Common Core State Standards Overview
Webinar for School District Leaders
August 10, 2011
Jessica Vavrus and Greta Bornemann
OSPI Teaching and Learning
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Randy I. Dorn, State Superintendent
Welcome!
Our time together today…
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CCSS Webinar series purpose and audiences
Overview of the CCSS initiative
Overview of major shifts in CCSS for English language arts
and mathematics
Transitional supports available
Answer your questions and discuss next steps
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Washington’s Vision for Education
Every Washington public school student will
graduate from high school globally
competitive for work and postsecondary
education and prepared for life in the 21st
century.
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What are the Common Core State
Standards?
Define knowledge and skills students should have within
K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high
school able to succeed in careers and college.
The English language arts and mathematics standards:
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Align with college and work expectations;
Are clear, understandable, consistent;
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge;
Build on strengths and lessons of current state standards; and
Prepare all students for success in global economy and society.
They do not:
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Dictate how teachers teach
Dictate what instructional / curricular materials should be used
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State of the States
Collective State Action
on Education Reform Priorities
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Why Common Core State Standards for
Washington?
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C: Clarity. The standards are focused on what’s most
important. They are coherent and clear.
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C: Collaboration. States can pool resources and
expertise to implement the standards.
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S: Student success. The standards are benchmarked to
high national and international standards. Students will
develop the knowledge and skills they need to be successful.
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S: Same. Expectations are the same for students across
most states, so they don’t lose ground when they move from
one state to another.
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Our Learning Goals are a strong
foundation…
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Read with comprehension, write effectively, and communicate
successfully in a variety of ways and settings and with a variety of
audiences;
Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics;
social, physical, and life sciences; civics and history, including
different cultures and participation in representative government;
geography; arts; and health and fitness;
Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and to integrate
technology literacy and fluency as well as different experiences and
knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems; and
Understand the importance of work and finance and how
performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future career and
educational opportunities.
(Updated in 2011: SSB 5392)
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Our vision for the CCSS is two-fold…
By 2014-15,
 Every student has access to the standards through
high quality instruction grounded in the
instructional practices embedded within the
CCSS every day.
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All English language arts and mathematics
teachers are prepared and receive the support
they need to bring the standards to life in their
classrooms every day.
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We believe this can only occur
through…
 Collaboration
 Coordination
 Commitment
“From the school house to the
state house…”
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Washington’s CCSS Involvement –
Summer 2009 to Present
DEVELOPMENT
Draft K-12 English
Language Arts and
Mathematics Standards
Released for State
Input
Summer 2009
WA
INVOLVEMENT:
Input on working drafts
(CCSS Workgroup,
100+ educators)
REVISIONS
Public Review
Revision Process
ADOPTION
States have discretion to
voluntarily adopt CCSS
Fall 2009 /
Winter/Spring 2010
WA
INVOLVEMENT:
- Workgroup input
- Statewide survey for
input
- Comments on Final
Drafts
Finalized June 2010
WA STATUS:
- 2010 Provisional Adoption
- Statewide Outreach &
Input
- Jan. 2011 Report to Leg.
