1. Common Core State Standards Back to School Night August 29, 2013

2. WHY do we need to change? To ensure that our students are… – Meeting college and career expectations – Provided a vision for what it means to be an academically literate person in the 21 st century. – Prepared to succeed in our global economy and society, and – Provided with rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher order thinking skills

3. What do the new standards look like? Fewer, higher level and clearer Aligned with college and career expectations, 21 st century skills – College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards Rigorous content with applications of knowledge Internationally benchmarked Research- and evidence-based

4. Common Core Standards (CCSS) Basics English Language Arts (ELA) – Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening (K-12) – Literacy in History, Science and Technical Subjects (6-12) Mathematics – Content Skills (domains) – Mathematical Practices (math reasoning)

5. Shifts in ELA Instruction ELA/Literacy 1.Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction 2.Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text 3.Regular practice with complex text and its academic language 4.Narrative, argumentative and informational/explanatory writing will be emphasized

6. Shifts in Math Instruction 1.Focus on depth, not breadth 2.Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics within grades 3.Rigor: In major topics pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal intensity 4.Sequence changes (what is taught when)

7. Mathematical Practices 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 an make use of structure. 8.Look for and express regularity and repeated reasoning.

8. How will testing change? 2013/14 is last year for STAR Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is managing the assessment for California Greater depth of knowledge Performance tasks Transition from paper/pencil to computer based testing

9. What is needed to be successful? Students: o develop problem solving stamina/persevere o collaborate with peers o embrace technology as a learning tool o accept multiple solutions to a problem o show literacy and think critically across content areas

10. What is needed to be successful? Parents: Encourage! o Teach your child to persevere through challenging problems Celebrate! o Promote process, and not simply an end product Involve! o Provide opportunities for academic use of technology Talk! o Have conversations about books, math problems in the real world Write! o journals, letters, etc.

11. PUSD Three Year Plan for CCSS

12. CCSS – Year Two (2013-2014) Major Areas of Focus Instructional Strategies Curriculum Mapping CCSS Benchmark Assessments