Common Core Standards

1. Common Core Standards Sarah L. McCusker Principal Consultant Illinois State Board of Education

2. Common Core English Language Arts Standards K-12 • Preparation for college and careers • Research and evidence based • Aligned with college and work expectations • Rigorous • Internationally benchmarked • Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language grades K-12 • Content area literacy 6-12 National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (2010)

3. College and Career Ready Students • Establish independence • Strong content knowledge base • Adapt communication to audience, task, purpose or discipline • Comprehend, critique and question • Value evidence through citing and evaluating • Use technology and digital media thoughtfully • Understand other perspectives and cultures National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (2010)

4. Common Core English Language Arts Standards K-12 • Common Core Anchor Standards • Grade level standards • Make connections from standards to practice • Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language are interrelated • Research and media skills are embedded • Responsibility for literacy instruction shared National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (2010)

5. Structure of Common Core English Language Arts Standards • Sections • K-5 ELA , 6-12 ELA , 6-12 history/social studies, science and technical subjects • Strands • Reading, writing, speaking and listening, language • Text complexity • Writing types and skills • Connection of reading and writing • Collaborate and convey meaning • Conventions and vocabulary • Appendices National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (2010)

6. Common Core Standards Incorporating Digital Literacy • Students : • Critically read print and digital media • Critically consume and synthesize research • Know uses of technology to fit purpose National Governors Association/Council of Chief State School Officers (2010)

7. Collaboration with Mathematics, English Language Arts, Learning Supports and Data and Assessment Teams • Needs Assessment Rubric • Common Language Document • “Capture the Core” Monthly Newsletters

18. Mathematics Professional Development Workshops • Going Deeper with Content and Practice Series (K-5/6-8) • Lesson Makeover Series (K-2/3-5/6-8/HS) • Art of Questioning Series (K-5/6-12) • Connections to Ignite and Inspire (6-12) • Standards in practice: A Common Core Lesson (6-8) • Transition to the Common Core (K-12) • Capture the Connections to the Common Core (K-5)

19. Mathematics Webinar Series • Introduction to the CCSSM • Evaluating Tasks (using the Tri-State Rubric) • K-8 Publishers Criteria (September 6) • Teachers’ Guide to the Model Content Framework (October 1)

20. English Language Arts Professional Development Workshops • Unpacking the Common Core Standards • Vocabulary Instruction and the Common Core • English Literature and the Common Core • Text Complexity • Digital Literacy • Literacy in the Content Areas • Lesson Planning and Resource Alignment to the Common Core Standards

21. English Language Arts Webinars • Close Reading  • Common Core Overview • Digital Literacy • Text Complexity

22. Model Content Frameworks ELA • PreK-11 individual Teachers’ Guides • 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12 content area Teachers’ Guides Mathematics • 3-8 Teachers’ Guide • HS Teachers’ Guide, including a Note on the High School Pathways, comparing Appendix A to the Model Content Framework

27. Contact Information Sarah L. McCusker Principal Consultant College and Career Readiness Division Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. First Street Springfield, IL 62777 217-524-5832