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Transitioning to the Common Core Elementary

Transitioning to the Common Core Elementary . January 18, 2013. What do onions, ogres, and the Common Core State Standards have in common?. What is the Common Core?.

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Transitioning to the Common Core Elementary

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  1. Transitioning to theCommon CoreElementary January 18, 2013

  2. What do onions, ogres, and the Common Core State Standards have in common?

  3. What is the Common Core? • These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school fully prepared for college and careers.

  4. The standards are… • Aligned with college and work expectations • Clear, understandable and consistent • Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards • Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to • succeed in our global economy and • society • Evidence and research-based

  5. Why is the Common Core important? Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public education students in each state are learning to different levels All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state but with students from around the world

  6. Anchor Standards for Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

  7. Anchor Standards for Reading: Literature Craft and Structure Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

  8. Anchor Standards for Reading: Literature Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. NOT APPLICABLE IN THE LITERATURE CATEGORY. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

  9. Anchor Standard 1 Anchor Standard 10 Anchor Standard 9 Anchor Standard 8 Anchor Standard 7 Anchor Standard 6 Anchor Standard 5 Anchor Standard 4 Anchor Standard 3 Anchor Standard 2 Some have compared the reading standards to a ladder, with standards 1 and 10 as the crucial struts that form the two sides of the ladder, and the other reading standards as the rungs of the ladder. Calkins, 2012

  10. Shifts in ELA / Literacyengage NY Balancing Informational & Literacy Texts Staircase of Complexity Text-based Answers Writing from Sources Academic Vocabulary

  11. Reading the Common Core State Standards as if They Are Gold Three Levels of Text Protocol

  12. A Treasure Hunt through the Pennsylvania Common Core State Standards English Language Arts

  13. Poppletonby Cynthia Rylant Key Idea and Details Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

  14. Poppletonby Cynthia Rylant Craft and Structure Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choice shapes meaning or tone. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences , paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

  15. The foundation of any subject may be taught to anybody at any age in some form. Bruner 1963, 76

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