Common Core State Standards General Overview

1. Common Core State StandardsGeneral Overview Presentation for Partners in Education December 3, 2012 by Betsy Knox and Nancy Pollack HCS Literacy and Math Coordinators

2. Common Core: Standards for ProficiencyPreparing All Students for Success in College and Career Readiness • Developed in collaboration with: • Teachers • School Administrators • Education experts • Advisory Group includes experts from: • Achieve, Inc. • ACT • The College Board • The National Association of State Boards of Education • The State Higher Education Executive Officers • National Organization feedback received from: • Teachers • Post secondary Educators (including Community Colleges) • Civil Rights groups • English Language Learners • Students with disabilities • 10,000 responses received during public feedback period VT-DOE Common Core in VT: VPDNetwork Leaders

3. Specifically…. Common Core Standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs. The standards are: • aligned with college and work expectations; • clear, understandable and consistent; • rigorous in content and application of knowledge through high-order skills; • built 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; and • evidence-based.

4. What do the Common Core State Standards, including the College & Career-Readiness Standards, mean for students?

5. Adaptability Greater emphasis on understanding will better prepare students to our changing world. 5

6. Competitiveness High standards such as those of high-achieving countries will enable student to compete in the global work force. 6

7. Consistency Having the same expectations as their grade-level peers across the country ensures consistency for students who must move during their school years.* *Pre-service teachers across the country will use the same set of standards. 7

8. Transitions Consistent standards enable colleges and universities to better understand incoming student entry points.

9. Common Core Transition Timeline CC = Common Core State Standards GE = Grade Expectations NECAP = New England Common Assessment Program SBAC = SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium 9

10. A Closer Look at Mathematics Standards

11. Previous Structure of K-12 Mathematics

12. Common Core Implications: Mathematical Practices & Math Content Work Together to Create Depth Mathematical Practices Content Standards Depth & Rigor

13. Standards for Mathematical Practice Make sense of complex problems and perseverein solving them. Reasonabstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

14. Common Core MathematicsDomains & Conceptual Categories

15. Best Practices/Coaching

16. Bugs Elephants Giraffes and More…

17. Standards for Mathematical Practice Make sense of complex problems and perseverein solving them. Reasonabstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

18. A Closer Look at Literacy Standards

19. Common Core ELA/Literacy Standards

20. Students who are College and Career Ready in ELA/Literacy Can… (p.7 CCSS-ELA) • Demonstrate independence. • Build strong content knowledge. • Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline. • Comprehend as well as critique. • Value evidence. • Use technology and digital media strategically and capably. • Come to understand other perspectives and cultures.

21. Big Ideas from CCSS ELA writersDavid Coleman & Sue Pimentel Students should be able to -- … closely read complex texts, … evaluate and gather evidence, and … integrate information into clear, coherent writing that demonstrates critical thinking. -- “Publisher’s Criteria for the CCSS in ELA & Literacy.” June 2011.

22. Instructional Shifts ….. • Depth of instruction in Comprehension & Collaboration • Increased Emphasis on Presentation ofKnowledge & Ideas • Increase in complexityof texts at all grade levels • Use of short, challenging texts for explicit instruction in vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking • “Gradual release of responsibility” and assessment of independence and proficiency • Research & evidence (writing) • Vocabulary

23. A Closer look at: Anchor Standard #1: 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.

24. Transition to Common Core State Standards: What are the HCS Coordinators’ Roles?…. • Members of the CSSU Common Core Implementation Committee • Attend ongoing training so we can, in turn, support our teachers. • Plan and implement CSSU in-service trainings • Through coaching and collaboration, support HCS teachers with content alignment and instructional planning • Coaching & Partnership with teachers working to embed Content and Practice Standards • Collaborative planning, reflection, and dialogue • Shared Learning • Focus on student achievement

25. Assessment: What’s New? Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)