Hitting the Common Core Target Jan Leonard, Gail Owen, and Scott Estes

Matthew Emmons

It truly is a NEW DAY in education! Proceed with CAUTION! Main focus: What do kids really need… to know to become good employees? to make a contribution in society? to be successful in their career choice?

Setting the Foundation Kids are going to be required to think and perform as they never have before. 1. Higher level thinking skills 2. Inductive and deductive reasoning 3. Writing for multiple purposes 4. Standards alignment and valid assessment 5. Demonstration of understanding

Setting the Foundation Kids are going to be required to think and perform as they never have before. 6. Perform procedures 7. Make conjectures, analyze, generalize, and prove 8. Solve non-routine problems and/or significant connection

Setting the Foundation English Language Arts Reading - Informational text - Complex text - “Close Reading” strategies - Vocabulary

Setting the Foundation English Language Arts Writing - Writing for multiple purposes - Writing across the curriculum - Writing for different audiences - Constructing coherent informed argument

Setting the Foundation English Language Arts Students who are college and career can… demonstrate independence build strong content knowledge respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Setting the Foundation English Language Arts Students who are college and career can… comprehend as well as critique value evidence use technology and digital media strategically and capably

Setting the Foundation English Language Arts Students who are college and career can… come to understand other perspectives and cultures

Setting the Foundation Mathematics Mathematical Understanding - Justifying that a math statement is true - Mathematical understanding and procedural skills equally important - Blend themes in mathematics

Setting the Foundation Mathematics

See the Need Quick think! What are THREE reasons this change will be good for our students and their futures?

Implementation Plans Year One Curriculum development - mapping - matching - identifying gaps with respect to content knowledge - beginning to teach the new standards

Implementation Plans Year One Examination of and initial enhancement of rigor levels in the classroom - identify/begin to implement professional development based on needs Evaluation of resources, including technology

Implementation Plans Year One Overview presentation about the Common Core Standards to the Board of Education Initial communication to parents/families

Implementation Plans Year Two Continued enhancement of instructional rigor with professional development where necessary Teaching the new standards Review of classroom assessment practices with a goal to move towards more application-based performance assessments

Implementation Plans Year Two Integration of technology as it relates to the Common Core Standards Purchasing of resources Communication at a deeper level with parents and families Consideration of report card modifications

Implementation Plans Year Three Full implementation - aligned, operational curriculum - enhanced instructional rigor - ongoing purchases of resources - use of technology to support standards - standards-based report cards

Matrix of Sustainable Change Vision +Skills + Incentives + Resources + Action Plan Sustainable Change Skills + Incentives + Resources + Action PlanConfusion Vision + Incentives + Resources + Action PlanAnxiety Vision +Skills + Resources + Action PlanResistance Vision +Skills + Incentives + Action PlanFrustration Vision +Skills + Incentives + Resources + Treadmill Professional Learning Associates

One District’s Implementation Model Year One In East Peoria District 86 – The Vision Align the ELA and Math curricula with the Common Core Standards Engage the other feeder districts and the high school in a multi-district approach

The Action Plan Recruit an instructional leadership team Set the foundation of the Common Core with the staff Communicate with the other superintendents and recruit implementation teams Schedule once a month workdays with the implementation teams for the entire school year

Tasks in the Action Plan Become familiar with the Common Core Develop and use common language where appropriate Map the skills column of a consensus curriculum map Include the Common Core Standards in the skills column

An Example in ELA ContentSkillsAssessmentsResources 1. Details (Key Ideas and Details) 1. Details (With prompting and support) a. Identify key details in a text b. Ask questions about key details c. Answer questions about key details

An Example in Math ContentSkillsAssessmentsResources 1. Ratio Concepts and Reasoning - Ratios 1a. Write ratio notation ( ___:___, ___to____, ____/____) 1b. Write ratios in the proper order 1c. Simplify ratios 1d. Compare two quantities (same units or different units) using ratios 1e. Recognize that ratios appear in a variety of contexts (part-to- whole, part-to-part, and rates) 1f. Generalize that all ratios relate two quantities or measures within a given situation in a multiplicative relationship 1g. Analyze content or text to determine which kind of ratio is represented

The Skills How to create a quality curriculum map How to use a web-based system to enter information into the maps How to decipher the Common Core Standards

Resources for Mapping Implementation teams to map Substitutes for release time Curriculum mapping software Common Core Standards Kentucky Department of Education’s Deconstructed Standards

The Incentive Provide an operational curriculum that will assist students to be on their way to achieving the title of, “College and Career Ready.”

Next Steps District completion of all three columns in the curriculum maps Continue with the elements in the implementation plan: –Implementation of the aligned curriculum –Instructional Rigor –Assessment Practices –Acquiring Resources –Communication –Technology Integration

Contact Information Jan Leonard cc-tech.wikispaces.com Gail Owen Scott Estes stes/apt1.aspx