A Primer

What Are the Common Core State Standards? The Common Core State Standards identify what students need to know and be able to do in each grade level in order to be prepared for college and career. Teachers will decide the best way to teach their students in order for them to meet Common Core expectations.

Goals of CCSS Transform student learning Transform instructional practices Transform assessments College and Career Readiness

Common Core Standards

ELA Shifts The standards require regular practice with complex text and its academic language Complexity The standards emphasize reading and writing grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Evidence The standards require building knowledge through content rich non- fiction Knowledge

Measures of Text Complexity

2-4 key concepts, skills and practices focused on deeply in each grade Focus Concepts logically connected from one grade to the next and linked to other major topics within the grade Coherence Fluency with arithmetic, application of knowledge to real world situations, and deep understanding of mathematical concepts Rigor

Implementation Timeline

M-DCPS CCSS Implementation Plan Educator Supports Student Supports System Alignment Infrastructure Outreach CCSS Implementation Progress

Florida Readiness Gauge

District CCSS Implementation Plan

District Professional Development Plan

K-1 CCSS Implementation

CCSS Literacy Standards

K-1 Instructional Resources

K-1 Student Monitoring

Teacher Training K-2 reps. from every school in ELA/Math (Summer Institute) ELA-Reading Coaches Meetings Common Core presented at SIP training to school teams Monthly Elementary Math Liaison training Teacher planning day Common Core Mathematics Practices Summer Math Common Core Training overview 2 days grades K&1 National Expert Training on CCSS to Reading Coaches ELA/ Reading Coach /Contact Monthly Meeting focus on CCSS. ELA: 1020 teachers (all grade levels) Math: 2196 teachers (all grade levels) Science : 805 teachers (Grades 3-8, Biology Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science) Social Studies PD: 740 teachers Summer 2013 K-12 Training on CC and PARCC (ELA &Math) NEST- New teacher support includes CC modules. MINT- mentors for 1 st – 3 rd year teachers will be CC trained. SUMMER 2013

Principal and AP Training ModuleTitlePerson ResponsibleMonth/Date 1Common Core Standards, A National Agenda for Accelerating Achievement Karen SpiglerFebruary 1, Text Complexity - A Pivotal Anchor of the Common Core Standards Karen SpiglerFebruary 1, Mathematics Common Core State Standards: Focus, Coherence and Rigor Michelle WhiteMay 1-10, 2013 (P) May 14-17, 2013 (AP) 4Common Core State Standards and School Improvement Planning Linda Fife & Dept HeadsMay Writing – Responding Analytically to Complex Text Karen SpiglerAugust Common Core Literacy Standards in the Content Areas Karen Spigler & Dept Heads November Common Core Literacy State Standards: Non- Core Disciplines of Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education and Health Literacy Dr. de Armas & Karen Spigler December PARCC/Assessment – Math & ELAGisela Feild & Sally ShayJanuary Common Core State Standards: Implications and Strategies for ELL(A) and SPED (B) students Dr. De ArmasFebruary Common Core State Standards: Non-Core Disciplines of Technical Subjects - Career Technical Education (CTE) Dr. De ArmasTBD

NGSSS NGSSS NGSSS NGSSS PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC PARCC K K K NGSSS CCSSM NGSSS

District Common Core Website

End-of-YearAssessment Innovative, computer-based items Innovative, computer-based items Required Required Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) Extended tasks Extended tasks Applications of concepts and skills Applications of concepts and skills Required Required Diagnostic Assessment Early indicator of student knowledge and skills to inform instruction, supports, and PD Non-summative 2 Optional Assessments/Flexible Administration Mid-Year Assessment Performance-based Emphasis on hard- to-measure standards Potentially summative Speaking And Listening Assessment Locally scored Non-summative, required Assessment Design

Item and Task Prototypes – Grade 3 Reading

Item and Task Prototype Grade 6 Reading

Item and Task Prototypes Grade 10 Prose Constructed Response from Literary Analysis

Grade 3 Math Sample

Grade 7 Math Sample

Progress in Social Studies- CCSS Implementation Required courses in grades 6-12 have the CCSS for History/Social Studies added at the end of each 9 weeks Pacing Guide; Fully embeded K-3 Social Studies Guides will be published August 2013 Roll out of embedding CCSS into District suggested Social Studies Pacing Guides will match the timeline of District implementation- full scale alignment

Sample from 1 st Grade Pacing Guides Common Core Literacy and Writing Standards for History/Social Studies K-5: Correlations for Common Core Literacy and Writing Standards for History/Social Studies, grades K-5, can be found at the end of each topic in the Pacing Guide. When planning lessons for instruction, teachers should address these national standards during their teaching of social studies content to ensure a systematic and proven approach to literacy and writing development. The Common Core Standards are research and evidenced-based, aligned with college and work expectations, rigorous, and internationally benchmarked. For a complete listing of all Common Core Standards, please visit: The specific standards for Social Studies K-5 for Literacy and Writing have been extracted from the Common Core Standards document and placed at the end of each topic in the Pacing Guide.

Sample from 1 st Grade Pacing Guides

Sample from 6-12 Pacing Guides Common Core Literacy and Writing Standards for History/Social Studies 6- 12: Common Core Literacy and Writing Standards for History/Social Studies, grades 6-12, can be found at the end of each nine weeks Pacing Guide. When planning lessons for instruction, teachers should address these national standards during their teaching of social studies content to ensure a systematic and proven approach to literacy and writing development. The Common Core Standards are research and evidenced- based, aligned with college and work expectations, rigorous, and internationally benchmarked. For a complete listing of all Common Core Standards, please visit: The specific pages for History/Social Studies 6-12 standards for Literacy and Writing have been extracted from the Common Core Standards document and placed at the end of each nine weeks Pacing Guide for each required 6-12 social studies course.

Sample from 6-12 Pacing Guides

Final Thoughts Awareness and sense of urgency Cross departmental “lift” Commitment to build teacher and leader capacity Need to align instructional materials and infrastructure An understanding of the expected performance cliff in 2015