Instructional Focus Meeting, September 22

Goals for today:
 Overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
▪ What are they?
▪ Where did they come from?
▪ Where do we go from here?

Agenda for today:
 Quiz!
 Background Information
 CCSS vs. CA State Standards
 Communicating about the CCSS
 Transitioning to the CCSS
1.
The CCSS only include skills and do not address
the importance of content knowledge.
2.
The CCSS are anchored in College and Career
Readiness standards.
3.
The CCSS define how teachers should teach.
4.
The CCSS do not include recommended
literature lists.
5.
The CCSS define what all students are
expected to know and be able to do.
6.
The CCSS initiative was a federally led effort.
7.
The CCSS require secondary ELA teachers to
teach H/SS & Science content standards.
8.
CA added up to 15% more information to the
CCSS in both ELA and Mathematics.
9.
There will be new assessments to test students
on the common core standards.
10.
Key math topics are missing in the CCSS.
1.
The CCSS only include skills and do not address
the importance of content knowledge. FALSE
2.
The CCSS are anchored in College and Career
Readiness standards. TRUE
3.
The CCSS define how teachers should teach.
FALSE
4.
The CCSS do not include recommended literature
lists. TRUE
5.
The CCSS define what all students are expected to
know and be able to do. TRUE
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The CCSS initiative was a federally-led effort.
FALSE
The CCSS require secondary ELA teachers to
teach H/SS & Science content standards.
FALSE
CA added up to 15% more information to the
CCSS in both ELA and Mathematics. TRUE
There will be new assessments to test students
on the common core standards. TRUE
Key math topics are missing in the CCSS.
FALSE

K-12 ELA and Mathematics Standards that
are the same for every state that adopts them

Common Core Standards can be found at
http://www.corestandards.org/

California Common Core Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/
 The Council of Chief State School Officer and the
National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices (NGA Center) coordinated the state-led
CCSS Initiative.
 This was not federally-led (DOE or NCLB)
 44 states have adopted the CCSS

Disparate standards across states

Student mobility

Global competition

Today’s jobs require different skills

Prepares students with the knowledge and
skills they need to succeed in college and work

Ensures consistent expectations regardless of
a student’s zip code

Provides educators, parents, and students with
clear, focused guideposts






Fewer, clearer, and higher
Aligned with college and work expectations
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

Quality of the new standards
 Developed by experts – they are good!
 Fewer, but equally rigorous
 Focus and emphasis changes, some rearranging in
math

CCSS vs. CA State Standards
 States had to adopt 100% of the standards
 States could add an additional 15% to the CCSS
 In other words, the states had a pencil, but not an
eraser

CCSS vs. CA State Standards Cont.
 Common Core replaced our existing standards in
Math and ELA
 CA had high standards to begin with so the
change to the CCSS is more a shift of emphasis
rather than any large content changes

We have a plan!
▪ Professional Development Cadre and lead teachers
▪ Instructional Focus Meetings
▪ Timeline with full implementation in 2014-2015

Testing will not change until 2014-2015

We will continue to teach our current content
standards for at least three more years

We will begin to shift our emphasis in the
direction of CCSS this year
 We will begin to shift our emphasis in the direction of
CCSS this year and provide targeted Professional
Development in the following areas:
▪ ELA
▪ Greater emphasis on analysis of informational text
▪ Math
▪ Eight Mathematical Practices
2011-2012
Phase 1
Informational
Elementary & Secondary Math – Introduction to Math Practices
Modeling: Instruction using Math Practices using current math resources
ELA – Overview + Informational Text
2012-2013
Phase 2
Partial
Implementation
2013-2014
Phase 3
Partial
Implementation
Elementary & Secondary Math – PD Math Practices and Understanding Grade Level Standards
ELA – Informational Text + Writing
Elementary Math - PD Math Practices and Focus on Grade Level Standards
Secondary Math - PD Math Practices begin transition to selected standards
ELA - Informational Text + Writing + Collaborative Conversations
2014-2015
Phase 4
Full
Implementation
Elementary & Secondary Math – Full implementation
ELA – Full implementation

California has joined the SMARTER Balanced
Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
 Computer adaptive assessments and performance
tasks
 Grades 3 – 8, high school English and math
 Administered last 12 weeks of school
 Optional interim assessments
http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/Resources.aspx



The new assessments scheduled for 2014-15
Supplemental materials available summer 2012
If legislation passes:
 Revise Frameworks - math 2013, ELA 2014
 Approve new materials - math 2016, ELA in 2018

If legislation does not pass:
 Revise Frameworks - math 2017, ELA 2018
 Approve new materials - math 2018, ELA in 2020

Common Core State Standards initiative:
http://www.corestandards.org/

California Common Core Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/

Assessment:
www.smarterbalance.org
 Exit Ticket
 I learned…
 I valued…
 I’d like more information about…
 Comments…
Thank you!