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Judy K. Sargent, Ph.D.
Director, CESA 7 School Improvement
CESA 7 School Improvement Team
Judy K. Sargent, Ph.D., Director, School Improvement Services
Claire Wick, School Improvement Specialist, English Language Arts/Literacy
Coordinator
Chris Castillero, School Improvement Specialist, Mathematics Coordinator
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Ivan Scott, Director, Regional Computer Center
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COMMON CORE STANDARDS
CURRICULUM COMPANION
PURPOSE FOR THE
CURRICULUM COMPANION
To provide a framework to move from standards to
instruction
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To organize the Common Core Standards for instruction
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To provide a scope and sequence for grade level
Common Core standards
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To provide an online easy-access curriculum framework
that allows for local customization
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To provide a replicable tool based on the Common Core
that can be used by other agencies
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THE JOURNEY
Project first proposed to the Department of Public Instruction – funds and
mechanisms were not available
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Project was then proposed to the 12 CESAs as a collaborative project, but funds
were limited
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Then – at the urging of CESA 7 administrators, the CESA 7 Board of Control was
approached.
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The project was funded in April 2011 with CESA 7 Board of Control approval of
internal funds
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Design work was initiated in spring 2011
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Coordinated by the CESA 7 School Improvement Team
Spring 2011
Summer 2011
Funding, Content
Curriculum &
and Curriculum
Fall 2011
Software
Design
Ongoing
Development, and
Development,
Ongoing Design
Design Work and
Work
Vetting
Jan-Mar 2012
Final Vetting,
Editing, Software
Construction and
Launch
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WISCONSIN CONTENT
LEADS/CONSULTANTS
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Linda Nortier, ELA Consultant
Pat Scanlon, UW-Oshkosh, Literacy Consultant
Barb Novak, Menasha Literacy Consultant
Sue Hanson-Otis, Wisconsin Math Consultant
Billie Sparks, Wisconsin Math Consultant
Lori Williams, Manitowoc Math Consultant
National Consultants were included in the development of
the project
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TRANSITION FROM STANDARDS … TO
CURRICULUM
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Understanding the Common Core Standards: the
essential first step to curriculum
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COLLABORATIVE SERVICES IN
WISCONSIN
CESAs have taken the
lead in rolling out the
Common Core in
Wisconsin
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Contact your regional
service agency for
assistance with these
services
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UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS
The Crucial First Step Before Curriculum
2.
Participate in an Common Core
“Investigations” session
3.
Attend Common Core “Deeper Study”
sessions
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Strategies to Learn the Common Core
Standards:
Go to www.corestandards.org to study
them
The Common Core
Standards
represent
important “shifts”
in America
education. It’s
important to build
content
understanding
about these
expectations for
teaching and
learning
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A WORD ABOUT THE CC STANDARDS
They were developed through significant research
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They are designed with intentional learning progressions
– within and across grade levels
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They are explicit, although dense with complexity
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They will be assessed in the summative assessments
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Therefore … the Common Core standards
should NOT be …
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Rewritten, revised
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Selected from – choose some and not others
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Prioritized or narrowed for the universal curriculum
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Added to, without GREAT care by content experts who deeply
understand the progressions
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CURRICULUM COMPANION
Based on the Common
Core State Standards as
published
(www.corestandards.org)
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All core standards are
addressed
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When followed, provides
a guide for teaching all of
the Common Core
Standards
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
CURRICULUM COMPANION APPROACH
Focus on English Language Arts - Note that Literacy in the Content
Areas will be embedded in the Social Studies and Science Curriculum
Companions
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Integrates all four strands of ELA standards – reading, writing,
speaking/listening & language within sequenced inquiry modules
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Organized by sequenced “overarching enduring understandings” that
are the same for all grades (K-12)
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Provides a scope and sequence that includes every Common Core
standard by grade level, K-12
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Reflects a “workshop instructional model” for K-5 literacy and a
“gradual release of responsibility” instructional approach for 6-12
literacy
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Provides open fields for local work
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THE ELA CURRICULUM COMPANION
STRUCTURE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL (K-12)
Increasing Sophistication
Overarching
Enduring
Understanding #1
Overarching
Enduring
Understanding #2
Overarching
Enduring
Understanding #3
Overarching
Enduring
Understanding #4
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Inquiry
Module
2 to 4 Sequenced
Modules per OEU
Each Module
designed for 2 to
4 weeks of
instruction
Module
Title
Module
Overview
Module
Essential
Questions
Module
Focus
Standards
Module
Reading
Foundation
Standards
(K-5)
Module
Transfer/
Application
Standards
Standards
Unpacked
Sample
Module
Performance
Task
Performance
Task
Template &
Criteria
Sequenced
Lesson Plan
Focal Points
(for minilessons &
focus
lessons)
ELA Lesson
Plan
Templates
for K-5 and
6-12
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SCREEN & NAVIGATION LAYOUT
Copyright 2011 CESA 7, Green Bay, WI
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SAMPLE SCOPE & SEQUENCE –
2ND GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
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THE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
COMPANION APPROACH
Emphasizes the “sense-making” importance in the math
core standards
 Weaves in the mathematics practice standards at the
lesson level
 Addresses the importance of expanding the standards
“unpacking” to three additional elements: related
standards, notations, and student language for discourse
 Provides a scope and sequence that includes Common
Core standard by grade level, K-12
 Provides open fields for local work
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THE MATH CURRICULUM COMPANION
STRUCTURE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL (K-12)
Inquiry
Module
Module
Overview
with
Critical
Focus
Areas
Module
Essential
Questions
SenseMaking
Concepts
Standards
SenseMaking
Strategies
Standards
SenseMaking
Application/
Modeling
Standards
Expanded
Standards
Unpacking
Sample
Module
Math Task (s)
Performance
Task
Template &
Criteria for
High
Cognitive
Demand
Tasks
Sequenced
Lesson Plan
Focal Points
with
Mathematical
Practices
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3 to 8 Sequenced
Modules per
grade level &
conceptual
category
Module
Title
Math Sample
Lesson Plan
Templates
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SCREEN & NAVIGATION LAYOUT
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SAMPLE
SCOPE &
SEQUENCE FOR
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A SCHOOL
YEAR –
6TH GRADE
MATHEMATICS
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LOCAL CUSTOMIZABILITY
Add Assessment Linkages and Attachments
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Add local resources
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Use sample lesson plan templates for
teacher input
… or …
 Attach local lesson plans
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Science and Social Studies with Disciplinary
Literacy to come
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QUESTIONS?
Nancy Forseth
forseth@cesa10.k12.wi.us
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Michelle Parks
mparks@cesa10.k12.wi.us
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