Research Papers and presentations Depth not Breadth Curriculum and Instruction
Stakeholders Every member of this community working together, for the sake of our children, will make a positive difference in their lives.