AUSD PARENT MEETING
SEPT 27, 2014
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
• Help parents understand what college and career
readiness is and why it matters.
• Introduce parents to the new standards and help
them understand what to look for and how to help
their children at home.
• Inform parents about what AUSD is doing to
transition to the Common Core State Standards
(CCSS).
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4 C’S + T OF 21ST CENTURY
LEARNING & INNOVATION SKILLS
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Technology Literacy
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A Closer Look: ELA/Literacy Shifts
Read as much non-fiction as
fiction
• Learn about the world by
reading
• Read more challenging
material closely
• Discuss reading using
evidence
• Write non-fiction using
evidence
• Increase academic vocabulary
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“COMING INTO LANGUAGE” BY JIMMY
SANTIAGO BACA
ARGUMENT WRITING PROMPT
Even though words surround us every day their potential for
power is often overlooked. In “Coming Into Language,”
Jimmy Santiago Baca discovers “the power of language.”
He writes, “Through language I was free. I could respond,
escape, indulge; embrace or reject earth or the cosmos.”
Write an academic argument in which you briefly
summarize the author’s claim and discuss the extent to
which language empowers you in your own life. Be sure to
develop your argument by using evidence from the text.
To support your argument use examples from Baca’s essay
and other sources including your reading, school work,
and/or personal experience.
WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO DO WITH
THE TEXT
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Understand vocabulary in context
Read closely
Understand the author’s claim
Develop an argument
TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTIONS
NEW ASSESSMENTS
• Developed by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
(SBAC)
• Grade 11 in ELA & math aligned to CCSS
• Begins in the 2014-15 school year
• 12 week testing window
• Computer-adaptive
• faster results
• shorter test length
• tailored to student ability
• greater security
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SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT
CONSORTIUM (SBAC) ITEM TYPES
• selected-response items (SR)
• constructed-response item (CR)
• extended-response item (ER)
• technology-enhanced item (TE)
• performance task (PT)
Go to www.ausd.us and click on Sample
SBAC Pilot Test to take a practice test.
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WHAT CAN PARENTS DO TO HELP STUDENTS
SUCCEED?
• Stay involved, informed and engaged.
• There are many ways to help:
Read with your children.
Review and discuss their homework.
Communicate with their teachers.
Attend meetings to learn more.
Learn about the standards and how they affect your child’s
education and school.
• Look through your child’s backpack each afternoon.
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HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD IN
LITERACY?
• Ask your child specific questions about what they
read.
• Encourage children to read, then write and speak
about nonfiction text such as newspapers,
magazines, and biographies.
• Encourage children to research topics of interest
and read series that relate to a central topic.
• Have your child follow step by step instructions or a
set of directions in order to accomplish a task, such
as installing new software or operating a game.
ONLINE RESOURCES
• http://www.corestandards.org
• http://www.commoncoreworks.org
• http://www.pta.org