- June 2011 Bias and
Sensitivity Review
- July 2011 Formal Adoption
TRANSITION AND
IMPLEMENTATION
State Collaboration
and Sharing
WA STATUS:
- Phase-in support
resources and structures
starting in 2011-12
school year
APPLICATION
• Aligned instructional
materials and
resources
• Aligned Assessment
Systems
• Statewide assessment
in 2014-15
For more details and resources visit Washington’s CCSS
Web site: http://k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx
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Washington’s Common Core
Implementation Timeline
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Phase 1: Awareness and
Understanding, Alignment, and
Adoption
Phase 2: Build Statewide
Capacity, Collaboratively
Develop and Align Resources
and Materials
Phase 3: Classroom
Transitions
Phase 4: Statewide
Implementation through the
Assessment System
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Common Core
Implementation Activities
State-Level Activities
Phase
(includes OSPI and ESDs and other state
partners)
Phase 1:
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Awareness and
Understanding, Alignment,
and Adoption
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Phase 2:
School District Activities
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Build Statewide Capacity,
Develop Resources and
Materials
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Coordinate state and regional
communication efforts
Support districts with communication
materials
Conduct state comparisons
Convene state workgroups to conduct
comparisons, bias and sensitivity reviews,
develop crosswalk and implementation
supports
Participate in state/regional collaboratives
Develop specific goals for how
implementation support will be phased in
over 3 years
Work with state professional development
partners to develop state and regional
support structures & materials – deliver
regionally-based content collaboration
sessions
Build, maintain regional content expertise
/ capacity
Create modules/toolkits for working with
the standards in each Phase
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Build awareness with key stakeholder
groups
Convene district leadership teams to
develop/align necessary curriculum
guides and other necessary materials
Compare “crosswalks” with current
district curricula and materials
Send district and teacher content leaders
to participate in state/regional content
collaboration sessions
Align system to standards (leadership,
curriculum, assessments, instructional
practices, parent communication, report
cards)
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Next Steps…
Implementation efforts begin in Summer/Fall 2011
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Engage CCSS workgroups, key stakeholders and state content associations
(August)
Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Alignment Workgroup (August)
Establish CCSS implementation support “platform” and materials
Establish process for building statewide capacity around the content for
widespread support in 2012-13
Determine roles and resources related to transition
Assessment system alignment
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Students will continue to be assessed on Washington’s 2005 reading and
writing standards, and on the 2008 mathematics standards through the 201314 year. Full assessment of Washington’s common core state standards for
English language arts and mathematics will occur in the 2014-15.
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WA engagement in state standards and assessment collaboratives
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Mobilize resources and statewide education partners
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Implementing
College and
Career Ready
Standards
States Collectively Acting on:
• professional development
• communication
• curriculum
• transition plans
• assessment
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Statewide Transition and
Implementation Supports
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Content-specific implementation support plans and
resources: underway to help guide districts' smooth
transition to CCSS. Statewide professional development at
each grade level will be coordinated by partners across the
state.
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Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum Alignment Workgroup
will be aligning the Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum to the
CCSS.
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CCSS “Toolkit” for Implementation Support
 Samples of meeting/presentation protocols that can be
used with different groups and audiences
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Statewide Transition and
Implementation Supports
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Quarterly CCSS Webinar Series:
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System-focused implementation supports
Mathematics
English language arts
CCSS Symposia
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Fall 2011 / Winter 2012 (collaboration with WSASCD)
Others TBD…
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Conference presentations throughout the year
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T&L monthly “newsflashes” and listserv
http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/default.aspx
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Digging Deeper into the
Standards….
Mathematics and English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics
(CCSS-M)
Major Shifts within Mathematics CCSS
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Focus
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Focus
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Coherence
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Application
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Focus
Coherence
Fewer big ideas ---
learn more
Learning of concepts is emphasized
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That is, time is spent on a topic and on learning it well. This counters the
“mile wide, inch deep” criticism leveled at most current U.S. standards.
Coherence
Articulated
progressions of topics and performances that are developmental and
connected to other progressions
Conceptual
understanding and procedural skills stressed equally
Application
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Being able to apply concepts and skills to new situations
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Critical Areas in Mathematics
Grade
K–2
3–5
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Priorities in Support of Rich Instruction and Expectations of
Fluency and Conceptual Understanding
Addition and subtraction, measurement using
whole number quantities
Multiplication and division of whole numbers and
fractions
Ratios and proportional reasoning; early
expressions and equations
Ratios and proportional reasoning; arithmetic of
rational numbers
Linear algebra
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Structure of the
Common Core State
Standards in
Mathematics
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Structural Comparison: WA Standards vs. CCSS
Mathematics (for full comparison informational handout go to:
http://k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx)
WA Mathematics Standards
Common Core State Standards
Presentation of
Standards
Grade K-8, high school standards presented
in traditional and integrated pathways.
