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© ASCD 2013 | Common Core State Standards

Bill and Melinda Gates/ASCD Grant: Virtual Learning Networks

Teacher Networks: Building Capacity for Powerful Instruction


Virtual Convening• WELCOME!• Introduction of ASCD Faculty Member• Overview of the ASCD/Gates Grant• Introduction to EduCore• Introduction to ASCD EDge

ASCD/Gates Grant: Virtual Learning Networks

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Social StudiesVirtual Learning Network (VLN)

Mark Barnes, Facilitator

Teacher Networks: Building Capacity for Powerful Instruction


Role Reversal (ASCD, 2013) The 5-Minute Teacher (ASCD, 2013)ASCD FacultyLearnitin5.com creator International presenter@markbarnes19 on [email protected]

Mark Barnes

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Focus: Instructional Shifts of CCSSAssist with implementation in the classroom

Secondary TeachersELA literacy shiftsMath shiftsLiteracy shifts for ScienceLiteracy shifts for Social Science



Key Instructional Shifts:Content-rich nonfiction/informational text

Reading-writing-speaking grounded in evidence

Regular practice with complex texts and its vocabulary


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Key Instructional Shifts: Focus: Focus on where standards focus

Coherence: Think across grades and link to major topics

Rigor: Require fluency, application, deep understanding



• Two Years• Five Webinars per year

• Content specific• Host by ASCD faculty member• Synchronous• Recorded and archived on EduCore


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Discuss problems of practice• What problems are you

experiencing? • What resources do you need?• What skills would you like to

focus on in the future?


Images © Microsoft, Inc. Used with permission.


ASCD EDge

• ASCD proprietary social networking platform

• Share comments and resources• Share video, audio, photos• Share upcoming events, updates,

alerts


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EduCore

• ASCD Common Core Online Digital Tool• Funded by a grant from Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation• Free resource• Materials created from:

• Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)• Math Assessment Resource Service

(MARS) • Repository of evidence-based strategies,

videos, supporting documents



Phase One• 1 Virtual Convening• 4 Webinars

• Structured around “Problem of Practice”• Challenges identified by participants

in implementing CCSS in their classrooms

• Collaboration with trusted experts• Helpful feedback in a timely manner


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Phase Two• 1 Virtual Convening• 4 Webinars

• Deeper dive• Expand networks to include local

colleagues/teams• Local professional networks



Measurement and Evaluation• Pulse surveys to gauge participant

satisfaction• Skills assessments: pre- and post-• Teacher practice surveys 3x/year• Possible voluntary phone interviews• Voluntary focus groups


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ascdedge.ascd.org



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Other than the webinars, the ASCD EDge VLN group is where the sharing of resources takes place.

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ascdedge.ascd.org Join Today


Learn the basics of ASCD EDge in the brief video linked here

http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/809-video.aspx


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EduCore®ASCD‐developed website designed with . . .

• Tools• Strategies• Videos • Supporting Documents

To support implementation of the Common Core.

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http://educore.ascd.org


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Videos can be viewed independently and discussed in a PLC or watched together as a faculty.

WATCH


Read relevant up-to-date articles and papers about the CCSS, instructional shifts, and teaching methods.

Read

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Learn

How do the Common Core standards affect me? What do they mean for my students? What is formative assessment? How do I meet CCSS literacy standards if I’m not an English teacher?


CREATE

Both LDC and MDC provide modules. Check out the examples, learn how to implement them, and then use the templates to create your own!

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EXPLORE

Discover all the resources EduCore offers to meet your professional development needs.


Faculty Meetings

Professional Learning Communities

Independently

Connect and Share

How to use EduCore?

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Where do we go from here?


EduCore

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ASCD EDge


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