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Common Core State Standards
Gilbert Public Schools
Implementation
Parent Forums
April 1 & 16, 2013
The Beginning
Common Core State Standards
Criteria
 Aligned with college and career expectations
 Include content and rigorous application of
knowledge through higher-order skills
 Internationally benchmarked, so that all
students are prepared to succeed in our global
economy and society
 Based on evidence and research
Common Core State Standards
Process
State-led initiative spearheaded by governors and
state school chief officers
 College and Career Readiness Standards developed
in summer 2009
 Multiple rounds of feedback gathered from states,
teachers and various stakeholders
Common Core State Standards
Process
Voluntary adoption by states
 Encouraged in Race to the Top application
 Arizona State Board of Education adopted 2010
 GPS must implement CCSS
Common Core State Standards
 K-12 Standards:
English Language Arts (ELA)
• Includes Literacy Standards for Social Studies,
Science, and Technical Subjects
Mathematics
Social Studies/History & Science are forthcoming
What is Not Covered
in the CCSS
 The Standards do not dictate how teachers should
teach, rather they define what all students are
expected to know and be able to do.
 The Standards do not describe all that can or should
be taught, however, they focus on what is most
essential.
 The Standards do not define the intervention
methods or materials necessary to support
students who are well below or well above gradelevel expectations, instead they set
gradespecific standards.
 Local control
History of Educational Reform
 1983: A Nation at Risk
 Failed to meet national need for competitive
workplace
 Decline of SAT scores (1963-1980)
 1989: President George H.W. Bush & Governors
adopt goals
 “All children will leave grades 4, 8, & 12 having
demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter.”
History of Educational Reform
 1989: (continued)
 Issued grants to subject-matter organizations
 NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
 1994: Reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
 Required all states to develop challenging standards in Math &
English Language Arts with assessments to measure
performance against the standards
 2002: President George Bush further incentivized
standards-based reform through NCLB (No Child Left
Behind)
Problems with Previous
Educational Reform
 State benchmarks varied
 States lowered proficiency levels to avoid
sanctions
 Subject-matter organizations presented far too
much content
 Teachers had difficulty covering material with
any depth
 Student mobility
 Lack of national comparison
Support for Common Core
State Standards
 Provides a common curriculum
 Provides comparable tests and proficiency levels
 Is internationally benchmarked
 Addresses student mobility
Opposition against
Common Core State Standards
 Prefers local school governance
 Believes CCSS only targets the difference
between states but not within
 May produce least common denominator effect
Adoption of Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
www.corestandards.org
Common Core
State Standards
English Language Arts
(ELA)
ELA – 4 Areas
Reading
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Balance of literature and informational texts
Text complexity
Writing
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Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing
Writing using a variety of sources
Speaking and Listening

Inclusion of formal and informal talk
Language

Focus on general academic and content-specific vocabulary
Balance of Fiction &
Informational Text
 The Standards require certain critical content for all
students, including: classic myths and stories from around
the world, America’s Founding Documents,
foundational
American literature, and Shakespeare.
www.corestandards.org
Shifts in ELA/Literacy
Shift 1
Balancing Informational
& Literary Text
Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.
Shift 2
Knowledge in the Disciplines
Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content
areas) through TEXT rather than the teacher or activities
Shift 3
Staircase of Complexity
Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which
instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time
and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.
Shift 4
Text-based Answers
Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based
conversations about text.
Shift 5
Writing from Sources
Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or
make an argument.
Shift 6
Academic Vocabulary
Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they
need to access grade level complex texts. This can be done
effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex
texts.
engageny.org
Learning Progressions
11th – 12th
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (such as where a story
is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
9th – 10th
Analyze how complex characters (such as those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact
with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme..
8th
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provide a
decision.
7th
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (such as how setting shapes the characters or plot).
6th
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the
plot moves toward resolution.
5th
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (such as how
characters interact).
4th
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (such as a character’s
thoughts, words, or actions).
3rd
Describe characters in a story (such as their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence
of events.
2nd
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
1st
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Kinder
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
Common Core State Standards & Marzano
Common Core Reading Anchor Standard
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Common Core
State Standards
Math
Mathematics Content
Standards for Mathematical Content
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K-5 standards provide students with a solid
mathematical foundation including a strong focus on the
prerequisites for algebra
6-8 standards are robust & provide a coherent and rich
preparation for high school mathematics, including
algebraic concepts
High school standards presented by conceptual theme:
Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling,
Geometry, Statistics & Probability
Mathematical Practices
Standards for
Mathematical
Practice:

