Getting Started  Role  Experience with Common Core 1 – Novice 5 – Preparing to lead this work  Agenda  Materials on Wiki –  2

Participants will… Navigate the document Learn about the 6 major shifts within the ELA CCSS standards and available resources Consider implementation implications to your work Prepare to present to your staff 3

Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 4 Common Core State Standards Define the knowledge and skills students need for college and career Developed voluntarily and cooperatively by states; more than 40 states have adopted Provide clear, consistent standards in English language arts/Literacy and mathematics Source: 4

Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 5 Washington State’s Implementation Timeline Phase 1: Awareness and Understanding, Alignment, and Adoption Phase 2: Build Statewide Capacity, Collaboratively Develop and Align Resources and Materials Phase 3: Classroom Transitions Phase 4: Statewide Implementation through the Assessment System 5

Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 6 A National Consortium of States  29 states representing 48% of K-12 students  21 governing, 8 advisory states  Washington state is fiscal agent 6

Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 7 A Balanced Assessment System Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness 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 7

An Overview of ELA Common Core State Standards 8

Video Why move to the Common Core Standards? standards-ela?fd=1# 9

ELA / Literacy: The 6 Major Shifts 1. Balance of Literary and Informational Texts 2. Literacy in the Content Areas 3. Increased Complexity of Text 4. Text-based Questions and Answers 5. Writing Using Evidence 6. Academic Vocabulary October

Individual Think Time Consider the shift that you were assigned  What were some important ideas about this shift you heard in the video?  What are the implications for your work?  Why is this shift important? 11

Give One, Get One  Stand up and move to a different part of the room  Find someone who was assigned a different shift than you, share your thought on the shift you were each assigned.  Find someone who was assigned a different shift and repeat until you have talked about all six shifts. 12

ELA / Literacy Read the What is Not Covered by the Standards section and record both an AHA! and an OH NO! thought. (page 6)  AHA! __________________________________________ __________________________________________  OH NO!_______________________________________ __________________________________________ ___ 13

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Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 15 The ELA Document Structure K-5 page 11 – Reading Foundational Skills – Writing – Speaking and Listening – Language  6-12 page 35  Reading  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language  Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Appendices A, B, C Introduction page 10 15

Common Core State Standards Overview August 2011| 16 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for ELA College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards – Overarching standards for each of four ELA strands that are further defined by grade-specific standards Reading - 10 Writing - 10 Speaking and Listening - 6 Language

Reading Strand Reading Anchor Standards K-5 - page 10 Reading Literature Standards page -11 Reading Informational Standards page -13 Foundational Skills Standards - page 15 Reading Anchor Standards page 35 Reading Literature Standards - page 36 Reading Informational Standards - page 39 Appendix A – page 2 and 17 17

Reading Grade Levels Strand Abbreviation Sub-heading 18

Reading Sub-headings Reading – Key Ideas and Details – Craft and Structure – Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Foundational Skills (K-5 only) – Understanding concepts of print – Phonological awareness – Phonics and word recognition – Fluency 19

Writing Strand Writing Anchor Standards K-5 (page 18) Writing K-5 Standards (page19) Writing Anchor Standards 6-12 (page 41) Writing 6-12 Standards (page 42) Appendix A (page 23) Introduction – Definition of writing (page 8) 20

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Speaking and Listening Strand  Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards K-5 (page 22)  Speaking and Listening K-5 Standards (page 23)  Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards 6-12 (page 48)  Speaking and Listening 6-12 Standards (page 49)  Appendix A – (page 26) 22

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Language Language Anchor Standards K-5 (page 25) Language K-5 Standards (page 26) Language Anchor Standards 6-12 (page 51) Language 6-12 Standards (page 52) Appendix A – page 28 24

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Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Reading Anchor Standards (page 60) Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12 (page 61) Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 (page 62) Writing Anchor Standards (page 63) Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 (page 64) (Appendix is the same for reading and writing) 26

History / Social Studies Science, and Technical Subjects  “It is important to note that these reading standards are meant to complement the specific content demands of the disciplines, not replace them.” page 60 27

Appendices A, B, C Jigsaw  Assign each person at your table appendix A, B or C  Preview the appendix you have been assigned (10 minutes)  What is contained in this appendix  What stands out regarding content and/or organization?  Share your findings with your tablemates 28