Why did California make this change? To ensure that our students are

Meeting college and work expectations

Prepared to succeed in a global economy and society

Provided with rigorous content and application of higher knowledge thinking through higher order thinking skills

Benefits

Common Core standards are benchmarked against international standards

Student expectations are clear Allows for collaboration among

states on best practices, professional development, materials

Economies of scale

New Acronyms

CCSS or CCCS Common Core State Standards Common Core California Standards Common Core + These are now our “official”

standards But we have 3 or 4 years for

transition

K-5 Domains for Mathematics

To Compare

Middle Grades

To Compare

From Santa Clara COE Presentation

High School

Arranged by cluster (not course) Number and quantity Algebra Functions Modeling Geometry Probability and Statistics

To Compare

From Santa Clara COE Presentation

What did CA add to Math CC? Calculus and AP Probability and

Statistics Operations and Algebraic

Thinking additions in Grades 2 through 5

Measurement and data additions in Grades 2

Grade 6--the Number System

What did CC add to CA Math? 2 Options for Eighth Graders

Algebra 1 Eighth Grade CC Math Standards

K-7 standards augmented to prepare for either option

Clearer grade-to-grade organization

What’s different in math? More similarities than differences Some shifts in grade level for

some skills Organization of the standards

By grade level through Grade 8 Algebra 1 Clusters of standards for 9-12

Two options for eighth graders

CCCS Advances for ELA

Balance of literature and information text

Text complexity Emphasis on argument and

explanatory writing Writing about sources Inclusion of formal and informal talk Stress on vocabulary—general

academic and subject specific

What’s Different in ELA?

Current ELA domains: reading, writing, listening and speaking, and written and oral language conventions.

CCCS strands: reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language

Big Advantage in CCCS

Subheadings are

consistent across all grades!

What did CC add to CA ELA? Vocabulary standards Standards for “collaborative discussions” Literacy standards for history/social

studies, science, and technical subjects Embedded in K-5 In Grades 6-12 these are a separate

set--expectation is these will be shared between ELA teachers and teachers in history/social studies and science

What did CA add to ELA CC? Formal presentations, Grades 1-

12 Penmanship, Grades 2-4 Career and consumer

documents for writing in Grade 8

Analysis of text features in informational text, Grades 6-12

CCCS ELA Organization

Three Main Sections Comprehensive K-5 ELA Comprehensive 6-12 Social Studies and Science/Technical for 6-12

9-10 and 11-12 Grade Bands

ELA Alignment with NAEP

From Santa Clara COE Presentation

This does not mean that 12th English classes should be 70% informational text but that reading should also occur in other disciplines.

NAEP Alignment in Writing

From Santa Clara COE Presentation

How common are they?

So far 42 states and territories have adopted the Common Core.

How can I get the CCCS?

Download them at http://www.scoe.net/castandards/

index.html

Old Materials Timeline

It’s being developed by CDE and SBE Current adoption cycle

Math Framework, January 2012 Materials adoption, August 2014 Materials available, December 2014

ELA Framework, January 2014 Materials adoption, August 2016 Materials available, December 2016This timeline was suspended and new

legislation is required to create a new one.

Suggested Timeline pending Legislation Proposed adoption cycle

Math Framework Approved, May 2013 Materials available, November 2014

ELA Framework Approved, May 2014 Materials available, November 2016

Assessment Timeline

Two assessments are being developed CA is in a 26 state consortium to create new

assessments (CA may join other consortium based on new Governor and SPI) Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for

College and Careers (PARCC) Current STAR sunsets in 2012-13 New assessment could be administered in 2014-15 and

piloted the year before For information on each assessment consortium:

PARCC: http://www.achieve.org/files/CCSS&Assessments.pdf

Smarter Balanced Assessment: http://www.k12.wa.us/smarter/

New Assessments: Beyond the Bubble According to New York Times

(9/3/2010) Not only end-of-year but also formative

tests that teachers will administer during year

Include “performance-based tasks, designed to mirror complex, real-world situations”

New assessments will be “computerized” Will measure higher order thinking

Where can I learn more?

Sacramento County Office Information and Support for the Common Core Standards http://www.scoe.net/castandards/index.html

CDE http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/ http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/

infomeeting10.asp