transition to ~ pa common core standards ~ english language arts, literacy across the curriculum
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Transition to ~ PA Common Core Standards ~ English Language Arts, Literacy across the Curriculum. An Overview: Background, Expectation, & Exploration FCASD prepared with support from the AIU June/August 2012. What are the Common Core State Standards/CCSS ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Transition to ~ PA Common Core Standards ~
English Language Arts,Literacy across the Curriculum
An Overview: Background, Expectation, & Exploration
FCASD prepared with support from the AIU June/August 2012
What are the Common Core State Standards/CCSS ?
State led - coordinated by NGA (National Governor’s Association) Center and CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers)
Rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
Background
• Continuation of NCLB encouraged by refined educational ideology and direction.
• Intent: raise educational rigor and achieve state/national standards.
• 48 States adopted Common Core or version thereof.
• PA has altered Common Core to a minimal extent to meet existing – (a) assessment tools expectations– (b) common language use.
• Transition: expectation for integration of practices in the 2013 – 2014 school year
Driving Forces Leading to CC Literacy Standards for All
Based on a range of national and internationally benchmarked assessments:1.Students are losing momentum during high school.2.Student readiness for college/work at an all time low.
– Inadequate:• Verbal reasoning ability• Understanding of words used in text• Background knowledge about domains represented in text• Familiarity with semantic and syntactic structures that
assist with the understanding between relationships and IDEAS
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Profile of a Common Core Graduate
• Responsive to varying audience, task, purpose, and discipline
• Independent learner able to comprehend and critique works of quality and substance
• Value Evidence – relevant support
• Technology and Digital Media
• Understand other Perspectives/Cultures
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Overarching themes
• Common Core supports a high degree of rigor and student collaboration.
• An emphasis on non-fiction occurs throughout the grades as well as increasing the amount of student reading.
• Technology is embedded and emphasizes the use of digital resources.
• Speaking and Listening standards are much more specific.
• Writing on a daily basis for a variety of purposes is encouraged.– Academic writing – argument/explanation/research
• Text complexity is a prominent addition with exemplar texts.– Specificity and scaffolding of standards providing vertical articulation to support
text complexity.
• Text connections are emphasized throughout the grade levels.
ELA/Literacy Common Core Focus
• Reading– Foundational skill acquired K-5
• Writing• Speaking & Listening• Language• Content-area subjects incorporation and
cross-curricular implementation for reading & writing.
Navigation to Common Core Download
(non-English/Math subjects)
http://www.corestandards.org/The Standards Tab
Download:Common Core State Standards Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects
Navigating Common Core Standards
(non-English/Math subjects)
http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/reading-informational-text-6-12/grade-11-12/
Reviewing standards throughout the website:
Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects (bottom left side)
•Anchor Standards•History/Social Studies•Science & Technical Subjects•Writing
PA Common Core Standards Focus
• Adjusted to meet State expectations/needs:– Foundational Skills– Reading Informational Text– Reading Literature– Writing– Speaking and Listening
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
Appendix A: Research behind the standards and a glossary of terms
Appendix B: Text exemplars illustrating complexity, quality, and range of reading appropriateness
Appendix C: Annotated samples of student writing at various grades
Appendix D: Literacy standards for History and Social Studies
Reading Informational
Text
Reading Literature
Foundational Skills
Writing Speaking & Listening
A necessary component of an
effective, comprehensive
reading program designed to develop proficient readers.
Enables students to read, understand, and
respond to informational texts.
Enables students to read, understand,
and respond to literature.
Develops the skills of informational,
argumentative, and narrative writing as well as the ability to engage in evidence
based analysis of text and research.
Focuses students on communication skills that enable
critical listening and effective
presentation of ideas.
Appendix E: Literacy standards for Science and Technical Subjects
PA Common Core StandardsEnglish Language Arts & Literacy
Navigating to PA Common Core Standards
(English Language Arts & Mathematics)
http://pdesas.org/Standards Tab (circle)Common Core Tab (far right)
1. Pennsylvania Common Core Standards (Draft Versions)•English Language Arts PreK-5•English Language Arts 6-12•Math PreK-12
2. PA Common Core Appendices•ELA Appendix A-C •Mathematic Appendix A & B
3. ELA Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content (Draft Versions)4. Mathematics Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content (Draft Versions)5. ELA Emphasis Guides6. Mathematics Emphasis Guides and Cluster Matrices
Standard Coding/Numbering
• Similar to existing standard coding system
• Language collaboration between existing standard and Common Core language
CC. 1. 5. 6. B
PA Common Core
Grade Level
English Language
Arts
Speaking &
Listening
Speaking & Listening Standard 2
Reading PA Common Core Coding/Numbering
Overall Charge
• Increase depth of knowledge with metacognition development throughout all grade levels (bands).
• Metacognition development through learning skill acquisition within bands.
• Cyclone of learning that revisits metacognition development (learning strategies) throughout bands.
Rigor: What is Depth of Knowledge (DOK) ?
• A scale of cognitive demand levels (thinking) to align standards with assessments
• Based on the research of Norman Webb, University of Wisconsin Center for Education Research and the National Institute for Science Education
• Defines the “ceiling” or highest DOK level for each Core Content standard for the state assessment
• Guides item development for state assessments
WebbWebb’’s DOKs DOKDEFINITIONS
Level 1.0
Recall &
Reproduction
Student recalls facts, information, procedures, or definitions.
Level 2.0
Skills &
Concepts
Student uses information, conceptual knowledge,
and procedures.
Level 3.0
Strategic
Thinking
Student uses reasoning and develops a plan or sequence of
steps; process has some complexity.
Level 4.0
Extended
Thinking
Student conducts an investigation, needs time to think and
process multiple conditions of problem or task.1818
Depth of Knowledge
The Depth of Knowledge is NOT
determined by the verb, but the
context in which the verb is used
and the depth of thinking required.
Exploring ……The Cognitive Rigor Matrix
(K. Hess)
Producing Cognitive Sweat!
Meeting the Rigor of the Common Core