Common Core Fun Night
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Why do we need the
Common Core Standards?
By Maureen Partilla
What are the standards and how can they help our children
meet the future with the skills that they need?
Education Week, Jan. 2014….
“More than 5 ½ million of the 30
million young adults in the US
between the ages of 18 and 24
don’t have a high school diploma,
according to the 2012 US
Census.”
Common Core Standards …..
 “These standards are a once and a lifetime opportunity
to ensure that all students are prepared for college and
career.”
(R. Hernandez, Education Weekly , Jan. 2014)
 1.7 million students graduated from high schools in the
United States and needed remediation in basic Math
and English to prepare them for college classes.
Translating the standards into
curriculum….
 Taking the standards and transmitting them into
“curricula, meaningful teaching, learning and
accountability, takes hard work.”
 This is the work that is being done now within the
states that adopted these standards.
 Let’s take a look at the standards….
What are the characteristics of
the standards?
 They are aligned with college and work expectations.
 They are clear, consistent, and understandable.
 They include rigorous content and application of the
knowledge.
 They are research and evidence based.
 They are the standards that other top performing
countries have used to prepare their students for a
global economy and society.
Common Core State Standards
(CCSS)
• CCSS are a clear set of shared goals and expectations for
what knowledge and skills will help our students succeed
• Goal is to prepare students to succeed in college and
workplace
• Standards are consistent from school to school, do not
change based on zip code, language, or race, and match
up to international standards
• BCPS designs their own curriculum based on the standards
• Parents, teachers and students need to work together for
students to be successful
• CCSS recognize that content and skills are both important
• http://vimeo.com/51933492
www.commoncoreworks.org
Common Core State Standards
(CCSS)
MSA/PARCC
 Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will take MSA Math and
Reading this school year
 Students in grade 5 will take MSA Science this school year
 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers (PARCC) will begin implementation in 2014-2015
 PARCC will provide more meaningful, actionable and timely
information for educators, parents and students.
 PARCC is being developed in response to the longstanding
concerns of educators, parents and employers who want
assessments that better measure students’ critical-thinking
and problem-solving skills and their ability to communicate
clearly.
http://www.parcconline.org/
Grade 3 Sample Item
Grade 4 Sample Item Part A
Grade 4 Part B
Grade 4 Part C
Grade 5 Sample item
Progression of Math Problem
Solving Skills Grades K-5
Kindergarten: Solve word problems by adding or subtracting numbers up to 10
using objects and drawings
Grade 1: Solve word problems by adding or subtracting numbers up through 20
Grade 2: Solve one and two step word problems by adding or subtracting numbers
up through 100
Grade 3: Solve two step word problems by adding, subtracting, multiplying and
dividing numbers up through 100
Grade 4: Solve multi step word problems, including problems involving
measurement and converting measurements from larger to smaller units
Grade 5: Solve multi step word problems, including problems involving adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals as well as writing and
interpreting mathematical expressions
Progression of Reading Grades K-5
Kindergarten: With help from the teacher, students ask and answer questions about
key details in a text.
Grade 1: Students ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Grade 2: Students ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why
and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Grade 3: Students ask and answer questions about what they read by referring
directly to parts of the text.
Grade 4: Students refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the
text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Grade 5: Students quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Parent Roadmaps
•Change in educational practices
•Grade level concepts
•Parent tips for student support
•Progression of student learning for major concepts
(prior year, current year, and upcoming year)
S.T.A.T. (Students &Teachers
Accessing Tomorrow)
Evaluation
 Please complete an evaluation at the end of
the evening and return it in the front lobby as
you exit.
 Upon returning survey, you will receive a parent
resource bag.
 Tonight's evaluation can also be completed online by accessing the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9PKPTSV
Thank you for your
attendance!
Please join us in the cafeteria for dinner and
participate in our parking lot activity to have
your questions and concerns addressed