By Sussan Oladipo

Common Core Standards: a tool for the 21st Century Classroom

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Three things you already know about the CCSS

Two reasons why we need the CCSS right now

One question you have about the implementation of CSSS

Think Aloud

Session Objectives

Communicate background and major shifts of the CCSS

Unpack CCSS standards

Create CCSS performance tasks

Background and Overview of CCSS

Why CCSS? Who is leading the effort?

What is the significance of the CCSS work?

How is the document organized?

What is the implication of the CCSS for educators?

Program for International Students Assessment (Reading)

Emphasizing Informational Text

Literacy standards for all content areas

Text complexity

The special place of argument

Four Major Shifts

Literature vs. Informational Text

Grade Literature Informational

K-4 50% 50%

5-8 45% 55%

9-12 30% 70%

Greater focus on informational text,

literary non-fiction

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Writing

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Argument/ Persuasive

Informational/Explanatory

Narrative

Elementary School 30% 35% 35%

Middle School 35% 35% 30%

High School 40% 40% 20%

Retrieved from http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/pub_criteria_ela3-12.pdf p.10

+Types of Informational Texts

Historical accounts Debates

Memoirs News broadcasts

Oral histories Essays

Blogs Investigative journalism

International newspapers Opinion pieces/ op-eds

International NGO reports Manuals

Speeches/rhetoric A Constitution or other foundational gov’t document

+Informational Text and Complexity

K-3

+ Students Meeting ELA Standards: Develop and build strong content knowledge with increased complexity

Demonstrate independence

Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose and content

discipline

Comprehend as well as critique

Value evidence

Utilize technology and digital media strategically and capably

Understand other perspectives and cultures

• Identify the verbs (skills): What do the students have to do (perform)?

• Identify the nouns (concepts and contents): What do the students have to know/produce (thing)?

What should students know and be able to do?

Standards and Learning

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Writing Standard 7.8What do students need to know and be able to do?

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Writing Standard 7.8What do students need to do? (verbs)

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Writing Standard 7.8What do students need to produce? (Noun)

+ Technology Connection

+ Bloom’s in Technology

+ Performance Task

1.List types of skills, concepts and contents students should acquire

2. Design performance task that measures targeted skills 3. Develop explicit performance criteria (rubric)

+ Performance Tasks

What have students learned? (know and can do?)

Create performance task using any of these standards

[RI.K.10] [RI.6.8]

[RI.1.7] [RI.7.6]

[RI.2.6] [RI.8.2

[RI.3.5] [RI.9–10.9]

[RI.4.8] [RI.11–12.8]

[RI.5.3]

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Reflective Thoughts-Think Aloud

Are standards worthwhile in teaching and learning?

What professional learning needs are needed?

What monitoring system works?

What resources should be prioritized?

Aside from standards, what other factors affecting students should be

focused on?

Resources

Ainsworth, L. (2003). Unwrapping the standards: A simple process to make standards manageable. Englewood, CO: Lead + Learn Press. Common core

Weber, S. (2008). Benefits of unpacking the standards. Mebane, NC

www.corestandards.orgwww.parcconline.org http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf