Common Core and Essential Standards Summer Institute Webinar Series for LEA and Charter School Teams March 21-24, 2011 Summer Institute Contacts: Yvette Stewart, RttT Project Coordinator, PD | Tracey Greggs, RttT Project Coordinator, Standards and Assessment |

WELCOME Yvette Stewart Tracey Greggs Project Coordinators, Race to the Top

Webinar Objectives 2/14/2011 page 3 1.Define the goals of the Common Core and Essential Standards Summer Institutes 2.Introduce the states blended approach to professional development 3.Inform teams of the expectations for the Common Core and Essential Standards Summer Institutes 4.Outline key steps in preparation for the Summer Institutes

Communications Chart 2/14/2011 page 4 State LEA/Charter Schools RttT Coordinators Superintendents/Site Administrators State Project Coordinators Senior Staff Directors

Timeline 2/14/2011 page 5 Essential Standards 1

TRANSFORMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2/14/2011 page 6 To ensure that every teacher in North Carolina has a deep, specific understanding of the new Common Core and Essential Standards and can implement them to improve student outcomes. 2

A BLENDED APPROACH 2/14/2011 page 7 A combination of online and face-to-face learning that includes different combinations of technologies, pedagogies, and contexts. (Graham, 2006; Stacey & Gerbic, 2001; Garrison and Vaughn, 2008) RESA Partnership Conferences Summer Institutes Online modules Professional Development System Virtual PLCs Face to FaceVirtual

Professional Development: Access and Support 2/10/2014 page 8 MODULES Online support to increase teacher understanding and implementation of standards 1: The Call for Change: An Overview of the Common Core and Essential Standards 2: Understanding the Standards 3: Revised Blooms Taxonomy (RBT ) 2: Understanding the Standards CC and Essential Standards Tools Training Implementation Guide Presentational ResourcesCrosswalk Unpacking Standards Instructional Tools targeted to aid in the transition and to complement the professional development. 4: Developing Local Curricula5: NC FALCON6: NC Teacher Standards Course

LEA and Charter School TeamsGoals of Summer Institutes 2/14/2011 page 9 A deeper understanding of the new Common Core and Essential Standards Training materials needed to support and sustain local professional development An understanding how to integrate the online learning in local professional development Each institute will provide: 3

2/14/2011 page 10 DPI Recommends… Content Areas (by grade span): ELA (K-5) (6-12) Math (K-5) (6-12) Science (K-5) (6-12) Social Studies (K-5) (6-12) K-12 Content Areas: Curriculum Specialist (1) World Languages (1) The Arts (1) Healthful Living (1) ESL (1) *Also consider: Instructional Technology Exceptional Children Professional Development Coordinators Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teachers 4 BUILDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER TEAMS

2/10/2014 page 11 LEA/CHARTER SCHOOL TEAMSREGISTRATION Each team member must register individually for the same location Register for only ONE session, please *JUNE 27-29JULY 12-13JULY 14-15JULY 19-20JULY 21-22JULY REGION 8REGION 2REGION 5REGION 1REGION 7REGION 4 Grove Park Inn, hosted by WRESA Kinston HS, Lenoir Co West Stokes HS, Stokes Co Pasquotank HS, Pasquotank Co Grandview MS, Hickory City Schools Southern MS, Moore Co *Contact Jan Webster, WRESA regarding Region 8 Summer or

BEFORE SUMMER INSTITUTES…SCOPE OF WORK 2/14/2011 page 12 Review your LEA/Charter Schools Detailed Scope of Work (DSW) and local improvement plans to familiarize yourself with the innovative professional development ideas your LEA/charter school has outlined to help teachers transition to the new Common Core and Essential Standards (B3)

BEFORE SUMMER INSTITUTES… MODULE 1 2/14/2011 page 13 Complete Module 1: A Call for Change (Accessible June 3, 2011) as a team Each team member will access the module through your NC FALCON log-in Module includes embedded team activities Establish a date and location where all team members can work in a lab setting

DURING SUMMER INSTITUTES… Participate in content-specific Training Sessions (K-5) and (6-12) and K-12 content sessions Each RttT Coordinator will receive a hard-copy of the Common Core and Essential Standards Implementation Guide Each team member will receive a CD of the Common Core and Essential Standards Implementation Guide 2/10/2014 page 14

AFTER SUMMER INSTITUTES… Develop an LEA/Charter School Professional Development implementation plan prior to school-year Determine roles and responsibilities of each team member Visit to review posted Instructional Toolswww.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/support-tools Access all Summer Institute presentations posted to DPI website for LEA and charter school use Contact Curriculum and Instruction Staff, 2/10/2014 page 15

Questions? 2/14/2011 page 16 Summer Institute Contacts: Yvette Stewart, RttT Project Coordinator, PD | Tracey Greggs, RttT Project Coordinator, Standards and Assessment |