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Bringing You
Century Skills for
World Languages
Focus on Skills
Sound familiar?
ACTFL Standards
California State Standards
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Content
Communication
Cultures
Structures
Settings
Focus on Skills =
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Common Core State Standards
What does the Common Core Standards Initiative
aim to do?
Define the knowledge and kills students should
have within their K-12 education
Establish clear educational standards for Math,
ELA, Literacy in Social Science, Science, and
Technical Subjects
Emphasize the importance of literacy and the
instruction in reading, writing, speaking,
listening, and language across the content areas
http://www.corestandards.org/about-thestandards
What is the goal of the Common
Core State Standards Initiative?
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Nationalize learning standards
Ensure student readiness to go to
college or enter the workforce
Guarantee student competitiveness
in the global marketplace
Common Core State Standards &
World Languages
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How does the adoption of the
Common Core Standards affect the
World Languages content area?
Are their specific standards created
for World Languages?
How do we plan to implement these
new standards?
Common Core State Standards &
World Languages
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World Languages is considered to be
a technical subject
World Languages will implement the
Common Core State Standards
identified for technical subjects
CCSS
College and Career Readiness anchor
Standards for Reading
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Key Ideas and Details
Read closely to determine what the text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual evidence when writing or
speaking to support conclusions drawn from
text
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and
analyze their development; summarize the key
supporting details and ideas
Analyze how and why individuals, events or
ideas develop and interact over the course of a
text
CCSS
College and Career Readiness Anchor
Standards for Writing
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Write arguments to support claims in an
analysis of substantive topics or texts
using valid reasoning and relevant and
sufficient evidence.
Write informative/explanatory texts to
examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately
through the effective selection,
organization and analysis of content.
World Language Instruction That
Meets the “Standards”
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What do we already do?
Performance tasks?
Let’s Brainstorm
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Common Core State Standards
Read closely to determine what the
text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it
ACTFL World Language Standard
Communication Standard 1.2:
Student understand and interpret
written and spoken language and
variety of topics
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California State Standard
• Content
A.1-4.0 Acquire information, recognize distinctive viewpoints and further their knowledge
of other disciplines
A.2.1 Address topics related to self and the immediate environment
A.3.1 Address concrete and factual topics related to the immediate and external
environment
• Communication
B.1.0
B.2.0
B.3.0
B.4.0
Interpret
Interpret
Interpret
Interpret
formulaic language (learned words and phrases)
created language (sentences and strings of sentences)
planned language (paragraphs and strings of paragraphs)
extended language (coherent and cohesive multi-paragraph texts)
• Functions
B.1.5 Identify learned words and phrases in authentic texts
B.2.5 Demonstrate understanding of the general meaning, key ideas, and some details in
authentic texts
B.4.5 Demonstrate understanding of the main ideas and most details in authentic texts
• Cultures
C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of the roles products, practices and perspectives play in
the culture
• Structures
D.3.0 Use knowledge of text structure to understand topics related to the external
environment
Credit to: LA STARS
Aligning World Languages with Common Core State
Standards
Common Core
Standard
ACTFL World
California State
Language Standard Standard
Read closely to
determine what the
text says explicitly
and to make logical
inferences from it
Communication
Standard 1.2:
Students understand
and interpret written
and spoken language
on a variety of topics
A.3.1-Address
concrete and factual
topics
B.2.0-Interpret
created language
B.3.5-Demonstrate
understanding of the
main idea
C.4.1-Demonstrate
culturally appropriate
use of perspectives of
others
D.3.0-Use knowledge
of text structure to
understand topics
Evidence of
Alignment found in
Unit/Theme/
Lesson/Activity
Students read
article/realia/
informational text
Answer
comprehension
questions
Summarize in L2
Make own questions
Illustrate scene from
passage
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We can Do It!!!
(We already do it!)
Pop Quiz
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What is the Common Core State
Standards initiative?
What does the Common Core State
Standards initiative aim to do?
What are two ways you already
implement these standards in your
classroom?