STRATEGIC PLAN
Welcome to TNCore Summer
Training!
Day 1
Welcome!
•Please create a table tent, with your first name on
both sides, once you find your seat.
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Introductions
• Name
• School
• What is your favorite thing about teaching
this subject?
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Opening Agenda
• Norms & Opening Discussion
• Videos with Voices from across Tennessee
• Core Beliefs Overview and Discussion
• The Context of this Training
• Training Agenda and Norms
• Closing: A Message from TNCore Coaches
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Norms
• Keep students at the center of focus and decision-making
• Be present and engaged – limit distractions, if urgent matters come up,
step outside
• Start and end on time – maximize group learning by honoring session and
break start and end times
• Monitor air time and share your voice - you’ll know which applies to you!
• Challenge with respect – disagreement can be healthy, respect all
intentions
• Be solutions oriented – for the good of the group, look for the possible
• Risk productive struggle - this is safe space to get out of your comfort
zone
• Balance urgency and patience - we need to see dramatic change and
change will happen over time
• Any other norms desired to facilitate your learning?
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Opening Discussion
Today’s kindergarten students will graduate high school in 2026 and
college in 2030.
•What do you think will be different about our world and country?
•What skills do you think will be more important for student success?
• If you were the parent of a five year old today, what would you
want? What would you worry about?
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VIDEO 1 - TN STUDENTS:
THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
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Discussion
• What comments from the video resonated with
you?
• What do the comments of students make you
think about our role as teachers?
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Mission of the TNCore Training Series
Support collaborative learning focused on
increasing student achievement in the transition to
Common Core State Standards.
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What this is / What it is not
What it is
What it is not
Peer led learning
Information updates from TDOE or expertdelivered training
Content focused – we will dive deep into
understanding the expectations
Generic discussion of teaching strategies
Focused on building our capacity
(knowledge and skill) as educators
Mandating implementation of a recipe for
instant success
Designed to meet participants at a range
of experience with Common Core
Redundant of other TNCore trainings - or –
dependent on you having done anything thus
far
Focused on student achievement
Focused on compliance
Focused on your learning
Focused on preparing you to train others
Focused on instruction
Focused on PARCC or assessment scoring (send
these questions to TNCore.questions@tn.gov!)
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VIDEO 2 – PARENTS AND LEADERS:
THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
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Discussion
• What key messages resonated with you from the remarks of
community members and parents?
• How did the messages from the video align with the core beliefs?
• What are you most excited about for the implementation of
Common Core?
•What are you most nervous about?
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Core Beliefs
Earning a living wage has never
demanded more skills. This
generation must learn more than
their parents’ to do as well.
All children are capable of
learning and thinking at a high
level. Children in Tennessee are as
talented as any in the country and
often capable of more than we
expect.
Our current education results
pose a real threat to state and
national competitiveness and
security. Improving the skills of
our children is vital for the future
of Tennessee and America.
Tennessee is on a mission to
become the fastest improving
state in the nation. Doing so will
require hard work and significant
learning for all. We must learn to
teach in ways we were not taught
ourselves.
There is no recipe that will deliver
a successful transition. Preparing
for Common Core will demand
effective leadership focused on
student growth.
PARCC is coming in two years. We
need to use the transition wisely
to make sure our students and
our state are ready.
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VIDEO 3 - TN DOE: CONTEXT ON
THIS TRAINING
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Agenda for Day 1 (Grades K-2)
Time
Session
8:00 - 9:00
Opening Session Part 1
9:00 - 10:30
Breakout 1
10:30 – 11:00
Opening Session Part 2
11:00 - 12:15
Lunch
12:45 - 4:00
Breakout 2
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Agenda for Day 2 (Grades K-2)
Time
Session
8:00 – 11:15
Breakout 3
11:15 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 3:30
Breakout 4
3:30 – 4:00
Closing
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VIDEO 4 – MATH CORE COACHES:
THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION AND THIS
TRAINING
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STRATEGIC PLAN
Opening Session Module 2
VIDEO 5 - TN DOE: COMMON CORE
TRANSITION PLAN, MATH K-2
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Welcome to www.tncore.org!
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Available Resources
• 2013-2014 Common Core Implementation Plan
• Common Core History and Fact Sheet
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Math Resources on www.TNCore.org
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Available Resources
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Focus Standards and 2013-14 Focus Clusters
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LOG-IN INFORMATION
• Tennessee provides all educators with access to the resources on
www.TNCore.org
• Some of the materials may be password protected. All teachers
may log-in using:
• Log-in: tneducation
• Password: fastestimproving
• You may share this log-in information with your TN colleagues to
access the information on www.TNCore.org.
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When will new resources be added?
• New resources for math are
scheduled to be added to the
TNCore website in July 2013.
• Materials from last year’s math
training are currently available
on the website and will be
updated to include materials
from this year’s training as well.
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How can I stay informed?
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What if I have questions?
Contact TN DOE
staff directly by
clicking the
Contact Us button
in the upper right
hand corner of
any page.
You may also
email TN DOE staff
directly at:
TNCore.questions
@tn.gov.
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Thank you!
• Thank you for your participation in both portions of the Opening
Session.
• We’ll break for lunch from 11:00 – 12:15.
• We will start on time at 12:15 to begin Module 2!
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