Unpacking the Standards

1. Unpacking the Standards Jeanne Simpson AMSTI Math Specialist

2. Unpacking the Standards “To increase student achievement by ensuring educators understand specifically what the new standards mean a student must know, understand, and be able to do. (Unpacking) may also be used to facilitate discussion among teachers and curriculum staff and to encourage coherence…(Unpacking), along with on-going professional development is one of many resources used to understand and teach the CCSS.” -North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction Step 1: Target a standard Step 2: Chunk the Main Categories Step 3: Identify all standard components Step 4: Identify the Developmental Progression Step 5: Identify Key Vocabulary Step 6: Add Clarifying Information

3. Why are we Unpacking Standards? • To understand what the standards are asking students to know, understand, and be able to do • To make time for professional discussion about the standards • To build upon and use common terminology when discussing the implementation of the standards Unpacking is standards is not a substitute document for the Common Core Standards, it is a record of the conversation of those who are involved in the process of digging into the standards.

4. Step 1 – Target a Standard • What standard(s) do you need to explore further? • Find a group of 2-4 teachers who will explore that topic with you. • What standards are involved?

5. 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares The final product…. Describe Recognize Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3 Partition Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Fourths Fourth of Identical whole Builds on 1.G.3 Needed for 3.G.2 Thirds Third of whole partition rectangle Halves Half of Partition a shape into fourths in different ways Pattern Blocks Fraction Bars/Circles 2/2 = one whole Equal shares circle

6. Step 2: Chunk the Main Categories Example 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape. • All Standard(s) in the cluster(s) • Identify Key Verbs 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Describe Recognize Partition

7. lt blue Step 3: Identify all standard components Components from CCSS: • Analyze nouns and verbs What do students need to do? • Include bullets, examples, footnotes, etc. • Take standard apart according to the verbs to separate skills within the standard What do the students need to know?

8. Example 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Partition Describe Recognize Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3

9. Step 4: Identify the Developmental Progression Questions to consider when looking at the developmental progression of the standards… • How would you utilize these chunks (blue) for scaffolding toward mastery of the entire standard? • Where would you start when teaching this standard? • What is the chunk that demonstrates the highest level of thinking?

10. Vertical Alignment Using the progression document(s) from Ohio Department of Education and CCSS Writing Team: • Look to the grade level(s) below to see if the standard is introduced. • Look to the grade level(s) above to see if the standard is continued. Code each standard on the poster with: • builds on • introduced • needed for • or mastered and the grade level to which the standard aligns.

11. 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Partition Describe Recognize Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Introduced? Mastered? Needed for? Builds on? Builds on 1.G.3 Needed for 3.G.2

12. Step 5: Identify Key Vocabulary • Identify content vocabulary directly from the standard. • Identify additional vocabulary students will need to know to meet the standard. green

13. 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Describe Recognize Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3 Partition Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Fourths Fourth of Identical whole Builds on 1.G.3 Needed for 3.G.2 Thirds Third of whole partition rectangle Halves Half of Equal shares circle

14. Step 6: Add Clarifying Information • Kid-friendly language to add clarity • Clarifying pictures, words, or phrases • Definitions, examples • Symbols, formulas, pictures, etc. CAUTION: do not replace important vocabulary that is included in the standard. yellow

15. 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Describe Recognize Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Partition Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Fourths Fourth of Identical whole Builds on 1.G.3 Needed for 3.G.2 Thirds Third of whole partition rectangle Halves Half of Partition a shape into fourths in different ways Pattern Blocks Fraction Bars/Circles 2/2 = one whole Equal shares circle

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17. 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares Main Idea of Standard Key Verbs Describe Recognize Partition circles and rectangles into four equal shares, using the word fourths, fourth of 2.G.3 Describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths 2.G.3 Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Partition • Take standard apart according to the verbs to separate skills within the standard. • Use all components of standard. • Put in a logical sequence Partition circles and rectangles into three equal shares, using the word thirds, third of 2.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two equal shares, using the word halves, half of 2.G.3 Vertical alignment Fourths Fourth of Identical whole Vocabulary Builds on 1.G.3 Needed for 3.G.2 Thirds Third of whole partition rectangle Halves Half of Partition a shape into fourths in different ways Pattern Blocks Fraction Bars/Circles Clarifying information, student-friendly 2/2 = one whole Equal shares circle