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1. California�s Common Core Content Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science and Technical Subjects 1 Audience: The audience for this PowerPoint is administrators and teachers and serves as a beginning overview for educators. This is an introduction to California�s Common Core Content Standards so that you will be familiar with the organization and content of the standards. We hope to: Ease your mind; lower your heart rate. Help you see that the current standards and the new standards are more similar than different. Let�s take a look at our objectives for the session. Session Requirements Suggested time: The suggested time is provided as a guide for your planning. The entire overview can be completed in 30-40 minutes. Handouts: Packet #1 PowerPoint slides copied two per page The last page is the document titled �ELA Org for CCS � (see slide 11 for picture) Packet #2 (optional handout, used with optional activity on slide 15) College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (this is found on the CCS website, see slide 33 for web address) Reading Standards for Informational Text K-12 Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects Audience: The audience for this PowerPoint is administrators and teachers and serves as a beginning overview for educators. This is an introduction to California�s Common Core Content Standards so that you will be familiar with the organization and content of the standards. We hope to: Ease your mind; lower your heart rate. Help you see that the current standards and the new standards are more similar than different. Let�s take a look at our objectives for the session. Session Requirements Suggested time: The suggested time is provided as a guide for your planning. The entire overview can be completed in 30-40 minutes. Handouts: Packet #1 PowerPoint slides copied two per page The last page is the document titled �ELA Org for CCS � (see slide 11 for picture) Packet #2 (optional handout, used with optional activity on slide 15) College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (this is found on the CCS website, see slide 33 for web address) Reading Standards for Informational Text K-12 Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

2. Overview Key Design Considerations Additional 15% Organization Similarities Shifts Areas of Emphasis Objectives 2 We�ll begin with a general overview to help you understand the key design considerations used by the �architects� as they crafted these standards, including the additional 15% California added to the Common Core. Next, we�ll explain the organization of the standards and familiarize you with the terminology used in the new standards. We�ll also highlight similarities between the two sets of standards as well as some of the shifts or differences. Finally, we�ll point out the areas of emphasis in the new standards.We�ll begin with a general overview to help you understand the key design considerations used by the �architects� as they crafted these standards, including the additional 15% California added to the Common Core. Next, we�ll explain the organization of the standards and familiarize you with the terminology used in the new standards. We�ll also highlight similarities between the two sets of standards as well as some of the shifts or differences. Finally, we�ll point out the areas of emphasis in the new standards.

3. Build toward preparing students to be college and career ready in literacy by no later than the end of high school Provide a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the twenty-first century Develop the skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that are foundational for any creative and purposeful expression in language The Standards 3 The architects of the standards framed the work by keeping the following goal in mind: All students are college and career ready in literacy by no later than the end of high school. The standards provide a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the twenty-first century and develop the skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that are foundational for any creative and purposeful expression in language.The architects of the standards framed the work by keeping the following goal in mind: All students are college and career ready in literacy by no later than the end of high school. The standards provide a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the twenty-first century and develop the skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that are foundational for any creative and purposeful expression in language.

4. English Language Arts (ELA) Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science and Technical Subjects K-5: Embedded in ELA 6-12: Separate section The Standards Set Requirements for Both... 4 The design of the standards set requirements for English Language Arts AND Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science and Technical Subjects (we�ll explore the details of these sections later). The design of the standards set requirements for English Language Arts AND Literacy in History/Social Studies & Science and Technical Subjects (we�ll explore the details of these sections later).

5. College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards 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 integrated into the Standards as a whole Shared responsibility for students� literacy development Focus and coherence in instruction and assessment Key Design Considerations 5 Key design considerations are outlined in the Introduction of the Common Core State Standards. You can read more detail on your own at a later time if you download the document from the Common Core State Standards website (see last slide for web address). The Introduction was not included in California�s adoption. College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards The CCR standards anchor the document and define general, cross-disciplinary literacy expectations that must be met for students to be prepared to enter college and workforce training programs ready to succeed. California did NOT include the anchor standards; however, they are the framework around which the standards are organized. Grade levels for K-8; grade bands for 9-10 and 11-12 K-8 are grade-level specific. 9/10 and 11/12 are two-year bands. A focus on results rather than means Standards leave room for determination of how goals should be reached and what additional topics should be addressed. An integrated model of literacy Standards are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language strands for conceptual clarity, yet document reflects their interconnectedness. Research and media skills integrated into the Standards as a whole Research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the standards rather than treated in a separate section. We�ll show you some examples of this later. Shared responsibility for students� literacy development Students� literacy development is not only the responsibility of the ELA teachers; teachers in other areas have a role in this development as well. This expectation will become clearer as we explain the structure of the standards. Focus and coherence in instruction and assessment While the Standards delineate specific expectations in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, each standard need not be a separate focus for instruction and assessment. Often, several standards can be addressed by a single rich task.Key design considerations are outlined in the Introduction of the Common Core State Standards. You can read more detail on your own at a later time if you download the document from the Common Core State Standards website (see last slide for web address). The Introduction was not included in California�s adoption. College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards The CCR standards anchor the document and define general, cross-disciplinary literacy expectations that must be met for students to be prepared to enter college and workforce training programs ready to succeed. California did NOT include the anchor standards; however, they are the framework around which the standards are organized. Grade levels for K-8; grade bands for 9-10 and 11-12 K-8 are grade-level specific. 9/10 and 11/12 are two-year bands. A focus on results rather than means Standards leave room for determination of how goals should be reached and what additional topics should be addressed. An integrated model of literacy Standards are divided into Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language strands for conceptual clarity, yet document reflects their interconnectedness. Research and media skills integrated into the Standards as a whole Research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the standards rather than treated in a separate section. We�ll show you some examples of this later. Shared responsibility for students� literacy development Students� literacy development is not only the responsibility of the ELA teachers; teachers in other areas have a role in this development as well. This expectation will become clearer as we explain the structure of the standards. Focus and coherence in instruction and assessment While the Standards delineate specific expectations in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, each standard need not be a separate focus for instruction and assessment. Often, several standards can be addressed by a single rich task.

6. Note what the Standards DO and DO NOT cover Intentional Design Limitations