Common Core State Standards
Introduction and Exploration
Intro to Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
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48 states
English Language Arts & Math Standards
Represent a set of expectations for student knowledge and
skills that high school graduates need to master to succeed in
college and careers
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Common Core State Standards
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College and Career Readiness
Embedded into the standards
Aligned with college and work expectations
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through
higher-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons of current standards
Informed by top performing countries, so that students are
prepared to success in our global economy
Evidence and Research based
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Common Core State Standards
Pulling It All Together for Student
Achievement
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Common Focused District-wide Goals
Systems to meet the state’s expectations
Articulated & Aligned curriculum plans that meet CCSS
standards
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Teaching Strategies & Tools
Multiple Measures of Evaluation
Key Points for ELA: Reading
Staircase of increasing complexity & progression development
of reading comprehension
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Challenging informational and contemporary texts on a range
of subjects, students are expected to build knowledge, gain
insights, explore possibilities and broaden their perspective
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Key Points for ELA:Writing
Ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims,
sound reasoning and relevant evidence extending down to the
earliest grades
Research, short and long, focused projects with written
analysis and presentation of findings
Examples of students writing in multiply forms and for
multiple purposes
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Key Points for ELA:
Speaking and Listening
Students will gain, evaluate and present increasingly complex
information, ideas and evidence through listening and speaking as
well as through media
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Academic discussion in 1:1, small group and whole class setting
Collaboration to answer questions, building understanding and
solve problems
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Key Points for ELA:Language
Grow their vocabularies through a mix of conversations, direct
instruction and reading
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Word meanings, nuances of words, steadily expand their
repertoire of words and phrases
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Use formal English in their writing and speaking but also to
make informed, skillful choices among the many way to express
themselves
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Key Points for ELA:
Media & Technology
Critical Analysis and Production of Media are embedded
throughout the strands
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Key Points for Math
Solid foundation of whole numbers, addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, fractions & decimals
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In KG, standards follow international models, focusing on
“number core”
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Concepts build, maintaining a continuous progression
throughout the grades
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Key Points for Math
Procedural Skill but also conceptual understanding for critical
understanding
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Hands on learning
Practice application of math to real word thinking and problems
Emphasize “mathematical modeling,” linking classroom math to
everyday life, work and decision making
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Anchor Standards
CCSS identifies the broad standards that everyone should
follow in all aspects of what they do
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They should be at the forefront of their mind while planning
any lesson
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Embedded into all other subjects
Anchor Standards
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Key Ideas & Details
Craft & Structure
Integration od Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
The Smarter Balanced approach differs
from most state assessments today.
Inclusive and Integrated Approach
Administered online, goes beyond multiple choice questions to
include performance tasks that allow students to demonstrate
research, writing, and analytical skills.
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Accommodations for students with disabilities andELL
are builtinto the system so thatprogress canbe
accurately measured.
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An online reporting system will provide clear, easy-tounderstand data on student achievement and growth. These
reports will present parents, teachers, principals, and other
local and state leaders with information they can use to help
students make even greater progress.
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SMARTER Balanced
Performance Tasks go beyond the OAKS test Questions
Background
Challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to
respond to real-world problems.
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They can best be described as collections of questions and
activities that are coherently connected to a single theme or
scenario.
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These activities are meant to measure capacities such as depth
of understanding, research skills, and complex analysis, which
cannot be adequately assessed with selected- or constructedresponse items.
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Explore the CCSS
1stLook at the standards, what are your general impressions?
2ndLooking at students, highlight the areas that you believe you
currently have embedded.
3rdStar things that you need to address.
4thGiven SMARTER expectations, how would you need to
teach differently?
5thChoose one thing that you have not covered with one new
strategy that helps students get prepared for SMARTER
Balanced to try before the end of the year.
BE PREPARED TO REPORT BACK
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