california’s common core state standards ela toolkit an overview of the modules
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CCCOE’s Proposed Training Modules
CISC Training Modules
Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee, a subdivision of CCSESA
CISC Training Sequence
BIG SHIFTS
MODELS / LEVELSOF THINKING
MATERIAL SPECIFIC CONVERSATION
KEY ADVANCES
-Informational Text-Literacy Standards-Text Complexity-Argument-Collaborative Conversations-Integration of Media
LESSON DESIGN & BEST PRACTICES
-Pyramid of Learning-Rigor/Relevancy Model-Gradual Release
Module 1: Overview
Intent: To provide an overview of California’s Common Core Standards for English Language Arts & Math
Target Audience:K-12 Teachers
Key Learning: To cover the basic design, benefits, and major shifts in the new common core state standards
Module 2: Content and Curriculum
Intent: To consider how to begin transitioning to California’s Common Core Standards, focusing on the major shifts/key advances
Targeted Audience: K-12 Teachers
Key Learning: To explore the structure of the Standardsand College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
Connect the CCSS to current curriculum
KEY ADVANCES
-Literacy Standards-Informational Text-Text Complexity-Argument-Collaborative Conversations-Integration of Media
Module 3: Instruction
Intent: To examine California’s Common Core Standards with a focus on instruction
Target Audience: K-5 Teachers6-12 Teachers
Key Learning: Digging deeper into effective instructional models
What is the purpose of text complexity?
To insure that students are prepared to independently and proficiently read and comprehend the variety of text found in college and careers, students need sustained exposure to increasingly more complex texts.
The standards’ approach to text complexity
Reading: Text complexity and the growth of comprehension
The reading standards place equal emphasis on the sophistication of what students read and the skill with which they read.
Metacognitive Markers
Read “Why Text Complexity Matters”
(from Appendix A), using the following metacognitive markers:
? A question I have…
0 Thoughts that I’m pondering…
! An important point
Module 4: Instructional Materials
Intent: To explore effective utilization of current instructional materials to support learning of the Common Core State Standards.
Key Learning: Alignment of standards to the current ELA instructional materials
Start with standards that are completely new to a grade or significantly different in complexity
Decide on a comprehensive approach—review one of the standards from each strand OR review one whole strand at a time
Target Audience: K-5 Teachers6-12 Teachers
A Teacher’s PerspectiveJessica Heigel, English Teacher Denver, Colorado
EdWeek post, March 2012
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/2012/03/educational_hoarding_unpacking_for_the_common_core.html