Common Core State Standards and Public Libraries September 11, 12 noon Lisa Kropp, Youth Services Coordinator, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, NY

What do you already know about the Common Core Standards? I know nothing about the CC standards. I know a little bit about the CC standards. I know some information, but am not yet comfortable implementing them. I know a lot about the CC standards and am comfortable implementing them.

Why do we have Common Core State Standards Anyway?

CCSS in California  Contain specific additions in bolded text followed by CA that are unique to the state, to maintain the rigor of past CA student standards.

COMMON CORE MISCONCEPTIONS Federal Standards? No more fiction? Appendix B? What have YOU heard?

Image: The Six ELA Shifts

Public Libraries and Complex Vocabulary

Speaking the Language: CC Jargon

 Common Core is community based – can’t live just in the school building  Meet the stakeholders in your community  School and public library partnerships Roles and Responsibilities

How do these shifts affect LIBRARIES?  Collaborate  Lead  Educate  Support

Balancing Literacy and Nonfiction Texts  Fiction/nonfiction mash-ups  Bibliographies  Pinterest boards  Goodreads shelves  Mock Sibert discussion  Nonfiction storytime  Paired storytimes  New Book Forums  Summer Reading Lists

Staircase to Complexity Road to reading Book displays Parent programs Administration programs Community partners programs

Your Library IS the Common Core!  Share online resources and databases with schools  Joint CC newsletter to parents  Collection development assistance  Parent information  Meet and collaborate with school librarians  Create teacher cards at your library  Homework help demos  New teacher orientations  Social media marketing

Questions? Thoughts?

Resources  California Common Core State Standards California Common Core State Standards  Grade Level Curriculums K-6: California Grade Level Curriculums K-6: California  Common Core State Standards Resources Listserv: California Common Core State Standards Resources Listserv: California  Engage NY page Engage NY page  How to find a book’s lexile How to find a book’s lexile  SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B  Booklist Common Core Resources Booklist Common Core Resources  Common Core Booklists from CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center) Common Core Booklists  SCLS Youth Services Goodreads page SCLS Youth Services Goodreads page  SCLS Youth Services Pinterest Page SCLS Youth Services Pinterest Page  Appendix B Appendix B  ALSC common core resource page ALSC common core resource page  National PTA parent guides by grade to common core National PTA parent guides by grade to common core

Common Core Blogs  Interesting Nonfiction for Kids Interesting Nonfiction for Kids  The Uncommon Corps The Uncommon Corps  Nonfiction Detectives Nonfiction Detectives  Nonfiction Monday Nonfiction Monday  The Classroom Bookshelf The Classroom Bookshelf  Reading Rockets Common Core Blog Reading Rockets Common Core Blog  Great YA Common Core Nonfiction Great YA Common Core Nonfiction

Publisher Sites  Penguin Penguin  Candlewick Press Candlewick Press  Random House Random House  Macmillan children's publishing group Macmillan children's publishing group  Scholastic Scholastic  DK Publishing DK Publishing  Capstone Capstone  Holiday House Holiday House  Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books

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