Currituck County Schools READY to Make the Shift

1. Currituck County SchoolsREADY to Make the Shift Implementing Common Core and Essential Standards 2012-13 “Inspiring Excellence in Every Student”

2. Where We’ve Been… FOCUS ON “What is it that we want students to learn?” • 2010 Curriculum Mapping (Pacing and Unit Frameworks) • 2011 Curriculum Revisions to include CC/ES • Professional Development on CC/ES – • Unpacking the Standards • Building Understanding of Instructional Shifts • Renewed Focus on Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

3. Where We’ve Been… FOCUS ON “How will we know if they’ve learned it?” • Common Assessments and District Benchmarks aligned with Pacing/Frameworks • Professional Development on Formative Assessment (NC Falcon) • Using technology as a tool for assessing learning

4. Where We’ve Been… FOCUS ON “What will we do if they haven’t learned it? Or already know it? • Using formative data to differentiate instruction • Providing Student Supports as a component of implementing RtI (Responsiveness to Instruction)

5. Where We’re Going… FOCUS ON “How will we TEACH it in a 21st Century Classroom?” • Universal Design for Learning • Engaging Learners in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Teaching 21st Century Skills • Integrating and Using Literacy and Technology

6. Every Day, Every Class…. Students will need to • READ, WRITE, and TALK • Interact with each other, with text, and with technology • Problem solve • Make choices • Be engaged • Reflect on learning

7. Every Day, Every Class…. Teachers will need to • Be prepared (collaboratively planning at least once/week) • Be flexible • Value differences in our students’ learning needs and learning styles • Model expected behaviors • Provide feedback to students • Use PLCs to focus on teaching and student learning • Stretch themselves as educators and learners • Reflect on their practice

8. How Will We Get There?

9. Focus OnCommon Instructional Practices Maximizing Student Learning and Engagement Through: • Scaffolding/Differentiation • Collaborative Group Work • PBL (Project Based/Problem Based Learning) • Literacy Integration (Reading, Writing, Speaking) • Critical Thinking (Questioning) and Problem Solving • Technology Integration and Use by Students

10. Resources to Assist Our Development • NC DPI Wiki Central http://wikicentral.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ • Currituck County Schools Online Resources and Curriculum Materials http://www.currituck.k12.nc.us/Page/3021 Curriculum Guides: CCS/Instruction/Elementary or Secondary Pages • Universal Design for Learning Guidelines/Resources http://www.cast.org/udl/index.html • PBL Lessons http://www.bie.org/

11. Summer Institute Presentations