INTRODUCTION AND IMPLICATIONS DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PA Common Core Standards 1

History of the Common Core 2 Common Core State Standards

The Twain Test 3 If you do what you’ve always done… you’ll get what you always got.

Critical Facts Standards: What students should know and be able to do to be ready to succeed in entry-level credit-bearing, academic college courses and in workforce training programs Eligible Content: the test blueprint; what is assessed 4

Common Core Timeline DATEACTIVITY January 2012 Revise PA Academic Standards in Reading and Math to create set of PA Common Core Standards January 2012Begin development of Common Core aligned PSSA Reading and Math tests July 2012PDE Common Core ELA Module Training for IUs July 2012PDE Common Core Math Module Training for IUs Spring 2013Implement Keystones: Algebra 1, Literature, and Biology Spring 2014Implement Common Core aligned PSSA tests, grades 3-5 Spring 2015Implement Common Core aligned PSSA tests, grades 6-8 5

Key Assessment Facts PSSA will be an English Language Arts assessment – both reading and writing (Grades 3 -8). Keystone Exams will replace PSSA at Grade 11 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In addition a Biology Keystone Exam will be administered. Revised PSSA increases rigor and difficulty –--- 6

WEBB’S DOK 7 Four Levels of Cognitive Complexity: Level 1: Recall and Reproduction Level 2: Skills & Concepts Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking

What Does It Look Like? 8 How will this look in my classroom? What does it look like in practice?

Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy 9 Common Core History and Practice!

Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking Determine the author’s purpose and describe how it affects the interpretation of a selection. Summarize information from multiple sources to address a specific topic. Analyze and describe the characteristics of various types of literature. Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources. Examine and explain alternative perspectives across a variety of sources. Describe and illustrate how common themes are found across texts from different cultures. 10 Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Reading

Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking Support ideas with details and examples. Use voice appropriate to the purpose and audience. Edit writing to produce a logical progression of ideas. Write an analysis of two selections, identifying the common theme and generating a purpose that is appropriate for both. 11 Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Writing

Common Core State Standards: Middle School Math 12 Math in Practice!

Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking Compose and decompose geometric figures to find area/perimeter of irregular figures Analyze or evaluate various representations of data Solve a multiple-step problem and provide a mathematical explanation Explain, generalize or connect mathematical ideas to solve problems and interpret solutions Relate mathematical concepts to other content areas & to real-world applications in new situations Apply a mathematical model to illuminate a problem or situation Conduct a project that specifies a problem, identifies solution paths, solves the problem, and reports results Design a mathematical model to inform and solve a practical or abstract situation 13 Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Math

Common Core: Summer Academy 14 Math Common Core Elementary  8/7/2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Math Common Core Secondary  8/7/ :30 PM - 4:00 PM ELA Common Core Elementary  8/8/2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ELA Common Core Secondary  8/8/ :30 PM - 4:00 PM

Resources SAS Resources Websites for Common Core Standards Compiled by Jay McTighe content/uploads/2011/04/Common_Core_Standards_websites11.pdf content/uploads/2011/04/Common_Core_Standards_websites11.pdf Text Complexity te_Standards_Supporting_Districts_and_Teachers_with_Text_Complexity.ht ml te_Standards_Supporting_Districts_and_Teachers_with_Text_Complexity.ht ml Publisher’s Criteria 15

Resources Hunt Institute The Teaching Channel - Introductory Videos Implementation Plans 16

And for your Google“ing” Pleasure… 17 Wisconsin Center for Education Research Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Levels for the K-12 Tennessee Mathematics Framework Users Guide Kentucky Department of Education Shelby County Schools North Carolina Dept of Ed: tools/ tools/

I Wonder… 18

Common Core This Way! 19 Common Core This Way!