Transition to PA Common Core
Next Steps in Curriculum
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PA
Common
Core
Local Curriculum
Toolbox
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Please do the Following:
• Connect to the Internet
• Navigate to: http://www.pdesas.org
– If a registered user, sign-in
– If not a registered user, join now
• Place your name and school
district/organization on your name tent
Your School District/Organization
Your Name
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PA Common Core Introduction
Essential Questions
• Does your curriculum meet Chapter 4 requirements
and align to PA Common Core Standards?
• How do you evaluate local curriculum?
• What are the next steps in your district’s curriculum
development?
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Where is you local district in curriculum
development in mathematics?
1. Aligned to Common Core State Standards
(CCSS).
2. Have not touched curriculum in 5 years.
3. Textbook is your curriculum.
4. Waiting for further information.
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• What does Chapter 4 state about curriculum?
(current)
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapt
er4/chap4toc.html
Revised:
http://www.paessp.org/images/stories/docume
nts/keystone_exams_draft.pdf
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• Complete the handout on Chapter 4 and
discuss about the following areas:
Curriculum
Planned instruction
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Chapter 4 highlights:
•Curriculum must be standards based.
•Planned Instruction must minimally contain
four essential items.
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Planned instruction consists of at least the
following elements:
1.Objectives of a planned course, instructional unit or
interdisciplinary studies to be achieved by all students.
2.Content, including materials and activities, and
estimated instructional time to be devoted to achieving
the academic standards. Courses, instructional units or
interdisciplinary studies of varying lengths of time may
be taught.
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3. The relationship between the objectives of a
planned course, instructional unit or
interdisciplinary studies and academic standards
specified under § 4.12 and to those determined in
the school district’s (including charter schools) or
AVTS’s strategic plan under § 4.13.
4. Procedures for measurement of the objectives of a
planned course, instructional unit or
interdisciplinary studies.
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• Does your current local curriculum meet all
the requirement of Chapter 4 in the areas of
curriculum and planned instruction?
• What components are missing?
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• What are some tools/resources necessary for
curriculum development?
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Possible tools/resources:
•PA Common Core Standards
•Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
•Emphasis Documents
•Mathematical Practices
•Local Textbook and Assessments
•Other
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Guiding Questions for Curriculum Development
to PA Common Core Standards:
•Have we acknowledged the instructional shifts?
•Is the rigor of our curriculum aligned with PA Common
Core?
•Do our local assessments mirror the rigor of PA
Common Core?
•Are we adequately addressing Tier 3 vocabulary?
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Math Specific Questions:
1. Is the content grade appropriate?
2. What evidence exists that we are addressing the
Standards for Mathematical Practices throughout
the curriculum?
3. Does the curriculum address procedural skills and
conceptual understanding to ensure students are
learning and applying the critical information they
need to succeed at higher levels?
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Let’s attempt a curriculum review.
Grade 4 Geometry
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• There are two electronic copies with in the
handouts to look at:
GRADE_4Sample_Curriculum
Gr. 4 PACC EC CCSS side by side
Take a moment to review the documents.
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Now a Specific Example
Please locate the handouts:
•Page 1 of the sample curriculum
•Page 6 of the side by side document
Let’s focus on PA Common Core Standards 2.3
and the Activities/Instructional Strategies.
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Complete the following activity:
1. Use a yellow highlighter to highlight activities
from the sample curriculum that align to PACCS
and EC.
2. Use a blue highlighter to highlight any
activities that are not in the PACCS and EC.
3. Use a pink highlighter to highlight any PACCSS
and EC that are not addressed in activities.
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A quick assessment of the curriculum…
Yellow – Stays with the new curriculum.
Blue – Stays or remove from new curriculum?
Pink – Add to curriculum.
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Next step is to complete the handout.
Yellow item
current PACCS
Activities aligned
to PACCS (maybe
rewritten)
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Math Practices
Tier 3 Vocab
Look at EC and
activities
Notes
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Questions/Comments: Grade 4 Geometry
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District Time
Next steps for your local district and curriculum
development:
Planning?
Timeline?
Implementation?
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Questions?
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