1 August 2011School Board Meeting
Common Core Curriculum Standards adopted by Mississippi and 45 other states
Rigorous standards taking content to a much greater depth of understanding and often introducing content much earlier than we currently do
I. Help teachers toUnderstand the standards and the depth of
understanding that the standards call for▪ What do they really say?▪ Provide teachers with content professional
development when needed▪ Pilot units to practice and revise
Learn how to write appropriate assessmentsUse NAEP as guidePilot assessment procedures as they are
developed (PARCC)
Working on comparing present curriculum standards to CCSS with West Ed Research and Development Group37 Language Arts teachers K-1036 Math teachers K-8, Algebra I
Let me guess…..you were
in the Common Core workshop.
The Many Faces of Common Core Training
2011 – 20121)Identify Essential Standards – ELA
and K-8 Math; English 9-10, Algebra I2)Develop unit plans – ELA and K-8
Math; English 9-10, Algebra I3)Develop teaching calendar4)Implement K-2 (State mandated)
2011 – 2012 (continued)
5)Use October/January teacher days for teachers trained in the summer to train other teachers through district-wide collaboration
6)Train K-2 ELA/Math during August7)Develop assessments for K-2 8)Pilot some units from 3-8, High School
Summer 2012
1)Develop Common Assessments2)Identify Essential Standards and
develop unit plans for other subjects3)Rework teaching calendars to
include assessments4)Make K-2 adjustments
2012 - 2013
1)Implement 3-8 ELA/Math, 9-10 English, Algebra I
2)Train all staff on other curriculum
Summer 2013
1)Develop Common Assessments for other Curriculum
2)Make 3-8, 9-10 English, Algebra adjustments
2013 - 2014
FULL IMPLEMENTATION
2014 - 2015
NEW CCSS ASSESSMENTSLIVE