Common Core andLibrarians …

…at the Core of Common Core !

OutcomesSchool Librarians will:

•Understand the relationship between PASS, 21st Century, and Common Core Standards

•Understand the basic structure and expectations of Common Core

•Be equipped and energized to collaborate with teachers

•Create or modify lessons/projects that bring learning up to the level of Common Core

Where are you?

Novice: nearly clueless (Just read the article)

Beginner: Starting to understand and deploy

Expert: Could teach others if asked (Come on down!)

Writing, rigor, critical READ,informational, language arts,social studies, science, gather, analyze, evaluate, compare, argue, synthesize, research, internationally benchmarked, technology, literate, evidence, interdisciplinary, independent

Common Core…It’s all about

us!

2014

What is Common Core?

Based on Research & Evidence

Aligned with college & work expectations

Rigorous!

Benchmarked internationally

Defined literacy skills

in math, science, and social studies

What Is NOT Covered by CCSS:How teachers should teach.Totality of content students should learn.Full range of supports needed for ELL and special needs students.Intervention methods for students who

do not meet grade level goals.CCSS is meant to supplement state standards – not

supplant them.

Rigor

CCRR Design Components

Anchor Standards1. General (same anchor

standards K – 12)2. Cross-Disciplinary3. Expectations for

students entering college and/or workforce

Grade-Specific StandardsK - 12

1. Define end-of-year expectations by grade

2. Show cumulative progression through the grades

3. Result in college and/or workforce readiness

Research & Media/Technology Skills

Embedded in standards

Interdisciplinary LiteracyShared Responsibility

Deciphering the Code

CC.5.RL.1 5= Grade 5 RL=Reading Lit. 1= Standard 1

CCR(College & Career Ready) Anchor

Standards

Grade Specific Standards

RL Reading LiteratureRIT Reading Information TextRF Reading Foundational SkillsW WritingSL Speaking & Listening

LanguageArts

Examples: General to Specific

CCR STANDARD 8: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.GRADE 5 STANDARD 8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

Sample CCSS Performance TasksGrades 2-3: Informational Texts

Students explain how the main idea that Lincoln had “many faces” in Russell Freedman’s Lincoln: A Photobiography is supported by key details in the text. [RI.3.2]

Students describe the reasons behind Joyce Milton’s statement that bats are nocturnal in her Bats: Creatures of the Night and how she supports the points she is making in the text. [RI.2.8]

Rigor

Resources for Librarians

AASL Lesson Plan Database

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk/index.cfm

CCSS lesson template TPS

Standards and Lexile Searches in Destiny

http://librariansatthecore.wikispaces.com/