Common Core: The Future Begins Now
A New Era Begins
Why Common Core
Common Core in 3 minutes
What are the Common Core
State Standards?
➢ They are K-12 standards in English Language Arts and Math
designed to prepare students to be prepared for two to four year
colleges or the workplace.
➢ The standards are written for all stakeholders, as they are clear to
exactly what the expectations are for each standard in reading,
writing, speaking and listening, and math.
➢ There will now be greater consistency in the expectations of
specific similar standards from state to state, unlike in previous
years.
➢ There is an equity piece to the Common Core Standards in that no
matter the level of socio-economic status or the area students
reside in, they will all have equal access to these standards.
Where are we now?
Reading
Common Core
and
Assessments
Students will be able to:
1. Justify answers
2. Show the strategy they
used to solve a realworld problem
3. Explain why
❖ Students can check
their scores and set
goals for themselves
❖ We are preparing
students for future jobs
❖ Student data is a great
communication piece
to share to support
learning at home
Common Core
English Language Arts
3 Shifts
1. Regular practice with complex texts
and their academic language
2. Reading, writing, and speaking
grounded in evidence from texts, both
literary and informational
3. Building knowledge through contentrich nonfiction
ELA Video
Common Core
Math
3 Major Shifts
1. Focus- Fewer standards focus on the skill that
students need to master. Skills to be taught in more
depth
2. Coherence- New concepts build upon previously
learned concepts. Math concepts are linked
together
3. Rigor- actual understanding of the mathematical
practice, perform math operations with speed and
accuracy, and apply math knowledge to real-world
situations
Math Video
Common Core and Technology
The Four C’s
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Communication
Collaboration
BPMS 2014 Plan
We have increased Teacher
Team Plan time to:
Professional Development
• Focus on 21st Century
Learning
•Data Collection
•Data Analysis
•Disciplinary Literacy
•College& Career Lessons
•Student Engaged
Homework
•Writing Across the
Curriculum
•Inter-rater Reliability
•And More
What are some
instructional differences?
➢ Real-World Application
➢Higher-ordered thinking Skills
➢Text-Dependent Questions
➢Close Reading
➢Cornell Note-Taking (Cornell University)
➢Teach Like a Historian (Stanford University)
➢Project-Based Learning
➢Research Papers and presentations
➢Depth not Breadth Curriculum and Instruction
Stakeholders
Every member
of this
community
working
together, for the
sake of our
children, will
make a positive
difference in
their lives.
Questions?