Today’s Objectives:
State & National
Standards
Sunshine State Standards
(SSS) & Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS)
Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
Gaps, Depth, & Time
Project CHILD
Solutions
Project CHILD philosophy of subject area experts, crossgrade level teachers, differentiated stations
The 2/3 Rule of Whole Group
& Small Group Instruction
Spiraling the Curriculum

The New Florida Textbooks

Common Core
State Standards www.corestandards.org

State of Florida
Assessments
1. FCAT
1998
2. FCAT 2.0
2010
3. PARCC
2014
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers www.parcconline.org

Common Core Testing:
2014 - 2015
Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC)
As part of the Race to the Top competition, Florida joined with 26 other states to help create common assessments.
See more at www.parcconline.org

Common Core Implementation
1 2 3-8 9-12 Year K
2011-2012 x
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015 x x x x x x x Blended Blended x x x

SSS  NGSSS  Common Core

GAPS: Examples
What GAPS did YOU notice this last year?

GAPS: Examples
Current 4 th graders didn’t memorize their multiplication table through
10x10 in 3 rd grade
Current 5 th graders didn’t learn the use of the Distributive Property in
1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , or 4 th grade

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
1 st Grade: 27 + 15 = 20 + 10 + 7 + 5 = 30 + 12
2 nd Grade: 141 + 99 = 141 + 100 - 1
3 rd Grade: 8 x 6 = (8 x 5) + (8 x 1)
4 th Grade: 8 x 26 = (8 x 20) + (8 x 6)
5 th Grade: 208 ÷ 8 = (160 ÷ 8) + (48 ÷ 8)

GAPS: Examples
What GAPS might there be when we transition to the Common
Core?

a Mile Wide and an Inch Deep

• How do I find time to fill in the transition gaps?
• How do I teach the deeper, more difficult material?
• How do I get through the book at all? ( It doesn’t feel like less!
)
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Solution #1: Project CHILD
• Cross-Grade Level
Teaching
• Teachers as Subject
Experts
• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Differentiated Learning
Stations

Solution #2: The 2/3 Rule

The 2/3 Rule:
Whole Group v. Small Group
1) Spend less than ½ the class time teaching whole group.
2) The remaining part of the class time should be spent at stations, including a small group at Teacher Station.

3) Teach the remaining 1/3 of the class at the the Teacher Station .
RTI Philosophy
Tier 1: Whole-Group Instruction
Tier 2: Whole-Group Instruction with supplemental help from teacher or classmates
Tier 3: Small-Group & Individual Instruction

The 2/3 Rule:
Whole Group v. Small Group
Whole-Group Instruction
Tier 1 & 2
67%
Tier 3
33%
Teacher
Station
25%
Individual
8%

Solution #3:
Spiral the Curriculum

Spiral the Curriculum:
Review, Preteach, Review
Bellwork & Stations
1) Review previous year curriculum during the fall to assess level of mastery.

Bellwork & Stations
2) Preteach curriculum by using your higher-achieving students and allowing your students to discover.
3) Review curriculum throughout the year, focusing on each BIG Idea.

Spiraling The Curriculum
Place Value Multiplication Data Fractions Geometry

How can I “preteach”
Curriculum?
Place Value Multiplication Data Fractions Geometry

2/3 Rule &
Spiraling the Curriculum
Would they work in your classroom?
How would this change your teaching structure?

Today’s Objectives:
State & National
Standards
Sunshine State Standards
(SSS) & Next Generation
Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS)
Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
Gaps, Depth, & Time
Project CHILD
Solutions
Project CHILD philosophy of subject area experts, crossgrade level teachers, differentiated stations
The 2/3 Rule of Whole Group
& Small Group Instruction
Spiraling the Curriculum