Foundations for the Common Core Standards in Literacy

Dana Fulmer Ulster BOCESWinter 2012Dfulmer@ulsterboces.org

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What are some of the conditions that have led

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•Create unified national standards. •Level the playing field for all students, regardless of where they live.

• Set achievement levels aligned with college and career expectations.

• Help support higher literacy skills nationally.

•Was coordinated by the National Governors Association & the Council of Chief State School Officers beginning in 2009.

•The Standards were created with participation from educators & professionals from 48 states, 2 territories, & the District of Columbia

www.corestandards.org

◦ K-12 literacy teachers

◦ University & graduate faculty in English and literacy

◦ State curriculum and assessments experts

◦ Researchers

◦ National organizations, including: American Council on Education (ACE)

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE)

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Modern Language Association (MLA)

National Education Association (NEA)

What does it mean for studentsto be “College & Career Ready”?

• Independence of thought & learning

• Strong content knowledge acquisition

• Responsiveness to varying demands of audience, task, purpose & discipline

• Discerning readers & listeners

• Use & cite evidence

• Use technology & media strategically

• Understand other perspectives & cultures

COLLEGE & CAREER READY

Common Core Organizational Chart

Appendix A - Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards; Glossary of Key Terms

Appendix B - Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

Appendix C - Examples of Student Writing

Appendices Overview

Http://moodle.ucboces.org◦ (Go to LITERACY – COMMON CORE TASKFORCE)◦ Resources, links, aligned units, training materials

www.EngageNY.org◦ NY’s website for Common Core & RTTT material◦ Official documents, official videos, curriculum

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