1 Common Core Lite English Language Arts Brought to you by….

 Provide an overview of the Common Core English Language Arts State Standards  Conduct this workshop with a process that you can replicate with large or small groups of teachers  Provide you with the materials necessary to get all K-12 teachers ‘dipped’ into the standards 2

3 Statewide Roll-Out

4 1. Our focus today is to learn HOW to investigate the Common Core State Standards. 2. You will not investigate all of the standards today. You will be given a process and materials to duplicate today’s process in your school. 3. WI has Early Learning Standards that address expectations for children birth to the beginning of first grade. When developing curriculum and assessment practices for 4K and 5K, the WMELS need to be considered along side the CCSS

1.An open and willing mind 2.The materials at your table 5

The CCSS mandates the student learning outcomes for every grade level/grade band. Students will be tested and instructional effectiveness will be measured based on CCSS (beginning 2015). Federal funding is tied to CCSS adoption, implementation, and accountability. ELA and Mathematics CCSS are just the beginning. Science and Social Studies are in the draft stage…more subject area standards are being developed. CCSS create an opportunity for educators to talk and share knowledge across state lines. 6

 …the acquisition of the knowledge and skills a student needs to enroll and succeed in credit- bearing, first-year courses at a postsecondary institution (such as a two- or four-year college, trade school, or technical school) without the need for remediation. (ACT)  The standards were built on this vision for every single student who graduates from high school. 7

 Key Points Jigsaw 8

*Grade specific standards *Focus on student learning outcomes *Shared Responsibility 9 ELA ReadingWriting Speaking & Listening Language Strand

ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language 10 Informational Text Literature The range, quality and complexity of the standards evolve across the curriculum. Foundational Skills ONLY Grades K-5

Only Grades K-5 have Foundational Skill Standards  concepts of print, the alphabetic principle, and other basic conventions of the English writing system  not an end in and of themselves but necessary and important components of an effective, comprehensive reading program  instruction should be differentiated: good readers will need much less practice with these concepts than struggling readers 11 A Note About Unique Structures…

English Language Arts for grades K-8 are listed by grade (K, 1, 2 etc.) and 9-12 are in grade bands (9-10, 11-12) ELA standards include teachers of History, Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects 12

ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language 13 Informational Text Literature

READING Standards Standard 1 Standard 2 LiteratureInformationalText Literature Informational Text 14 Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity These are called the 4 Categories. Each is broken down further into Anchor Standards.

Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 15 Pages 10 & 35 Broken down in Each Category to Grade Level or Band Specific Standards Major Organizing Structure Throughout the Reading Standards Categories

Key Ideas and Details 16 Pages 10 & 35 Activity # 2 Category 1. 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. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. 3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Anchor Standards

Key Ideas and Details 17 Pages 10 & 35 Each Category 1. 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. K Breaks into Anchor Standards That Contain Specific Grade- Level Standards Specific end-of-year expectations, a cumulative progression of knowledge and skill

It’s Like a Cul De Sac… Subject – Cul de sac Strands- Houses Category- Rooms Anchor standards Shelf Grade Level Standards - Baskets on each shelf CCR Standards- levels in the house

Common Core Lite Student Application 19

ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language 20

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Text Types & Purposes Production & Distribution of Writing Research to Build & Present Knowledge Range of Writing 22 Page 41 Specific Standards are Provided in Each Category by Grade Level/Band Major Organizing Structure Throughout the Writing Standards Categories

ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language 23

Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas 24 Specific Standards are Provided in Each Category by Grade Level/Band Major Organizing Structure Throughout the Speaking and Listening Standards Categories Page 22/48

ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language 25

Conventions of Standard English Knowledge of Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 26 Page 25/51 Specific Standards are Provided in Each Category by Grade Level/Band Major Organizing Structure Throughout the Language Standards Categories

So how will you use this in your school or district? PowerPoint Activities 1 & 2 Unwinding the Spiral activity Takeaways Available at: 27

28 (Today’s slides and materials were adapted from Investigating the Standards, ©2010 Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs) School Improvement Services statewide roll-out initiative)

29 Billie Finco Julie Jensen Sherri Torkelson Nicki Pope Please complete your Exit Ticket. Thanks for coming!