Time for pre-assessment!
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Statistics to keep in mind…
 We must have teachers’ involvement for the implementation
of the standards to work. Why?
 …53,000 dropouts in NC …
 …$14 billion in lost wages and productivity in one class…
 …$492 million in medical care
•This also means that a reduction of the male dropout
rate by 5% could save as much as $233 million dollars a
year
From www.LeadandLearn.com
Learning From Data, Thinking
Mathematically
8 + 4= ___ + 5
Percent Responding With these Answers
Answer given
1st and 2nd
Grade
3rd and 4th
Grade
5th and 6th
Grade
7
12
17
12 and 17
Learning From Data, Thinking
Mathematically
8 + 4= ___ + 5
Percent Responding With these Answers
Answer given
7
12
17
12 and 17
1st and 2nd
Grade
5%
58%
13%
8%
3rd and 4th
Grade
9%
49%
20%
10%
5th and 6th
Grade
2%
76%
21%
2%
What are the Common Core State Standards?
 Aligned with college and work expectations
 Focused and coherent
 Include rigorous content and application of knowledge
through high-order skills
 Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
 Internationally benchmarked so that all students are
prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
 Based on evidence and research
 State led – coordinated by NGA Center and CCSSO
Why is this important?
 Currently, every state has its own set of academic
standards, meaning public education students in each state
are learning to different levels
 All students must be prepared to compete with not only
their American peers in the next state, but with students
from around the world
Intentional Design Limitations
What the Standards do NOT define:
 How teachers should teach
 All that can or should be taught
 The nature of advanced work beyond the core
 The interventions needed for students well below grade level
 The full range of support for English language learners and
students with special needs
 Everything needed to be college and career ready
Literacy Standards
The Common Core State Standards acknowledge the
importance of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and
language in all subjects, not just English Language Arts.
The Common Core includes literacy standards specific to
content areas essential for a well-rounded education,
including:
 History/Social Studies
 Science
 CTE subjects
What does this mean for content
area teachers?
 Skilled teachers trained in a specific discipline are best
positioned to teach students how to read, understand,
listen, speak, and write about their fields.
 The college and career readiness expectations in Common
Core reinforce the importance of literacy content area
standards as reading and writing are critical to building
content knowledge in a range of disciplines and contexts
 It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in
history/social studies, science, and CTE subjects are not
meant to replace content standards in those areas but
rather to supplement them.