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Common Core State Standards For English Language Arts & Literacy in History/SS, Science and Technical Subjects Debbie Lahue n PreNEWASA January 19, 2012. Jot your thoughts. What do you know about CCSS- ELA? What do you want to know?. ELA and Literacy.
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Common Core State Standards For English Language Arts & Literacy in History/SS, Science and Technical Subjects Debbie Lahue n PreNEWASA January 19, 2012
Jot your thoughts • What do you know about CCSS- ELA? • What do you want to know?
ELA and Literacy Learn about the key features and differences of the new state ELA standards… Click www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common-core-state-standards-for-ela-and-literacy We are preparing students for college and career readiness.
Content Versus Standards “…a huge instructional shift; the issue is no longer the content of the chapter in the book to be taught, but rather the skill the student is expected to know and be able to do.” Joe Crawford (2012) “Aligning Your Curriculum to the Common Core Standards”
ELA Standards Major Shifts PROFESSIONAL learning • CCSS ELA • Key Features and Differences Shift 1 – Text Complexity
Announcements related to ELA Washington State has been selected by Learning Forward as a “Critical Friend State” to review and contribute to the creation of a system to support teachers implementing the Common Core State Standards. http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx. CCSS ELA Webinar this afternoon: January 19, 3:30 – 4:30 Highlights from the CCSS Symposium for School
Leadership Considerations for Implementing CCSS ELA Take Away Thoughts
3 2 1 Record 3 things you were reminded about during our time together. Name 2 new ideas you gathered from our discussion. Describe 1 action you will take as a result of our discussion. REFLECTION is as easy as 3-2-1