Melissa Christie March 30, 2012 Curriculum Leadership
Council
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Curriculum Leadership Council Common Core State Standards
(CCSS) Year 1 (2011-2012) Awareness Year 2 (2012-2013) Transition
Year 3 (2013-2014) Implementation 2
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CLC Model for Classroom Impact SCCOE Guiding Coalition Site
Champions TeachersStudents 3
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Overview of General Sessions in Year 1 Building Background
Knowledge CCSS through the English Learner Lens Career Technical
Education (CTE) Assessment Updates 4
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English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies
& Science/Technical Subjects Organization & Progression of
Standards K-12 Literacy Development across content areas
Informational Texts/ Text Complexity 21 st Century Literacies
Performance Assessments 5
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21 st Century Learning Critical Thinking and Problem Solving,
Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and Innovation
Introduction of use of the following: e-Portfolios Flipped-Learning
Blended Learning Online Learning Environments (Moodle) iPods 6
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Content Specifications CCSS ELA 7
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Content Specifications - CCSSM 8
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2012 Summer Institute: Curriculum 21 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Heidi
Hayes Jacobs Essential Education for the 21 st Century Student;
What to keep? What to cut? What to create? Introduction to Mapping
to the Core Core Maps will be created for Writing Mathematics
Develop an Implementation Plan 9
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2012-2013: Transition Teachers will: Collaboratively design
units which will integrate literacy skills and strategies into all
curricular units. integrate 21 st century learning tools.
incorporate performance assessments. Design collaborative writing
projects with Web 2.0 writing tools. Use imaging tools to create
writing prompts in all content areas. Create quality audio and
video podcasts as performance assessment tools in all content
areas. ePortfolio Development 10
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Multiple Paragraph Essays Big Idea Essential Questions Content
Skills Benchmark Assessments Essays allow a writer to develop a
topic through relevant details and support. Writers use a variety
of strategies to enhance their message and engage the reader. What
strategies can I use to help me be a more effective writer? How can
I effectively support my point of view? Why do writers pick a
particular structure for writing? Thesis statement Focused
introductory paragraph 3-5 paragraph essay Relevant details and
supporting evidence Logical organization of ideas (e.g., order by
chronology, importance) Unity/Cohesion Transitions Supportive and
illustrative materials Sentence variety Style Vocabulary:
organizational structures, compound- complex, personal style,
controlled organization, unity Writes a 3-5 paragraph essay with a
clear thesis statement and a focused introductory paragraph,
Supports the development of the thesis with relevant details,
facts, examples, and other information Substitutes general terms
with precise language to explain a topic Uses a variety of
transitional words and phrases to create cohesions within and
between paragraphs Uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance
meaning (e.g., short, simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
Uses a variety of sentences to create a certain effect in make your
writing more interesting Includes a closing statement that
summarizes the information presented Uses the criteria and levels
of performance on the writing rubric to assess your writing 5
paragraph essay on focused topic Multiple paragraph essay using two
different structures-sequence of ideas and comparison/contrast
Graphic organizer possible supporting details and information Essay
revision task focusing on improving transitions and precise
language. Self-assessment using essay rubric 11
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Save the Dates 2012 Summer Institute June 25-28 2012/13
Follow-Up Dates September 18 November 27 March 12 May 21* 2013
Summer Institute June 18-21 *Optional - Curriculum Mapping 12
