PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND

CAREERSFALLBROOK HOMESCHOOL ACADEMY

--EVERY CHILD A GRADUATE --COLLEGE AND CAREER READY

In our ever changing world our students need better knowledge and tools to prepare them to compete in the global economy.

PROMISE OF CONSISTENCY

Common Core Standards is the result of remarkable

collaborative work between teachers, administrators,

legislatures and parents across the nation in an effort to provide

consistent shared rigorous educational standards in all core

subjects for all our students.

21ST CENTURY READINESS FOR EVERY

STUDENTCritical Thinking &Problem Solving Communicat

ion

Collaboration Creativity

&Innovation

KEY FEATURESCOMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

DEPTH OVER BREADTH

Fewer more focused standards

Focus on arithmetic and fluency

Mastery of procedural and conceptual knowledge

Emphasis on informational text

Need to make evidentiary arguments in conversation and in writing

Strong emphasis on building academic vocabulary

VERTICAL ALIGNMENT

COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE

ASSESSMENTS

ADOPTED BY

Adopted by 45 states and 3 territories

California State Board of Education adopted on August 2, 2010

BENEFIT TO STUDENTS

Consistency

Equity

Competition

Clarity

Collaboration

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

CURRENT REALITIES

The CCSS are California’s adopted standards (August, 2010).

The CST/STAR continues to be the state’s standardized assessment through 2013-14.

The state’s new assessment, Smarter Balanced, is not projected to begin until 2014-15.

DISTRICT GOAL

Every student will learn the Common Core State Standards through high quality first instruction aligned to the standards every day. All teachers will be prepared and supported to implement and teach the CCSS effectively in their classrooms.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

Collaborative Process

Opportunity for Feedback & Revision

State Adoption

INTENTIONALLY MEASURED APPROACH

4-Day Leadership Team Training

Introduction, Mathematics, ELA, Leading Change

Continuing Initiatives

Effective instruction will transfer to a new set of standards

Strong New Curricula

California Treasures and Holt

SHIFTS IN CCSS

MATHEMATICS

Learn more about fewer

Changes in grade levels

Changes in the number of grade levels in which topics appear

Increases and decreases in emphasis of particular topics

Changes in the nature & level of reasoning expected

Really know it, really do it, with real world application

The role of MATH PRACTICES

WE ARE READY AND SET TO GO

Common Core Synced Solution - Partnership with ALS

Measurable Objectives Mapped out for the year.

On-Going Training

DII - Best Instructional Practices

Paper to Web Facilitation

On-Site Technology supporting CCSS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The San Diego County Office of Education has a wealth of information and resources to learn more about the Common Core State Standards.

http://www2.sdcoe.net/commoncore/

We are dedicated to providing the highest quality

education for all students to meet the demands of Common Core State Standards.

We are getting studentsCollege Bound & Career

Ready!