Common Core Jim Comegys 6/19/13 These Standards are not intended - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

302.552.3700 | 1502 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805 | www.redclay.k12.de.us Common Core Jim Comegys 6/19/13 These Standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing business. They are a call to take the next step… It is time to recognize that standards are not just promises to our children, but promises we intend to keep. -CCSS pg. 5

The Background of the CCSS Initiated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with the following design principles:  Result in College and Career Readiness  Based on solid research and evidence  Fewer standards, increase rigor and clearer Slide 2 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

What does College and Career Ready mean? Demonstrate independence  Have strong content knowledge  Are able to respond to an audience or task  with purpose Comprehend as well as critique  Value evidence  Use technology and digital media  strategically and capably Understand others perspectives and cultures  http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/introduction/students-who-are-college-and-career-ready-in-reading-writing-speaking-listening-language 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education Slide 3

One Predictor of College Readiness : Combined SAT Score and Freshman GPA State District without DMA and Charter With DMA and Charter 80 78 61 39 22 20 College Ready Not College Ready Slide 4 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Professional Development that has occurred : PD that focused on the Structure of the Standards  ALL ELA and mathematics teachers received PD that focused  on the instructional shifts Mathematics PD that focused on Mathematical Practices  Mathematics reviewed and analyzed the crosswalks from GLEs  to CCSSM Middle school ELA PD on academic vocabulary.  Resources were shared with ELA teachers creating more  effective questions, effectively facilitating close reads and CCSS-aligned rubric creation ELA Council PD covered text-dependent questions, close  reading and have analyzed how current materials rate against the publishers’ criteria Slide 5 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Lit PD:  Literacy-rich classroom environment  Whole Group Instruction  Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Instruction  Small Group Instruction  The Power of a Read Aloud  Vocabulary & Fluency Instruction All Title I K-3 teachers Shortlidge, Richardson Park, and Warner 4 th and 5 th Grade All district specialists Slide 6 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Mathematics – Curriculum Guide Updates 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education Slide 7

SpringBoard and Holt/McDougal  Both incorporate multi-media  Both have Writing, Speaking and Listening components  Holt/McDougal teachers will receive online access to CCSS-aligned materials and activities  SpringBoard is aligned to CCSS. Slide 8 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Enhanced questions for SF Slide 9 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Additional CCSS Work:  All SF benchmark questions have been rewritten to align to the CCSS  SBAC rubrics are used to score extended response questions  Narrative and opinion/argumentative writing modules have been created, piloted and revised  Text-dependent questions and performance tasks have been created as a supplement to the SF teacher manual Slide 10 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Beyond Math and ELA:  Social Studies PD has includes creating activities, resource identification, read aloud strategies, text-book assessment  ELA has been a resource for Science PD  PD sessions with Librarians focused on writing and research  Unified Arts teachers have had sessions on supporting literacy and deepening their rigor Slide 11 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Preparing for 2014-15  Common formative and summative assesment  Math curriculum guide alignment  Professional development in content areas  Pilot Smarter Balance Assessment  Alignment of Technology Plan  Embedding ELL/SWD best practices  2013-14 Professional Development Planning: Lit PD Pre K – 5  Math PD targeting 4-6 th grade  Administrator Trainings  After School Common Core  Professional Development on In-service Days  Slide 12 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Secondary ELA 2013-14 Proposed PD and other tasks  Sessions on new CCSS aligned map and time to reflect on it  Analyze DCAS performance based on which curricular materials are used  Argumentative Writing pointers and resources.  KUDs — grade-level groups of teachers collaborate Text-dependent questions & close reads  Speaking and Listening Strategies and resources  Smarter Balanced deconstruction and identification of strategies to assist students in honing their skills to face the assessment in 2014-15. Slide 13 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

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Smarter Balanced Item: Smarter Balanced Practice Test Slide 15 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Smarter Balanced  Explored Smarter Balanced assessment with council members  Shared resources with to raise awareness.  Began work on critical skills so students are prepared in 2014-15  Focus on Speaking and Listening standards  Writing using multiple sources including multi- media  Develop rigorous, multi-step tasks that improve students’ endurance and abilities Slide 16 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

CCSS and Technology  Moving from Document to Implementation:  Identify Goals that are Instructional  Connect NETs to CCSS  Embed technology use with instruction  Improving access to technology  Strive to make it easier to use “We must integrate technology into our instructional practices so our students succeed” Slide 17 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Standard 1: Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments Performance Indicator Examples Outcome • Promote, support, and model creative • Web 2.0 (Voki, blog, Students and innovative thinking and Go-Animate) demonstrate creative inventiveness thinking, construct knowledge, and • Promote student reflection using  Google Accounts develop innovative collaborative tools to reveal and  Wikis products and clarify students’ conceptual  Padlet processes using understanding and thinking, planning, technology. and creative processes Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. Slide 18 6/13/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Standard 2: Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS·S. Performance Indicator Examples Outcome Design or adapt Instructional application of Students use digital relevant learning Edline Class Pages media and experiences that Distance Learning environments to incorporate digital tools Wikis communicate and and resources to Blogs work collaboratively, promote student Twitter including at a learning and creativity IB Program distance, to support Google Docs individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. Slide 19 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education

Each Red Clay Student Graduates College and/or Career Ready Standards, plans, documents and assessments will not ensure we reach this goal. It is the hard work of our students, parents, teachers, and administrators that ensure each child in our care is successful in their next endeavor. Slide 20 6/19/2013 Presentation to the Board of Education