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Mission Statement: The CCSS provide a consistent,

clear understanding of what students are expected to learn,

so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help

them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant

to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our

young people need for success in college and careers.

(www.corestandards.org)

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Today’s Learning Targets:

· To develop common language and shared understanding of the Common Core State Standard (CCSS) documents.

· To learn to navigate the CCSS template (disaggregating, or unpacking tool). 

Rapid City Area Schools Staff

District Direction

Comprehensive System of

Assessment

Instructional Practices

Balanced Literacy Inquiry Mathematics Technology Literacy Diverse Opportunities for

Learning Success

Guaranteed, Viable, Relevant Curriculum (Common Core State Standards)

All Students Learning At High Levels

Four critical questions will drive our work in order to ensure that all students learn at high levels:

1. What do we want students to learn? 2. How will we know if our students are learning? 3. How will we respond when students do not learn? 4. How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are proficient?

Mission:

Building a community of lifelong learners, one student at a time.

Vision:

All Rapid City Area School students will achieve to their full potential.

Connect the standards to teaching practices and student learning behaviors. (Teaching, Learning, Assessment)

Understand the framework and format.Develop common language.

Develop an understanding of the actual standards. (Unpacking or Disaggregating)

Develop a systematic plan for “chunking” the standards into manageable pieces. (Mapping, Pacing, Guaranteed Curriculum)

RCAS Elementary Literacy

College and Career Readiness (CCR) Pg. 10

Anchor Standards

4 Strands: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language

Portrait of Students who meet the standards Pg. 7 Independent Comprehend and critique

Strong content knowledge Value evidence

Respond to varying demands Use technology and digital media

Understand other perspectives and cultures Capabilities

1. Understand the code: RL, RI, RF, W, SL, L R.CCR.2 (Reading. CCReadiness Anchor

Standard 2) RL.3.2 (Reading Literature.3rd Grade.2nd Standard)

1. Choose a standard. 2. Write it in the template box. 3. Write the anchor standard that grounds it.4. Write the correlating standard for the grade

level below and above. 5. Discuss the relevance and application of this

standard to real life. 6. Tables signal when finished. Prizes for

efficiency.

Highlight verbs and “big nouns” or concepts in the standard.

KNOW and UNDERSTAND: Determine the amount of cognitive load placed on the learner. (You might craft some simple learning targets here.) Use resources to help…Webb leveling and Bloom’s Taxonomy. DO: How might a student demonstrate knowledge or understanding for this target? Write ideas or craft simple criteria for success statements.

Identify any key vocabulary that supports this standard.

Application and Synthesis

How might I teach this standard? What instructional strategies would support student learning in this area? What resources do I have available to help me with lesson planning?

When will I teach this standard? How will I calibrate my lessons and assessments to my teammates and district grade level?

Unit IBuilding a Reading

Life

Unit II Following Characters into Meaning

Unit III Navigating Nonfiction

Unit IV Going Deeper with Complex Texts

• “I can lead in my classroom by taking the standards from paper to practice.”

• “I can lead in my grade level team by exploring, discussing, and creating in a collaborative way.”

• “I can lead in my school by sharing ideas and supporting my principal’s efforts in moving our school forward toward full implementation of the CCSS.”

• “I can lead in our school district by working with cross-district teams, communicating with my literacy leader, and sharing ideas.

1.A Greater Pool of Resources“When yesterday you might have shared your

lesson across the hall, under the CCSS you’ll be able to share lessons with teachers across the country” (Kendall, 2011).

2.Increased Collegiality“A shared language is the essential first

step for communication” (DuFour & Eaker, 1998; Kohm & Nance, 2009).

The Common Core will provide great opportunity for an unprecedented level of discourse.

3.Increased ProfessionalismOne hallmark of a profession is mastery of

a body of knowledge.In education, the greater the challenge is

for students, the more crucial it is that teachers have both a mastery of content and an understanding of teaching and learning.

Understanding Common Core Standards by John Kendall

RCAS Elementary Literacy