an introduction to the common core
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An introduction to the Common Core. Diane Gillaspie Instructional Specialist [email protected] 314-703-9320. Just a Song Away. Objectives for today. Today we will have an overview of “why the Common Core?” Today we will do a walk through of the Common Core Standards - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
We’ve Only Just Begun
The Long and Winding Road
Send in the Clowns
Wild Thing Impossible Dream Good VibrationsCryin’ in the Rain Getting to Know You With a Little Help
From my FriendsClimb Every Mountain Help! Satisfaction
Killing Me Softly The Fool on the Hill Helter SkelterI Feel Good A Hard Day’s Night All Alone Am I
Bad Moon Rising Everything’s All Right I’m a Believer
Just a Song Away
Today we will have an overview of “why the Common Core?”
Today we will do a walk through of the Common Core Standards
Today we will taking a look at the Smarter Balanced Consortium
Today we will analyze Smarter Balanced Assessments
Today we will compare our current assessments to the Smarter Balanced Assessment
Objectives for today
Common standards across statesStudent mobilityChanges in the set of skills required for current and emerging jobs
Increasing global competition for existing jobs.
Why Common Core State Standards?
The CCSS did not call for, nor does it support a “national curriculum.” The common
standards were designed to identify the most essential
skills and knowledge students need, but not how students
acquire them.
They were designed to identify the most essential skills and knowledge students
need.
They were not designed to determine HOW the students these essential skills.
These oversights will continue to a decision made at each individual state
What were the CCSS designed for?
SUM IT UP!
How will they change our classrooms?
1. Prompt return of student-level results2. Information that will help teachers refine
instruction3. Results that measure student
performance and growth over time (this allows evaluation of teacher and principal effectiveness)
4. The incorporation of fair and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and English Language Learners
Why Multi-State Assessment Consortia
Is a member of the Smarter Balanced Consortium
The other consortium is PARCC
Missouri
A Balanced Assessment System
Common Core State Standards
specify K-12
expectations for college and career readiness
All students leave
high school college
and career ready
Teachers and schools have
information and tools they need
to improve teaching and
learning Interim assessments
Flexible, open, used for actionable
feedback
Summative assessments
Benchmarked to college and career
readiness
Teacher resources for formative
assessment practices
to improve instruction
A Balanced Assessment System
Sign up for emails and updates at:
www.smarterbalanced.org
Smarter Balanced Consortium
RI-4; L-5, L-5a, L-5b Read the below text about the law and answer the
question that follows.What is a Law?
So what is a law? Well, picture your family sitting down to play a board game. You need to know the rules in order to play, right? The same thing goes for your day-to-day life -- you need to know the rules or laws. Every country has their own set of laws and each is unique to that country. For example, in the United States, the law says we drive on the right-hand side of the road. In England, on the other hand, their law states they drive on the left. You could really do some damage if you didn't know that law and started driving on the wrong side of the road!
Sample 4th Grade Reading/Language Task
Item Prompt:The author uses the pronouns “your” and
“you.” Explain how these pronouns develop the idea that laws are important to the reader. Support your answer using details from the text.
4th Grade Item Continued
FoldableThe Common Core
Ate My Baby
Coming Soon a New Generation
Go FigureMath and the Common Core
How are you feeling?You are the teacher….
25 minutes
Bathroom
Bring back from your classroom
1. Markers2. 1 blank assessment
Break
Is this how you feel?
So let’s get busy!
Line up by height
Get in the groups of four
Non-Linguistic drawing of what does this imply for our instruction?
Brainstorm any burning questions
Brainstorming
If you are a
elementar
y teacher
If you are a
middle/high
school
English
teacher
If you are a
middle/high
school
teacher of
any other
subject.
We’ve Only Just Begun
The Long and Winding Road
Send in the Clowns
Wild Thing Impossible Dream Good VibrationsCryin’ in the Rain Getting to Know You With a Little Help
From my FriendsClimb Every Mountain Help! Satisfaction
Killing Me Softly The Fool on the Hill Helter SkelterI Feel Good A Hard Day’s Night All Alone Am I
Bad Moon Rising Everything’s All Right I’m a Believer
Just a Song Away
Looking at the major shifts
Continue Analysis
Set Homework
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