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Transition to CCSS – Transforming Classrooms. One district’s approach to the faculty rollout. 2. “Just the facts, ma’am.” Sgt. Joe Friday. 3. 15 Faculty Meetings. 4. 26 Schools. 5. 1,340 Certified Staff. 6. 6 Presenters. 7. Agenda. Overview of the standards Assessments
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TransitiontoCCSS – Transforming Classrooms One district’s approach to the faculty rollout
2 • “Just the facts, ma’am.” Sgt. Joe Friday
3 15 Faculty Meetings
4 26 Schools
5 1,340 Certified Staff
6 6 Presenters
7 Agenda • Overview of the standards • Assessments • Introduction of ELA – Common Core • ELA Curriculum • Introduction of Math – Common Core • Questions and Answers
8 The Language
Rule of 72
Sample CCSS Assessment Question • A recommended adult dosage of the cold medication NoMoreFlu is 16 mL.NoMoreFlu causes drowsiness when there are more than 4 mL in one’s system, in which case it is unsafe to drive, operate machinery, etc. The manufacturer wants to print a warning label telling people how long they should wait after taking NoMoreFlu for the drowsiness to pass. The typical metabolic rate is such that one quarter of the NoMoreFlu is lost every four hours. • If a person takes the full dosage, how long should adults wait after taking NoMoreFlu to ensure that there will be (i)Less than 4 mL of NoMoreFlu in their system? (ii)Less that 1 mL in their system? (iii)Less than 0.1 mL in their system? • What do you think the warning label should say? Design the label and explain the thinking behind your design.
Transitioning to Common Core State Standards; Transforming English Language Arts Instruction
What are the changes in Lexile Ranges? • TexText Complexity Grade Band in the Standards • t Complexity Grade Band in the Standards
Why is text complexity important? Qualitative measures – levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity, and knowledge demands Quantitative measures – readability and other scores of text complexity Qualitative Quantitative Reader and Task – background knowledge of reader, motivation, interests, and complexity generated by tasks assigned Reader and Task
What’s Different in Writing? Word – logos Audience – pathos Author – ethos
Integrated Model Speaking and Listening Academies LTF Reading Language Writing IB EAST LAB
What’s Different for our Learners? • Demonstrate independence • Build strong content knowledge • Respond to the demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline • Comprehend and question • Value evidence – support their thinking • Use technology and digital media • Understand other perspectives and cultures
The Promise of Standards These Standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing business. They are a call to change.
Transitioning to Common Core State Standards; Transforming Mathematics Instruction and Learning
Focus Coherence
Focus Coherence
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics - know how to apply mathematics to solve problems in everyday life Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Mathematical Practice
Persevere Mrs. Simco is painting eggs for her friends. Each egg takes ______ of a bottle of paint. If she paints _____ eggs, how much paint will she need? (¼, 12) ( ¼ , 24) ( ¾ , 24) ( ¾, 36) ( ¾ , 48)
Construct viable arguments& critique the reasoning of others
Transitioning to Common Core State Standards; Transforming the Way We Approach Teaching and Learning
What’s Different for our Learners? • Demonstrate independence • Have a strong content knowledge by reading purposefully and listening attentively • Respond to the demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline • Value evidence – support their thinking • Seek to understand divergent points of view and cultural orientation • Be discerning/open-minded • readers and listeners
Develop Craft What’s Different for our Teachers?
Engage and Persist What’s Different for our Teachers?
Envision What’s Different for our Teachers?
Express What’s Different for our Teachers?