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The Common Core

The Common Core. A 10 Minute Overview. What Does It Mean – Literally?. Common: Shared Core: Essential State: Adopted by NC and 44 other states Standards: A clear set of shared goals and expectations for the knowledge and skills necessary for student success. Why Did NC Adopt?.

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The Common Core

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  1. The Common Core A 10 Minute Overview

  2. What Does It Mean – Literally? • Common: • Shared • Core: • Essential • State: • Adopted by NC and 44 other states • Standards: • A clear set of shared goals and expectations for the knowledge and skills necessary for student success

  3. Why Did NC Adopt? • EquityStudents expectations are the same regardless of where they live • College and Career ReadinessStudents need to be more than proficient • Comparability State results will be comparable through common assessments • Economies of ScalePossible savings due to sharing of resources and assessments • Student MobilityStudents moving into and out of states will have the same standards

  4. Which Subjects? • We have Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics and English language arts. • We have NC Essential Standards for science, social studies, technology, world languages, etc. What is the difference?

  5. What Is Different About the CCSS? • Internationally benchmarked • Vertical learning progressions • More specific • More rigorous

  6. Three Shifts in Literacy • Building knowledge through content-rich informational and nonfiction texts • Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text • Regular practice with complex texts and its academic vocabulary

  7. What Should I Expect? • A move away from single textbooks • More complexity in reading materials • Science and social studies subjects showing up in reading and vice versa • Student performance or product used to assess learning • More purposeful and relevant learning activities • Higher level thinking

  8. Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Engaging Scenario Classroom Instruction Linking Tasks and Assessments Unit of Study Unit Pre-Test Unit Post-Test Progress-Monitoring Checks

  9. Implementation Timeline • 2010 – Adopted by NC • 2011 – Planning Year • 2012 – Implementation Year and New State Assessments Administered • 2012 – New State Accountability Model • 2014 – National Assessments Administered

  10. Let’s Learn Together

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