Taking the Bite
out of the
Common Core
March 14, 1-3 pm
Quick Quiz
Please complete the quick quiz on the
Common Core Standards.
No discussion yet! By the end you should be
confident of all of the answers.
Learning Targets:
I
can identify the big shifts in the areas of
writing, reading, speaking and listening.
 I can understand what standards-based
instruction should look like in my English
and content area classrooms.
 I can learn what districts are doing to
implement the new common core
standards.
When: These are to be implemented in 2012-2013.
The MCA III will be based on these this year, in
2013.
What: They are grade level progressions based on
College and Career Ready Anchor Standards.
Timeline and Structure
10 Reading Standards ( pg. 49 Anchor Standards)
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Literature
Informational text
10 Writing Standards (pg.58 Anchor Standards)
8 Speaking, Viewing, Listening/Media
Literacy Standards (pg. 66 Anchor Standards)
6 Language Standards (pg. 72 Anchor Standards)
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Conventions, vocabulary, usage, language
acquisition
The Breakdown 34 Standards
 Standards
for ELA and Literacy in History/Social
Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects ( k-5)
 Standards
for ELA ( 6-12)
 Standards
for Literacy in History/Social Studies,
Science and Technical Subjects (6-12)
3 Main Strands
Text Complexity Grade
Band
Old Lexile Ranges
Lexile Ranges Aligned
to Common Core
Standards
K-1
n/a
n/a
2-3
450-725
450-790
4-5
645-845
770-980
6-8
860-1010
955-1155
9-10
960-1115
1080-1305
11-CCR
1070-1220
1215-1355
Text Complexity Grade Bands
 What
are the implications for these new lexile
bands?
 With this in mind, what should we be seeing in all of
our classrooms?
Pair Share
Overview Video Clip
 As
you view the following video
introduction, consider these questions:
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What will be most challenging for your
school in implementation of these new
standards?
What do you feel your school is already
doing well?
Video Clip
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/c
ommon-core-standards-ela
Table Texting
Using the table texting form, respond to this
question. Please write neatly since
someone will be reading this and
responding.
 What
will be most challenging for your
school?
Table Texting
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Pass your paper to someone at your table.
When you have a new paper, respond to
what they wrote.
You may use the following prompts:
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I agree with__________ because
I disagree with ____________ because
I would add that __________
What you wrote makes me wonder_________
Table Texting
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
Pass your paper again. Be sure someone new
is reading it.
When you have a new paper, respond to
what they wrote.
You may use the following prompts:
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I agree with__________ because
I disagree with ____________ because
I would add that __________
What you wrote makes me wonder_________
Quick Review
 Take
two minutes to review what people
wrote in response to your comments.
SUPU
 Now,
stand up and pair up with someone
who is not from your table.
 Discuss
the main points of your table
texting discussion.
Group Huddle
 At
your table, discuss how you could use
table texting at a faculty meeting or a
training with your staff.
 How might your teachers use this in the
classroom?
The Big Shifts
 Please
read the following pieces
regarding the shifts that these new
standards represent.
 Take notes on your graphic organizer.
 Be prepared to share your thoughts with
someone else.
Learning Line Up
 If
you work primarily with grades 6, 7 and 8
line up with your back to the front wall.
 If you work primarily with grades 9, 10 and
11 move to face one of your middle level
colleagues.
 If you work with both, choose which line
to stand in.
 Discuss your thoughts about the first bullet.
Learning Line Up
 High
school principals move two to your
right.
 Now, discuss the second and third bullets.
Learning Line Up
 Middle
school principals move one to
your left.
 Discuss the last two bullets.
Why did we use a note taking
format?
 Note
taking
strategies
Effect Size
Percentile
Gain
1.0
34
1.0 would equal 1
year’s growth
Marzano, Gaddy and
Dean
Why did we do Learning Line
Up?
Breaking down
concepts to be
learned and
discussing them
periodically yields
large academic
gains.
 There
is a 35%
increase in
comprehension of
material when
chunking and
discussion happen
for all students.
(Crismore, 1985)
Writing Standards
What did you write today?
Take one minute and jot down all the things
you wrote today.
Compare your list with your partner.
Note how much was informational as
opposed to narrative writing.
Turn and Talk
What types of writing should students
be doing in their classes?
Three Types of Writing
Argument
Informational
Narrative
What questions should I be
asking in my classrooms?
 Take
a look at the handout I created for
you called Standards and Objectives.
 How might you use this during your
coaching visits?
How can I help my content
area teachers?
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Be sure they know they have literacy
standards to implement.
Provide time for them to embed these
standards into their curriculum.
Provide training in content area reading
strategies.
Track the amount of time students are
reading and writing in all of your classes when
you visit. ( Homework time does not count)
How can I help my content
area teachers?
 www.rochester.k12.mn.us
Group Sharing and ProblemSolving
 On
the recipe card, jot down a question
or scenario that you’d like the group to
discuss.
Number Off
 Number
yourself at your table.
 I’ll give you five minutes to discuss the
scenario and then I’ll roll the dice.
 If your number is rolled you will share the
best ideas from your table discussion.
Standards: Where to start
I have really not done much with the new
English/Language standards or content
area standards. I need advice on where to
begin. What should be done first?
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
Virtual Dice Roll
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources
_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/
Scenario #2
Virtual Dice Roll
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources
_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/
Scenario #3
Virtual Dice Roll
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources
_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/dice/
Action Planning
 Complete
the action planning document
to help you remember what you plan to
do when you get back to school.
Revisit the Quiz
Quick Quiz on the Common Core.docx
Learning Targets:
I
can identify the big shifts in the areas of
writing, reading, speaking and listening.
 I can understand what standards-based
instruction should look like in my English
and content area classrooms.
 I can learn what districts are doing to
implement the new common core
standards.