An Introduction to the Common Core State Standards

1. An Introduction to the Common Core State Standards January 18, 2012 School District of Newberry County

2. Why CCSS? • The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort, launched more than a year ago by state leaders, including governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia, through their membership in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). • The process used to write the standards ensured they were informed by: • - the best state standards; • the experience of teachers, content experts, states and leading thinkers; • and feedback from the general public.

3. CCSS is not a curriculum • The Standards define what all students are expected to know and be able to do, not how teachers should teach. • While the Standards focus on what is most essential, they do not describe all that can or should be taught. • The Standards do not define the nature of advanced work for students who meet the Standards prior to the end of high school. • The Standards set grade-specific standards but do not define the intervention methods or materials necessary to support students who are well below or well above grade-level expectations.

4. New Content Standards will be in ELA and Math only. Science, Social Studies, and Technical Subjects will support the CCSS through Literacy. An entire Appendix is devoted to these subject areas supporting the key elements of the standards.

5. Timeline for Implementation 2012-2013- - K-2 Full Implementation- teachers will teach from the CCSS only - 3-12- Transition year - PASS/ HSAP/ EOC

6. Timeline for Implementation 2013-2014- - K-12- Full Implementation - Considered a bridging year, but only what is in common with CCSS and current state standards will be assessed in grades 3-12. Full implementation this year will give teachers a chance to teach new standards without new accountability measures. - PASS/ HSAP/ EOC

7. Timeline for Implementation 2014-2015- - FULL IMPLEMENTATION - New State Tests will be administered

8. Professional Development- Planning 2011-2012- WPEC superintendents support collaborative efforts for professional development on the Common Core State Standards 2011-2012- WPEC districts have planned upcoming collaborative professional development opportunities 2011-2012- Kindergarten teachers in the School District of Newberry County have been creating units and beginning implementation of Common Core State Standards- Math

9. Professional Development January 18- Introduction and Overview- District Wednesday January 26- Kindergarten- ELA and Math CCSS- WPEC January 27- Grade 1- ELA and Math CCSS- WPEC February 7- Grades 2 & 3 representatives- Overview and Awareness- WPEC February 8- Grades 6-12 ELA and Math representatives- Overview and Awareness- WPEC February 9- Grades 4 & 5 representatives- Overview and Awareness- WPEC June- In-district summer opportunities July- Montessori Teachers- WPEC July 16-19- Additional summer training and materials development- WPEC

10. Western Piedmont Education Consortium Abbeville Edgefield Greenwood 50 Greenwood 51 Greenwood 52 Laurens 55 Laurens 56 McCormick Newberry Saluda

11. Professional Development District-wide focus for 2012-2013 will be on Common Core State Standards

12. Common Core State Standards

13. About the Standards The CCSS: * are aligned with college and work expectations; * are clear, understandable and consistent; * include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills; * build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; * are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; * are evidence-based. http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards

14. ELA– Language and Literacy

15. ELA- Language and Literacy Reading • Key Ideas and Details • Craft and Structure • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas • Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Language • Conventions of Standard English • Knowledge of Language • Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

16. ELA- Language and Literacy Writing (includes Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects) • Text Types and Purposes • Production and Distribution of Writing • Research to Build and Present Knowledge • Range of Writing • Comprehension and Collaboration • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Speaking and Listening • Comprehension and Collaboration • Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

17. CCSS Instructional Shifts- ELA/ Literacy • Pk-5- Balancing Informational and Literary Texts • Focus on Informational Texts includes 50% by Grade 4; 70% by Grade 12 • Grades 6-12- Knowledge in the Disciplines • Literacy will be included in Science and Social Studies- information text focus • Staircase of Complexity • Each grade level standards increase in complexity; scaffolding

18. CCSS Instructional Shifts- ELA/ Literacy • Text-based Answers • Writing and conversation will be connected to texts; evidentiary arguments • Writing from Sources • Emphasis on the use of evidence to inform or argue vs. the personal narrative; focus on student responses to text ideas, events, facts, and arguments • Academic Vocabulary • Continuous building of vocabulary to access grade level complex texts

19. ELA- Examples of Changes Grade 6 Correlation prepared by SC State Department of Education Committee in Spring of 2010.

20. ELA- Examples of Changes9-10 Grade Band Correlation prepared by SC State Department of Education Committee in Spring of 2010.

21. ELA- Examples of Changes11-12 Grade Band Correlation prepared by SC State Department of Education Committee in Spring of 2010.

22. English Language Arts and Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

23. Why? Just as students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, so too must the Standards specify the literacy skills and understandings required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines. It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/ social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

24. Key Design Considerations • Grade levels for K-8; grade bands for 9-10 and 11-12 • A focus on results rather than means • An integrated model of literacy • Research and media skills blended into the Standards as a whole • Shared responsibility for students’ literacy development • The grades 6-12 standards are divided into two sections, one for ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. This division reflects the unique, time-honored place of ELA teachers in developing students’ literacy skills while at the same time recognizing that teachers in other areas must have a role in this development as well.

25. CCSS Literacy Examples Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

26. CCSS Literacy Examples Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-8 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

27. CCSS Literacy Examples Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12 Comprehension and Collaboration

28. Additional Resources www.corestandards.org- official site of the Common Core State Standards http://ed.sc.gov/agency/pr/standards-and-curriculum/South_Carolina_Common_Core.cfm http://www.pta.org/common_core_state_standards.asp http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/

29. District Design and Implementation Teams Frankie Bennett, NMS Lynn Cary, MCHS Alison Cody, WCS Andrew Corbett, NMS Dianne Cotney, PGES Rita Dickert, MCMS Cynthia Downs, SDNC Lindsey A. Folk, WCS Beth Griffith, GES Kim Hamilton, NHS Dianne Hartness, NHS Jan Hyman, PRES Mike Jaeger, NCCC Kaye Jamison, MCMS Tim Lyden, PRES Christy Mays, NES Kim Neal, WCS Lisa Richardson, LMES Allison Richter, BSES Fran Senn, GES Katrina Singletary, NHS Dale Smith, BSES, GES, NES Carson Ware, SDNC Deedee Westwood, MCMS Kelly Whitlock, RES Reggie Wicker, NES