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An introduction to the Common Core. Diane Gillaspie Instructional Specialist diane@successlink.org 314-703-9320. Just a Song Away. Objectives for today. Today we will have an overview of “why the Common Core?” Today we will do a walk through of the Common Core Standards
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An introduction to the Common Core Diane Gillaspie Instructional Specialist diane@successlink.org 314-703-9320
Objectives for today • Today we will have an overview of “why the Common Core?” • Today we will do a walk through of the Common Core Standards • Today we will taking a look at the Smarter Balanced Consortium • Today we will analyze Smarter Balanced Assessments • Today we will compare our current assessments to the Smarter Balanced Assessment
Why Common Core State Standards? • Common standards across states • Student mobility • Changes in the set of skills required for current and emerging jobs • Increasing global competition for existing jobs.
The CCSS did not call for, nor does it support a “national curriculum.” The common standards were designed to identify the most essential skills and knowledge students need, but not how students acquire them.
What were the CCSS designed for? They were designed to identify the most essential skills and knowledge students need. They were not designed to determine HOW the students these essential skills. These oversights will continue to a decision made at each individual state
How will they change our classrooms? SUM IT UP!
Parts of the CCSS Book Mark this site: www.corestandards.org
Why Multi-State Assessment Consortia • Prompt return of student-level results • Information that will help teachers refine instruction • Results that measure student performance and growth over time (this allows evaluation of teacher and principal effectiveness) • The incorporation of fair and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and English Language Learners
Missouri • Is a member of the Smarter Balanced Consortium • The other consortium is PARCC
A Balanced Assessment System Summative assessments Benchmarked to college and career readiness Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness All students leave high school college and career ready Teacher resources for formative assessment practices to improve instruction Interim assessments Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback
Smarter Balanced Consortium Sign up for emails and updates at: www.smarterbalanced.org
Sample 4th Grade Reading/Language Task • RI-4; L-5, L-5a, L-5b • Read the below text about the law and answer the question that follows. What is a Law? So what is a law? Well, picture your family sitting down to play a board game. You need to know the rules in order to play, right? The same thing goes for your day-to-day life -- you need to know the rules or laws. Every country has their own set of laws and each is unique to that country. For example, in the United States, the law says we drive on the right-hand side of the road. In England, on the other hand, their law states they drive on the left. You could really do some damage if you didn't know that law and started driving on the wrong side of the road!
4th Grade Item Continued • Item Prompt: The author uses the pronouns “your” and “you.” Explain how these pronouns develop the idea that laws are important to the reader. Support your answer using details from the text.
Foldable The Common Core Ate My Baby Coming Soon a New Generation Go Figure Math and the Common Core
Break 25 minutes Bathroom Bring back from your classroom • Markers • 1 blank assessment
Brainstorming Line up by height Get in the groups of four Non-Linguistic drawing of what does this imply for our instruction? Brainstorm any burning questions
If you are a middle/high school teacher of any other subject.
Next Steps Looking at the major shifts Continue Analysis Set Homework
