Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice

Strategy #1: Keep the Standards in Front of Teachers Idea #1: “Bites” of the Common Core: Show a standard. Have everyone guess which grade level the standard comes from. Discuss what this means for instruction.

A Bite of the Common Core

With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publishwriting, including in collaboration with peers.

Keep the Standards In Front of Teachers:Digital Tools

Mentormob: Sharing articles or videos to keep the standards in front.

Keep the Standards In Front of Teachers:Digital Tools

Muzy.Com:What does “it” look like?

Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice

Strategy #2: Know Thy Shift

CCSS Trivia Question: In working with teachers on the implementation of the Common Core, what is the most frequently asked question?

What does this look like in my classroom…

…and how is it different from what I have been doing?

Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice

Know Thy Shift

Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice

Common Core Classroom Lesson Alignment Protocol

Background: As we learn more about best practice instruction in the era of Common Core State Standards, collegial collaboration is a vitally important professional development activity. As we study classroom video lessons, we can determine what CCSS looks like in the classroom and, in turn, implement the CCSS with fidelity to maximize the achievement of our students as we raise the level of rigor in what we expect them to know and be able to do.

• Teaching Channel

• America Achieves

• Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project

• Empowering Writers

• Fisher and Frey’s Channel

Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice Know Thy Shift:

Digital ToolsCommon Core LookFors Coach’s

Eye

Three Strategies to Lead A Shift in Instructional Practice

Strategy #3: Provide and use digital resources to create CCSS assessments and assignments

CCSS Trivia Question: When you google CCSS resources, how many appear?

CCSS Valuable Resources

Are You Smarter Than A

Common Core5th Grader?

Category:All Students College

and Career Ready

Would you accept the question?Are you ready for the challenge?