Grades K-8, high school standards
presented through six mathematical
domains including specially noted
STEM standards.
Organization
Grade-level standards are broken into core
content areas, additional key content, and
mathematical processes.
Grade-level standards are broken into
clusters of learning under several
domains and all have Standards for
Mathematical Practice.
Examples
Standards are accompanied by explanatory
comments and examples.
Standards have occasional examples
in italics.
The move toward “career and college readiness”…
•Standards for Mathematical Practice (“Habits of Mind”) denoted at each grade
level
•CCSS include more advanced standards denoted by (+) symbols starting in high
school
•High school course pathways
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Standards
for Mathematical
8 CCSSM Mathematical
Practices Practice
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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others
Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
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High School Pathways
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The CCSSM Model Pathways are two models that organize
the CCSSM into coherent, rigorous courses
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The CCSSM Model Pathways are NOT required. The two
sequences are examples, not mandates
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Four years of mathematics:
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One course in each of the first three years
Followed by options of courses for year four
Course descriptions
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Define what is covered in a course
Are not prescriptions for the curriculum or pedagogy
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High School Pathways
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Pathway A: Consists of two algebra courses and
a geometry course, with some data, probability and
statistics infused throughout each (traditional)
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Pathway B: Typically seen internationally that
consists of a sequence of 3 courses each of which
treats aspects of algebra, geometry and data,
probability, and statistics.
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Mathematics Transition
Resources
Resources for Implementation
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Progressions for the Common Core State Standards in
Mathematics
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The Illustrative Mathematics Project
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Mathematics Curriculum Analysis Project
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From Arizona: A graphic overview of the CCSS
Mathematics along with standards delineated by grade
level.
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Parent Resource Guides: http://www.pta.org/4446.htm
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State Resources for Transition
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Alignment crosswalk documents:
http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Transition.aspx
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Grade-level transition documents describe:
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What standards to continue
What standards to remove
What standards to move to
Coming soon…Three-Year Transition Plan for Common
Core State Standards for Mathematics by Grade Level
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Common Core State Standards
for English Language Arts
ELA/Literacy: 6 Major Shifts
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Balance of literature and informational texts (K-5)
50% informational text by grade 4
Access the world – science, social studies, the arts, and
literature – through text
Literacy as part of science and social studies/history;
informational texts as part of ELA (6-12)
More emphasis on informational text in ELA (55% by grade
8; 70% by grade 12)
Emphasis on literary experiences in domain-specific text and
instruction in science and history/social studies
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ELA/Literacy: 6 Major Shifts
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Appropriately complex text
Staircase of complexity
Each grade level, step of growth
More time for close and careful reading
Appropriate and necessary scaffolding and supports for
students reading below grade level
4. Questions text-dependent
• Rich discussions dependent on common text
• Focus on connection to text
• Develop habits for making evidentiary arguments in
discussion and writing
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ELA/Literacy: 6 Major Shifts
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Writing to inform or argue using evidence
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Narrative still an important role
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Emphasis on writing to inform and to make an argument
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Particular focus on written arguments that respond to
ideas, events, facts, and arguments presented in texts
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Academic vocabulary
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Vocabulary to access grade-level, complex texts
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Focus on pivotal, commonly found words, such as
consequently, generation
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ELA Major Shifts
Strongest Messages
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Shift to higher-level thinking skills
Increasing focus on Informational passages
Not coverage, but depth and focus: RIGOR
Writing about texts, citing sources
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English Language Arts:
Standards and
Structure
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Structural Comparison: WA Standards vs. CCSS
English Language Arts (for full comparison informational handout go to:
http://k12.wa.us/Corestandards/default.aspx)
WA Reading, Writing, and
Communication Standards
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts (ELA)
Grades Covered
K-10
K-12
Documents
Three separate standards documents for
reading, writing, and communication
One document with four strands:
reading, writing, speaking and
listening, and language.
