STANDARDS FORENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

&LITERACY IN HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES,SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS

Presented to states in JUNE 2010

CA version adopted by California State Board of Education on August 2, 2010.California has joined the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium as a governing state.

What are the Common Core State Standards?

Aligned with college and work expectations

Focused and coherent

Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills

Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards

Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

Based on evidence and research

State led – coordinated by NGA Center and CCSSO

Intentional Design Limitations

What 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

Design and Organization

Four strands Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills) Writing Speaking and Listening Language

An integrated model of literacy

Media requirements blended throughout

The “New Thing”Standards for reading and writing in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects• Complement rather than replace content standards

in those subjects• Responsibility of teachers in those subjects

Alignment with college and career readinessexpectations

Concern that students may be unable to meet the demands of reading text within a particular discipline.

Reading within a discipline is different than reading literature.

The ability to read within the discipline is important to citizenship.

Being literate across a broad range of disciplines is required to be considered College and Career Ready.

Why Literacy in History/Government/Social Studies?

If you have been teaching History well

you are already teaching literacy.

Do I have to teach ELA in my History class?

The panel’s final comments…

Standards: Important but insufficient

To be effective in improving education and getting all students ready for college, workforce training, and life, the Standards must be partnered with a content-rich curriculum and robust assessments, both aligned to the Standards.

August 2: SBE adopts Common

Core State Standards

August 2: SBE adopts Common

Core State Standards

July: First set of 4 professional development

modules available

July: First set of 4 professional development

modules available

November: Revised ELD

standards available*

November: Revised ELD

standards available*

September: 8–10 new professional

development modules available

September: 8–10 new professional

development modules available

November: Revised

mathematics framework available*

November: Revised

mathematics framework available*

May: Revised English-language arts framework

available*

May: Revised English-language arts framework

available*

Spring: Field testing of summative assessments

Spring: Field testing of summative assessments

Spring: Pilot testing of

summative assessment

s

Spring: Pilot testing of

summative assessment

s

Spring: Administer operational summative assessment

Spring: Administer operational summative assessment

November 1: Assessment

Transition Plan due to State Legislature

November 1: Assessment

Transition Plan due to State Legislature

Promotion of the CCSS and supporting resources

at conferences, workshops, in Webinars,

and online begins

Promotion of the CCSS and supporting resources

at conferences, workshops, in Webinars,

and online begins

March: Technology

Readiness Tool available

March: Technology

Readiness Tool available

Timeline Excerpt from Implementation Plan for California, March 2012 

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015