Learning and Accountability College- and Career- Ready Standards A Balanced Assessment System A New School Accountability Model

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Common Core What do you know about the Common Core State Standards?

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Why the Common Core? Equity College and Career Readiness Comparability Sharing of Resources Economies of Scale Student Mobility

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Common Core Principals: What will you look for in classrooms next fall because of the Common Core State Standards? Teachers: What will you do differently next fall because of the Common Core State Standards?

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Three Shifts in Mathematics Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Focus strongly where the standards focus Coherence think across grades and link to major topics within grades Rigor require conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency and application with intensity

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Three Shifts in Literacy Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Informational and Nonfiction Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts Evidence Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text Complex Texts Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// The Essential Standards Science Social Studies World Languages Arts Education Information and Technology Healthful Living Guidance Occupational Course of Study English Language Development Career and Technical Education

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Meaningful Goals for NC Students Common Core English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies World Languages Arts Education Information and Technology Healthful Living Guidance Occupational Course of Study English Language Development Career and Technical Education Essential Standards New Standard Course of Study Internationally- benchmarked When achieved, ensures students are ready for post- secondary education

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Plans for Transition Tools and Professional Development Core-to-College Grant SREB Transitional Courses IHE and K-12 Professional Development Collaborations October 12 at Meredith College January 9 at High Points University March 14 at UNCW

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// Standards Opportunities to Learn More at District Leadership TeamsEstablished Last Summer Summer Institutes Moving From What to How Summer 2012 /profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes//profdev/conferences/summerinstitutes/ 6 Modules Support Tools Currently Available New Tools and Opportunities Quarterly Content Webinars Regional-based Content Training Moving From What to How Throughout New Modules Throughout READY follow-up Webinars