Race To The TopEnglish Language Arts Standards

Common Core State Standards Initiative Preparing America’s Students for College & Career

Presented by:Katrina Raynor, K-5 PD Lead

Lorin Grimmett, 6-12 PD LeadAugust 19, 2011

Using the Essential Standards to Improve Student Achievement

This overview will show you… What the essential standards are and how

they were developed. The appropriate use of essential standards

in the classroom. How you can use essential standards to

guide your school’s instructional program.

North Carolina Professional Teaching StandardsStandard III: Teachers know

the content they teach.

Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.

Standard V: Teachers reflect on their practice.

National Association with 43 other states and the District of Columbia

APPLIES TO LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH ONLY!

Comprehensive K-12 standards

NEW BASIS FOR

LEARNING INN. CAROLINA

2012-13

Developed by N.C personnel

Has connections to National Standards

Applies to all subjects other than Math and Language Arts

Uses revised Blooms’ for the standards

Key Foundations

The Common Core State Standards are written using the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Next year (2012-2013) all public schools in NC will transition from Standard Course of Study to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

Provides the framework used for all NC Essential Standards.

Common language for ALL curriculum areas.The six categories were changed in 2001 from a

noun to verb.Focus is on more of a product to show learning. The revision provides a clear & concise

representation of the alignment between standards & educational goals.

Revised Bloom’s TaxonomyLearning to Think

Original Terms Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge

THEN

New Terms Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering

NOW

OVERVIEW OF THE ELA COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Participants will gain an understanding of the design and organization of the CCSS

document.

DesignThere are four strands:

• Reading + Reading Foundational Skills K-5

• Writing• Speaking and Listening• Language

The ELA Common Core supports an integrated model of literacy.

There are media requirements blended throughout.

Reading Foundational SkillsGrades K-5

• Print concepts (K−1)

• Phonological awareness (K−1)

• Phonics and word recognition (K−5)

• Fluency (K−5)

College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards

The CCR Anchor Standards:

• Have broad expectations consistent across grades and content areas.

• Are based on evidenceabout college and workforce training expectations.

• Expect instruction to cover a broad range of increasingly challenging text.

Intentional Design Limitations

The Standards do NOT define:

• How teachers should teach.• All that can or should be taught.• The nature of advanced work beyond the core.• The interventions needed for students well below

grade level.• The full range of support for English Language

Learners and students with special needs.• Everything needed to be college and career ready.

The scope and sequence of literature allows for a literary experience that carries not only a global perspective but an opportunity to view U.S. literature and literary nonfiction within a global lens.

High School Literature

The literature selections provide a vehicle by which to teach the CCSS standards and ensure that students will have a rich and diverse understanding of literature by the end of their senior year.

Design Considerations

The Standards use individual grade levels in kindergarten through Grade 8 to provide useful specificity; the Standards use two-year bands in grades 9-12 to allow schools, districts, and states flexibility in high school course design.

Where to find this information

Jones County Schools

NCDPI

August 19, 2011 – Overview of Common Core & Essential Standards for Content AreasAugust 22, 2011 – Convocation at Jones Senior High School – Complete Module 1 for RttTSeptember 23, 2011 – ½ Day Staff Development – Complete Module 2 for RttTOctober 31, 2011 – Required Workday – Common Core & Essential Standards Pacing GuidesJanuary 23, 2012 – Required Workday – Common Core & Essential Standards Pacing GuidesFebruary 17, 2012 – ½ Day Staff Development – Complete Module 4 for RttTMarch 29, 2012 – ½ Day Staff Development – Complete Module 5 for RttT

March 30, 2012 – Required Workday – Common Core & Essential Standards Pacing GuidesJune 12, 2012 – Required Workday – Common Core & Essential Standards Pacing Guides Wrap-Up