Teaching to the Standards
Integrating the Common Core State
Standards into
-Lesson Plans
- Instruction
-- Assessments
What is…
• Common Core and State Standards?
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What students should learn and be able to do in Mathematics and English Language Arts in K12. Implemented in all North Carolina classrooms beginning in 2012. Designed to help
students be competitive nationally when they graduate high school and attend college or
universities. Also, to help ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy no
later than the end of high school. Essentially, this is your guide.
• Unpacking Document
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A more specific break down of the Common Core. It describes what each standard
means a student will know and will be ab to do and gives examples. Basically, this
unravels the language of the Common Core
• Pacing Guide
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Developed by a curriculum council in a county and helps keep teachers “on track”
and organized in a timely manner
ELA Standards:
- Key Ideas and Details
- Craft and Structure
- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
- Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Math Standards:
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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 reading
Integrating the Common Core in
Lesson Planning:
• A few ideas to keep in mind :
- Make a note in your lesson plan about which CCS you
are covering
- Show students – “This is what I am teaching you
today and this is what you will be learning”
- Make notes in your plans of which students had
difficulty with a particular standard (this is especially
helpful when writing PEPs for students)
- Order in which you teach the standards…
- It is helpful to plan with your grade level
Integrating the Common Core in
Instruction:
• Make it interesting! Allow students to actively explore,
research, and solve complex problems
• Present the lesson in a way that allows students to relate that
information to real-world experiences.
• Collaborate with other teachers who will be working with
your students, in order to plan your lessons. (Title I reading,
math, media coordinator, etc.)
• Make it engaging! This will help them understand, make
connections, and retain information better
• Integrate science and social studies with reading – you
Integrating the Common Core thru
Assessing:
• Mclass (and progress monitoring throughout)
• In – class assessments (guided reading groups, math groups,
one-on-one)
• Case 21 tests (In Grade 3 it’s like a practice EOG)
• Student conferencing
• Oral questioning and group discussions
• Class exit slips
* It is important to keep a record and keep track of these assessments for
parent conferences… and for you!!
Some Advice…
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This takes time and practice! It does not happen overnight
Know your students!
Don’t be afraid to ask questions!
Seek out help!
Find a veteran teacher expert, mentor, or other elementary
professional to go to for advice, help, questions, etc.
• Collaborate with your grade level team and be willing to share
information, resources, and ideas
Always remember why you went into this
profession…And always do what is best for
your students!
Helpful Resources:
• NCDPI website
• www.commoncoresheets.com
• maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Elementary
(GREAT RESOURCE)
• www.mathplayground.com