common core state standards & north carolina essential standards
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UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGE
Common Core State
Standards &
North Carolina Essential
Standards
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Times are Changing
Why The Change?
Where is CCSS Taught?
Common Core is being taught in every state except in Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia. Minnesota has only adopted Common Core English Language Arts
What is Common Core State Standards?
• Reflects the changes in society• Better prepares students for
college and careers• It is being taught in most of the
United States• Focuses on learning expectation for
students• Covers English Language Art and
Math from Kindergarten through High School
What Is The Focus Of Common Core State Standards?
• Are aligned with college/work expectations;
• Are clear, understandable and consistent;
• Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
What Is The Focus Of Common Core State Standards?
• Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
• Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and
• Are evidence- and research-based.
What exactly has changed?
North Carolina Standard Course of
Study Before 2012-2013
School Year
Common Core State
Standards and N
C Essential Standard
s Starting
2012-2013
School Year
English Language Arts
Standard Course of Student Verses
Common Core State Standards
…
In Old NCSCOS in English Language Arts
Grade 7Competency Goal 4 - The learner will use critical thinking skills and create criteria to evaluate print and non-print materials.
4.01 Analyze the purpose of the author or creator by: examining any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, and/or propaganda techniques.
In New CCSS
Reading Standard for Informational TextRL.7 .4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
In English Language Arts…
Four strands Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills) Writing Speaking and Listening Language
An integrated model of literacy
Media requirements blended throughout
Mathematics
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
VerseCommon Core State
Standard
Mathematics
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
In English Language Arts…
Strands: Number and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.
Objectives1.01 Develop and use ratios, proportions, and percents to solve problems.
1.02 Develop fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers.
Analyze computational strategies.Describe the effect of operations on size.Estimate the results of computations.Judge the reasonableness of solutions.
Mathematics
Common Core State Standard
In English Language Arts…
The number System 7.nS Apply and extend previous understandings of
operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. 1. Apply and extend previous understandings
of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram. b. Understand p + q as the number
located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts.
In English Language Arts…
Mathematical Practices
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning.
N. C. Essential Standards
• Science and Social Studies • All Encore Classes• Kindergarten to 12th grade • The Essential Standards use the
same vocabulary/terminology as CCSS
• Is only a North Carolina Standard
N. C. Essential Standards
• Changes in Social Studies
In English Language Arts…
Changes in Social Studies
The standards are organized around five strands: history, geography and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and governance and culture.
In English Language Arts…
Changes in Social Studies
• 6th grade moved from Europe and South America to Pre-history to 1450. It covers the entire world.
Era 1: The Beginnings of Human SocietyEra 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCEEra 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CEEra 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300-1000 CEEra 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500 CE
In English Language Arts…
Changes in Social Studies
7th grade moved from Asia and Africa to 1450 to present. It covers the entire world.
Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500 CEEra 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and ParadoxesWorld History Across the Eras
In English Language Arts…
Changes in Social Studies
8th grade will remain essentially the same
The main focus of the course will be the critical events, personalities, issues, and developments in the state and nation.
Time period from the Revolutionary Era to contemporary times. (Although exploration and pre-revolution is emphasized)
Although the major focus is state and national history, efforts should also be made to include a study of local history.
N. C. Essential Standards
• Changes in Science
In English Language Arts… Science Grade 6 Forces and Motion Solar System Earth Science Atoms and Matter Energy: Conservation and Transfer Ecological Relationship Ecosystems
Grade 7 Atmospheric Cycles Force and Motion Energy Structures and
Functions of Living Organisms
Evolution and Genetrics
In English Language Arts…
Grade 8 Matter: Properties and Change Energy: Conservation and Transfer Earth Systems: Structures and Processes Earth History Structures and Functions of Living Organisms Ecosystems Evolution and Genetics Molecular Biology
Benefit of Common Core State Standards and North Carolina State Standards
Will provide students with the necessary skills to access higher education and to compete globally in the workforce.
How can you help your child?
National PTACommon Core State BrochureGrade 6 Parent GuideGrade 7 Parent GuideGrade 8 Parent Guide
