CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction A Look at Kindergarten Through Grade Five in California Public Schools A new publication focusing on California’s content standards, including the Common Core State Standards Bilingual Coordinators Network Meeting May 20, 2011 Presenters: Veronica Aguila and Cynthia Gunderson

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

New Content –English-Language Arts –Mathematics –History–Social Science –Science –Visual and Performing Arts –Health –Physical Education –World Language –School Library

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Beginning of Each Content Section “Overview” – introductory highlights of the subject “What Students Should Know” – explains what the proficient student learned in previous grade “What Students Learn” – covers the basics of the subject at this grade level

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

English Language Arts Each grade level presents the Common Core State Standards with California additions. The 1997 standards are referenced with highlights of similarities and changes in the CCSS. Includes a discussion for each of the four strands: reading; writing; speaking and listening; and language. The literacy standards for history/social studies, science and technical subjects embedded in K-5; separate in 6-12 The ELA section contains a specific section entitled “Transition to the Common Core State Standards – Planning ELD Instruction”.

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Three Components of the Reading Strand, K–5 Reading Standards for Literature Reading Standards for Informational Text Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Writing Text Types and Purposes Highlights: Opinion pieces supply reasons, linking words connect opinions and reasons Informative/explanatory pieces focus on a topic, use supportive facts Narratives include details describing actions, thoughts, and feelings and use temporal words to order events

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Speaking and Listening Differences: Collaborative conversations between students and between students and adults Link comments to remarks of others, ask/answer questions to deepen understanding Create audio recordings, add drawings to descriptions for clarification

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Language CCSS emphasize: Conventions of Standard English Conventions of standard English when writing and speaking Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Focus on understanding words and phrases, acquiring new vocabulary and developing academic and domain- specific words

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Support for English Learners Language standards support focus of English language development Focus on language conventions in both writing and speaking Continued use of the California English-language development standards as a pathway to CCSS

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mathematics Each grade level presents the Common Core State Standards with California additions. The 1997 standards are referenced with highlights of similarities and changes in the CCSS. Includes the Common Core Domains:  Counting and Cardinality (CC)  Operations and Algebraic Thinking  Number and Operations in Base Ten  Number and Operations – Fractions  Measurement and Data  Geometry

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Common Core Standards for Mathematics Two Types of Standards Mathematical Practice (recurring throughout the grades) Mathematical Content (different at each grade level)

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Standards for Mathematical Practice 1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively 3.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others 4.Model with mathematics 5.Use appropriate tools strategically 6.Attend to precision 7.Look for and make use of structure 8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CCSS Domains K-5 DomainK12345 Counting and Cardinality (CC) X Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA) XXXXXX Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT) XXXXXX Measurement and Data (MD) XXXXXX Geometry (G) XXXXXX Number and Operations – Fractions (NF) XXX

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Support for English Learners Students need to develop knowledge of mathematics as a language. Some special challenges for English learners in the early grades: English words such as first, second, last, sum, difference and value; and multiple-meaning words Place values of some of the numbers between 10 and 20 Narrative descriptions of a word problem can require language skills that students have not yet mastered

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Sample Collaborative Lesson Standards: Health 1.7.NIdentify a variety of healthy snacks. Health 3.1.NIdentify resources for reliable information about healthy food options. ELA RI9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. SLS 1.3.aIdentify two sources of information that may provide an answer to the question(s). SLS 2.1bReview facts and details to clarify and organize ideas for notetaking. SLS 3.2.aPresent information drawn from two sources. SLS 4.2.aShare the source of the information obtained. Model School Library Standards

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Who Can Use It? Teachers Administrators/Districts Parents

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Questions? Veronica Aguila, Ed.D., Administrator, Instructional Resources Unit José Ortega Administrator, Curriculum Frameworks Unit Cynthia Gunderson, Education Programs Consultant