Carry across all grade
levels

Describe habits of
mind of a
mathematically expert
student
www.corestandards.org
Shifts in Mathematics
Shift 1
Focus
Teachers significantly narrow and deepen the scope of how time and energy is
spent in the math classroom. They do so in order to focus deeply on only the
concepts that are prioritized in the standards.
Shift 2
Coherence
Principals and teachers carefully connect the learning within and across grades
so that students can build new understanding onto foundations built in previous
years.
Shift 3
Fluency
Students are expected to have speed and accuracy with simple calculations;
teachers structure class time and/or homework time for students to memorize,
through repetition, core functions.
Shift 4
Deep
Understanding
Students deeply understand and can operate easily within a math concept before
moving on. They learn more than the trick to get the answer right. They learn
the math.
Shift 5
Application
Students are expected to use math and choose the appropriate concept for
application even when they are not prompted to do so.
Shift 6
Dual Intensity
Students are practicing and understanding. There is more than a balance
between these two things in the classroom – both are occurring with intensity.
engageny.org
TED
www.ted.com
Common Core
State Standards
Assessing College &
Career Readiness
Next Generation
Assessments (NGA’s)
 Realistic, complex performance task, immediate
feedback, and incorporate accommodations
for a range of students
 Better measure of higher-order thinking skills so
vital to success in the global economy of the
21st century
 Students must analyze and solve complex
problems, communicate clearly, synthesize
information, apply knowledge , and generalize
learning to other settings
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers (PARCC)
www.parcconline.org
PARCC
Arizona Department Of Education
PARCC
Arizona Department Of Education
PARCC Assessment
www.parcconline.org
Arizona Dept of Education:
PARCC Transition
Arizona Department Of Education
GPS Transition to
CCSS & PARCC
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
K - Full
K - Full
K - Full
K - Full
1
1 - Full
1 - Full
1 - Full
2
2 - Full
2 - Full
2 - Full
3
3 - Full
3 - Full
3 - PARCC
4
4 - Math
4 - Full
4- PARCC
5
5 - Math
5 - Full
5- PARCC
6
6 - Math
6 - Full
6- PARCC
7
7 - Full
7 - Full
7- PARCC
8
8 - Full
8 - Full
8- PARCC
9
9 - ELA
9 - Full
9- PARCC
10
10
10 – Full
10- PARCC
11
11
11 – Full
11- AIMS/PARCC
12
12
12 - Full
12 - Full
 WHAT students should know & be able to do.
Adopted by the Arizona State Board of Education in public meetings
 Materials and
processes used to
instruct Standards
 Materials adopted by
the local district
governing boards in
public meetings
 Example: Text
books, Reading lists
 HOW students
are taught, including
processes used
 Example: Lesson
Plans, Teacher
developed projects
Assessment
 Example: AZ 4th grade reading standard: “Describe in depth a character, setting, or
event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s
thoughts, words, or actions) 4.RL.3.”
Instruction
Curriculum
Standards
Standards vs. Curriculum
 HOW well
students have
mastered the
standards
www.ArizonaCommonCore.org
Curriculum Development
Appendix B Examples
Literary Texts
Homer. The Odyssey
Henry, O. “The Gift of the Magi”
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth
Johnson, James Weldon. “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Frost, Robert. “Mending Well”
Informational Texts
Henry, Patrick .“Speech to the Second Virginia Convention”
Washington, George. “Farewell Address”
Lincoln, Abraham. “Gettysburg Address”
Lincoln, Abraham. “Second Inaugural Address”
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. “State of the Union Address”
Reagan, Ronald. “Address to Students at Moscow State University”
Jefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence
www.ArizonaCommonCore.org
How it Works (ELA)
State Standards
Reading Literature
9th – 10th Grade
Curriculum
Cite strong and
thorough textual
evidence of what the
text says explicitly as
well as inferences
drawn from the text.
Reading Literature
9th – 10th Grade
Adopted by State
Drama:
(Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet)
Poetry: (Dunbar’s
“We Wear the Mask”)
Chosen by local
Governing Board
Lesson Plan
Reading Literature
9th – 10th Grade
Read “We Wear the Mask” by
Paul Laurence Dunbar and
use the reading Strategy to
analyze and annotate the text.
Students will write synthesizing
the two texts.
Developed by Teacher
www.ArizonaCommonCore.org
How it Works (Math)
State Standards
Math – 5th grade
Curriculum
Classify twodimensional figures
in a hierarchy based
on properties.
Math – 5th grade
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Math
Expressions
Adopted by State
Chosen by local
Governing Board
Lesson Plan
Reading Math – 5th grade
Students record the names for
triangles based on their side
lengths and angle measures.
Students will be able to sort and
classify triangles and name
them by their sides lengths and
angle measures.
Developed by Teacher
www.ArizonaCommonCore.org
2011 – 2013 GPS Training
for Teachers
2011/12 – 6 hours of Training
 Intro to CCSS
 Deconstructing CCSS
 Depth & Complexity of CCSS
2012/13 – 6 hours of Training
 Pacing & Curriculum Maps for CCSS
 Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
 Aligning Assessment to Depth of Knowledge
2013-14 & Beyond
 Early Release Schedule
 Implementation of PLCs
 Intervention & Enrichment
 Curriculum Map refinement
 Assessment for Learning
Thank you!
Questions & Answers
out:

Gilbert Public Schools Website
 Common Core Website
www.corestandards.org
 PARCC Website
www.parcconline.org
 Arizona Dept of Education Website
www. arizonacommoncore.org