1. The Arkansas Common Core Curriculum Framework

2. What the Framework is  The Common Core Framework is designed as a bridge between classroom instructional practices and the Common Core and more importantly, the GED exam.  It is for grade levels 6.0 – 12.9.  It has 4 elements for each Anchor: 1.OCTAE’s CCR Standards, 2.Skills that the students should acquire as a result of the learning, 3.Sample Activities to help engage the student in the process, 4.Resources to help facilitate learning.

3. Acknowledgements  Arkansas Department of Career Education, Adult Education Division  Dr. Trenia Miles, Associate Director  Janice Hanlon, GED Administrator  Joey Walter, Program Advisor  Reginia Kimbrough, Program Advisor  Arkansas Adult Learning and Resource Center  Nancy Loftis, Professional Development Coordinator  Marsha Taylor, Director

4. Acknowledgements, cont.  Conway Adult Education  Kathryn Rasure, Instructor  Cossatot Community College Adult Education  Jennifer Black, Instructor  Crawford County Adult Education  Annie Palmer, Instructor  Fort Smith Adult Education  Gary Udouj, Director

5. Acknowledgements, cont.  Pulaski Tech Community College Adult Education  Yvonne Dougherty, Director  Mid-South Community College Adult Education  Donnylle Hampton, Director  Kimberlon Washington, Instructor  South Arkansas Community College Adult Education  Ralph Phillips, Instructor  Sandra Tibbs, Instructor

6. Timeline  In May, Director Walker tasked the State Office with developing a Framework that would align with the Common Core elements of the GED.  After the committee was developed, committee members worked over the summer to develop the document.  This included a 2-day work retreat held in Little Rock at the AALRC.  Meetings were also held using Wiggio® and conference call.

7. Tasks  The first task the committee tackled was to look at other states that had developed similar documents.  Committee members looked at several states, including: New York, Kentucky, Florida and Georgia.  The committee did an excellent job of developing the initial document that aligned with the Common Core.  During the work retreat held in July, committee members broke into groups and added sample activities, resources including websites and textbooks that align with OCTAE’s CCR standards.

9. Math: Level D (Grades 6.0 – 8.9) CCR STANDARD Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers. ANCHOR 6.NS.5

10. Math: Level D SKILL Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.

11. Math: Level D SAMPLE ACTIVITIES Examples are closely related to the skills and can be found in the resources provided to the right.

12. Math: Level D RESOURCES 1. https://www.khanacademy.org/commoncore/grade-6-NS Lesson 6.NS.C.5https://www.khanacademy.org/commoncore/grade-6-NS 2. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt MATH REVIEW CORE SKILLS, pp. 16-17 3. https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/447-understand-the-relationship-between-positive-and- negative-numbers-interpret-zero-and-positive-or-negative-numbers-in-realworld-contextshttps://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/447-understand-the-relationship-between-positive-and- negative-numbers-interpret-zero-and-positive-or-negative-numbers-in-realworld-contexts 4. https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/94-understand-how-positive-and-negative-numbers-describe- quantitieshttps://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/94-understand-how-positive-and-negative-numbers-describe- quantities 5. My Skills Tutor: Lesson: Changes in Temperature

13. Math: Level E (grades 9.0 – 12.9) CCR STANDARD Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents. ANCHOR N.RN.2

14. Math: Level E SKILL Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents.

15. Math: Level E SAMPLE ACTIVITIES Examples are closely related to the skills and can be found in the resources provided to the right.

16. Math: Level E RESOURCES 1. https://www.khanacademy.org/commoncore/grade-HSN-N-RNhttps://www.khanacademy.org/commoncore/grade-HSN-N-RN Lessons: HSN-RN-A.1 & HSN-RN.2 2. AZTEC ALIGNMENT Quantitative Problem Solving with Rational Numbers Exponents and Roots 3. Steck-Vaughn Test Preparation for the GED 2014 Test: Mathematical Reasoning Student Book p. 54-57 Workbook pp. 66-77 4. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Core Skills Algebra, pp. 43-47, 51-52, 117, 120-121 5. https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/646-rewrite-expressions-involving-radicals-and- rational-exponentshttps://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/646-rewrite-expressions-involving-radicals-and- rational-exponents 6. McGraw Hill Common Core Achieve Math, Lesson 1.4 pp. 36-43

17. Reading Standards Level D (grades 6.0 – 8.9) CCR STANDARD Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. ANCHOR 1. RI/RL.7.1 ANCHOR 1. RH.6-8.1 ANCHOR 1. RST.6-8.1

18. Reading Level D SKILL RI/RL7.1.a. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RH.6-8.1.b. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. RST.6-8.1.c. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.

19. Reading Level D SAMPLE ACTIVITIES RI/RL7.1.a Identify and describe the specific pieces of evidence that an author uses in support of claims or conclusions. RI/RL7.1.a. Determine whether evidence supports a claim. RI/RL7.1.a Explain the steps that a writer uses to build an argument. RH.6-8.1.b. Pull specific evidence from a document or other source to support inferences or analyses of given processes, events, or concepts. RST.6-8.1.c. Pull specific evidence from a written source to support a finding or conclusion.

20. Reading Level D RESOURCES RI/RL7.1.a My Skills Tutor: Reading Comprehension: LL Skill Lesson(s): 1,2,3 RI/RL7.1.a Common Core Achieve: Reading & Writing: Student Book pp.180-185 RH.6-8.1.b Common Core Resources for History/Social Studies Grades 6 to 8: http://www.commoncorehistorysocialstudies6to8.com/rh6-81-cite-specific-textual- evidence.htm RI/RL7.1.c My Skills Tutor: Reading Comprehension A: Skill Lesson: Science and Technology RST.6-8.1.c Science News for Students: https://student.societyforscience.org/sciencenews-students

21. Language Standards Levels D & E (6.0-12.9) CCR STANDARD Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. ANCHOR 6

22. Language Levels D & E SKILL Acquire and use accurately level-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (L.8.6)

23. Language Levels D & E SAMPLE ACTIVITIES In the below lesson, the student will learn how to determine the connotative meaning of words by asking, “What do these words make me think about?” https://learnzillion.com/lessons/2004-determine-the-connotative-meaning-of-words (2. LearnZillion.com)

24. Language Levels D & E RESOURCES 1.(Old) Aztec Software  Basic Vocabulary  Intermediate Vocabulary 2. LearnZillion.com 3.MySkillsTutor Reading Vocabulary 4.New Readers Press-Endeavor  Level 6- pp. 7-9, 14, 17-19, 24, 27-29, 34, 37-39, 44, 47-49, 54, 57-59, 64, 67-69, 74, 77- 79, 84, 87-89, 94, 97-99, 104  Level 7- pp. 5, 7-9, 15, 17-19, 25, 27-29, 35, 37-39, 45, 47-49, 55, 57-59, 65, 67-69, 75, 77-79, 85, 87-89, 95, 97-99  Level 8- pp. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

25. We need your help  Although we sent this out to the field, we need your input.  Please look at the document and tell us what you think about it. Reginia Kimbrough: 501-682-1975 reginia.kimbrough2@arkansas.gov Joey Walter: 501-682-1979 joey.walter@arkansas.gov

26. Questions?  Thank you for participating!