1. Common Core Where have we been and where we are going…

2. Overview 2011 – 2012 = Understanding the standards and identifying strategies for implementation 2012 – 2013 = Implementation of the Common Core State Standards, collaborative development of aligned lessons

3. Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 Discussed shifts in thinking required to approach Common Core State Standards Informational texts Writing grounded in evidence from text Text complexity Explored unpacked standards and considered relationship to NC SCOS

4. Fall 2011 - Spring 2012 Modeled specific instructional strategies to help teachers address CC Anchor Standards Think Aloud Guided Reading Word Study ACE and Synthesis Quality Questioning

5. Spring 2012 To prepare for Curriculum Review Week, teams of teachers gathered to begin work on Curriculum Guides. A Strategy Sharing Task Force formed to determine a plan and process for sharing exemplar resources across Iredell- Statesville Schools.

6. Curriculum Review Week June 2012 Teacher teams worked on Curriculum Guides and new assessments aligned to the new standards. At the end of the week, the teachers documented their work in a video and document. All Curriculum Review Week work is available on the Curriculum & Instruction web page.

7. August 2012 Curriculum Review Week teachers and Instructional Facilitators provided professional development for their teachers including: Common Core Anchor Standards Work completed during Curriculum Review Week How to access and use the Curriculum Guides

8. Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 Collaborate and submit resources aligned to the new Common Core State Standards