A few standards embedded within the
GLEs that address reading and writing in
the content areas.
Includes standards for Literacy in
History/Social Studies, Science, and
Technical Subjects.
WA has separate state educational
technology standards for gradesK-12.
Media and Technology are integrated
throughout the standards.
Integration
The move toward “career and college readiness”…
•CCSS add grades 11 and 12
•Greater focus on increasing text complexity, argumentative writing, research
skills from early grades
•WA strength at K-3 / student goal setting
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Three Appendices Include Valuable
Information
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Appendix A: Research and evidence, glossary of key terms,
overview of each strand, text complexity, conventions gradelevel chart
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Appendix B: Reading text exemplars; sample performance tasks
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Appendix C: Annotated student writing samples, K-12
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Current WA Standards (GLEs) – Grades K-10
Reading
Communication
(includes
Speaking and
Listening)
Writing
Common Core ELA Standards – Grades K-12
Media
&
Tech
Reading
Language
Writing
Speaking
and
Listening
ELA Common Core
Standards
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English Language Arts
Transitional Supports
Resources for Implementation
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ELA overview documents as connected with WA standards:
http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Transition.aspx#ELAGradeLevel
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Guidance for districts developing and reviewing materials
aligned with CCSS in English Language Arts:
http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Resources.aspx
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Alignments cross-walk documents:
http://k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Transition.aspx#Analyses
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Parent Resource Guides: http://www.pta.org/4446.htm
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State Resources for Transition
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Coming soon….Grade-level transition documents
describe:
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What standards to continue
What standards to remove
What standards to move to
Coming soon….Three-Year Transition Plan for Common
Core State Standards for ELA by Grade Level – coming
soon
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44 states participating
in assessment
consortia
What about assessment?
SMARTER Balanced Assessment
Consortium
The SBAC goal…
• To develop a set of comprehensive and
innovative assessments for grades 3-8
and high school in English language arts
and mathematics aligned to the
Common Core State Standards.
SBAC
• So that all students leave high school
prepared for postsecondary success in
college or a career through increased
student learning and improved teaching.
• The assessments shall be operational
across Consortium states in the 2014-15
school year.
To learn more...the SMARTER Balanced
Assessment Consortium can be found online
at http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/
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Core State Standards Overview Source: Center for K–12 Assessment & Performance
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Management
at ETS
SBAC Assessment System Components
Summative assessments
benchmarked to college and
career readiness
Common Core
State Standards
specify K-12
expectations for
college and career
readiness
Teachers can access
formative processes and
tools to improve
instruction
All students leave
high school college
and career ready
Interim assessments
that are flexible, open, and
provide actionable feedback
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System Highlights
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Now let’s get to work…
CCSS Statewide Conference Presentations
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August 15 – CTE Summer Conference
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October 2-4 – WASA Fall Conference
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October 14 – WSASCD Annual Conference
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November 1 – CCSS Symposium, Federal Way SD
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November 17-20 – WSSDA Annual Conference
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December 7 – 9 – WERA
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More on the way…
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Now let’s get to work…
CCSS Statewide Webinar Series
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September 20, 3:30-4:30 – Mathematics
September 22, 3:30-4:30 – English Language Arts
January 10, 10:30 – 11:30 – District/Building Leaders
January 17, 3:30 – 4:30 – Mathematics
January 19, 3:30 – 4:30 – English Language Arts
March 7,10:30 – 11:30 – District/Building Leaders
March 20, 3:30 – 4:30 – Mathematics
March 21, 3:30 – 4:30 – English Language Arts
May 23, 10:30 – 11:30 – District/Building Leaders
May 29, 3:30 – 4:30 – Mathematics
May 31, 3:30 – 4:30 – English Language Arts
http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx#Webinar
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Thank you.
corestandards@k12.wa.us
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