1. Welcome! Please sign in and be seated where you find your name tent. Common Core Steering Team March 29, 2012

2. Common Core Steering Team Initial Meeting March 29, 2012

3. CCSS Steering Team Purpose Advise district leaders on implementation of CCSS - time lines, systems planning, professional development, assessment, etc. Represent a range of grade levels, content areas, schools, and programs within Kent SD, but Work on behalf of all district education community members to develop the best plan possible Serve as a communications liaison with designated curriculum or personnel groups

4. Let’s line up…

5. Today’s Objectives Develop a shared orientation to the work and each other. Recognize the structure of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts and Mathematics Understand the shifts represented in the CCSS and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Recognize assessment changes coming Develop Team Norms Explore implications and contribute to implementation plans for KSD

6. Today’s Agenda Introductions & Purpose CCSS Exploration – Standards & Shifts NGSS Overview Team Norms The big picture Implementation Planning & Feedback

7. Cause for Concern? ___% of high school graduates lack the literacy skills employers seek (National Governor’s Association). Lack of basic skills costs universities and businesses as much as $ _____ annually. (Greene, 2000) Only one out of ____ twelfth-grade students is a proficient writer. (Salahya-Din, Persky, & Miller, 2008)

8. CCSS: An Introduction http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute# p/a/u/1/jxefsLG2eps

9. Cause for Concern? 40% of high school graduates lack the literacy skills employers seek (National Governor’s Association). Lack of basic skills costs universities and businesses as much as $ 16 billion annually. (Greene, 2000) Only one out of 4 twelfth-grade students is a proficient writer. (Salahya-Din, Persky, & Miller, 2008)

10. Getting on the same page: CCSS Exploration ELA all: Introduction, pp. 4 – 8 ELA K - 5 ELA 6 - 12 ELA History/SS, Science & Technical Subjects ELA Appendices Math all: Introduction, Standards for Math Practices K - 5 6-8 High School and Appendix A

11. Looking into the Standards How are the standards structured? Why does it appear to be structured this way? What, if anything, do the standards suggest will be different than our current focus? What, if any, might be the implications for instruction?

12. English Language Arts (ELA) K-5 ELA Strands  Reading o Foundational Skills  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language 6-12 ELA Strands  Reading  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language  Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Appendices A, B, C

13. Sub-headings For Each ELA Strand Reading, K-5 and 6-12, and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects 6-12  Key Ideas and Details  Craft and Structure  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas  Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Reading Foundational Skills (K-5 only)  Understanding concepts of print  Phonological awareness  Phonics and word recognition  Fluency

14. Sub-headings Continued Writing K-5 and 6-12, and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects 6-12  Text types and Purposes  Production and Distribution of Writing  Research to Build and Present Knowledge Speaking and Listening  Comprehension and Collaboration  Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Language  Conventions of Standard English  Knowledge of Language  Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

15. Anchor Standards for ELA Overarching standards for each of four ELA strands that are further defined by grade-specific standards.  Reading – 10 standards  Writing – 10 standards  Speaking and Listening – 6 standards  Language – 6 standards

16. Three ELA Appendices Appendix A: Research and evidence; glossary of key terms, overview of each strand; text complexity; conventions grade-level chart Appendix B: Reading text exemplars with sample performance tasks Appendix C: Annotated student writing samples, K-12

17. ELA: The 6 Major Shifts  Balance of Literary and Informational Texts  Literacy in the Content Areas  Increased Complexity of Text  Text-dependent Questions and Answers  Writing Using Evidence  Academic Vocabulary

18. Balance of Reading Texts Types Balance of Writing Text Types

19. ELA: The 6 Major Shifts  Balance of Literary and Informational Texts  Literacy in the Content Areas  Increased Complexity of Text Increased Complexity of Text  Text-dependent Questions and Answers  Writing Using Evidence  Academic Vocabulary

20. Mathematics Standards for Mathematical Practice  Carry across all grade levels  Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert students Standards for Mathematical Content  K-8 standards represented by grade level, organized into domains that progress over several grades  2-4 Focal points at each grade level  High school standards represented by conceptual themes (Number & Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics & Probability)

21. Content Progressions and Major Shifts Focus Fewer big ideas -- - learn more Learning of concepts is emphasized Major Shifts Coherence Articulated progressions of topics and performances that are developmental and connected to other progressions Application Being able to apply concepts and skills to new situations

23. Standards for Mathematical Practice

24. Grade PRIORITIES in Support of Rich Instruction and Expectations of Fluency and Conceptual Understanding K–2 Addition and subtraction, measurement using whole number quantities 3–5 Multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions 6 Ratios and proportional reasoning; early expressions and equations 7 Ratios and proportional reasoning; arithmetic of rational numbers 8Linear algebra Critical Areas in Mathematics

25. New Assessment System

29. Personal Reflection What themes/big ideas are emerging across the CCSS & NGSS standards? What are the implications for adult practices so that students master the CCSS and NGSS?

30. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) March 29, 2012

31. Personal Reflection What themes/big ideas are emerging across the CCSS & NGSS standards? What are the implications for adult practices so that students master the CCSS and NGSS?

32. Enjoy your lunch… Watch for a new table group after lunch. Thanks.

33. Steering Team Norms: What do you need from this group to do your best work? Advise district leaders on implementation of CCSS - time lines, systems planning, professional development, assessment, etc. Represent a range of grade levels, content areas, schools, and programs within Kent SD, but Work on behalf of all district education community members to develop the best plan possible Serve as a communications liaison with designated curriculum or personnel groups

34. World Cafe Processing New National Standards Getting to the big ideas

35. World Cafe Two rounds of conversation 20 minutes per round Different question each round Each table member contributes to a representation of the conversation.. Draw, write, doodle, imagine, synthesize…

37. Question 1 What themes/big ideas are emerging across the CCSS & NGSS standards?

38. Question 2 What are the implications for adult practices so that students master the CCSS and NGSS?

39. Debrief- Whole Group What themes/big ideas are emerging across the CCSS & NGSS standards? What are the implications for adult practices so that students master the CCSS and NGSS?

40. Considering Implementation  Mathematics  Reading

41. District Implementation – Initial Steps Adopted and implemented secondary math resources that are CCSS-aligned Delivered November & December Principal Orientations Beginning in January, integrated CCSS work into Curriculum Leader and Cadre work Using Mathematical Practices in PD Considering in K-6 Literacy Review Selected for OSPI Implementation Network Initiated CCSS Steering Team Math support team attending Training

42. KSD Planning for Math, ELA Curriculum Guides – Year-at-a-glance; Unit Guides; Pacing Guides; Pathways; Tiered Intervention Assessment Planning – Benchmark Assessments; Unit Assessments; Formative Assessment Support PD: Integration with Instructional Practice Elem Report Card Define district/school/team/teacher responsibilities

43. KSD Mathematics Considering an implementation schedule proposal…

44. KSD Reading Considering implementation schedule proposal options…

45. Next Steps March & April: Math support team participating in ESD Training April: Release of NGSS 1 st public draft May 15 & 16: ELA support team participating in ESD Training May 29 & 30: Central team attends OSPI Network Training April & May: CCSS Steering Team Info Share June 5: CCSS Steering Team Meeting Summer: KSD Staff Training begins!

46. Meeting Debrief How are we doing? What’s your one word? Plus/delta Analysis Notes for next time