WELCOME TO GREENSBURG SALEM’S “KICK-OFF” TO THE COMMON CORE Greensburg Salem School District August 2012
Today’s Goals Transition to Common Core Testing Timelines Materials and Resources Instructional Shifts Implications for Our Work Professional Development Timeline
Brunch Breakouts Table Talk Ticket Out Wonder Wall
Transition to Common Core Initiated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) with the following design principles: Result in College and Career Readiness Fewer, clearer, and higher Reduce variability Launched in two parts: Anchor standards college and career readiness in English Language Arts and Math Grade specific standards that lead students to the anchor standards
Transition to the Common Core Creating a CULTURE OF COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY... not one of compliance.
Connection to Mission and Vision
Connection to Current PD Initiatives
Testing Timeline TestGradesDate PSSA Writing AssessmentGrade 5March 11-15, 2013 PSSA Reading and Math Assessment Grades 3, 4, and 5April 8-19, 2013 PSSA Science AssessmentGrade 4April 22-26, 2013
Field Test PA Common Core Writing Field Test Grades 3, 4, and 5February 4-15, 2013
Testing Timeline TestGradesDate PA Common Core English Language Arts Assessment Grades 3, 4, and 5March 17-21, 2014 PA Common Core Mathematics Assessment Grades 3, 4, and 5March 24-28, 2014 PSSA Science AssessmentGrade4April 28, 2014
Professional Development Guide Section 1: Assessment Timelines Section 2: Pennsylvania Common Core Academic State Standards (ELA and Math) Section 3: Pennsylvania Common Core Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content (ELA and Math) Section 4: Emphasis Guides and Cluster Matrices (ELA and Math) Section 5: English Language Arts Appendix B (text exemplars and performance tasks) Section 6: English Language Arts Appendix C (annotated writing samples) Section 7: _______________________________________________________________ Section 8: _______________________________________________________________ Section 9: ______________________________________________________________ Section 10: ______________________________________________________________ Section 11: ______________________________________________________________ Section 12: ______________________________________________________________ Section 13: ______________________________________________________________
English Language Arts (ELA) Standard Strands Reading Writing Listening and Speaking
Reading Standards Literature Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Informational Text Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Foundational Skills Print Concepts K-1 Phonological Awareness K-1 Phonics and Word Recognition K-5 Fluency K-5
Writing and Listening & Speaking Standards Writing Narrative Informational Argumentative Listening and Speaking Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Conventions of Standard English
Instructional Shifts Balance of Informational and Literary Texts Staircase of Complexity Close Reading of Text/ Text Based Answers Argumentative Writing Academic Vocabulary
Shift #1: Balance of Informational and Literary Texts
Shift #2: Staircase of Complexity
Shift #3: Close Reading of Text/ Text Based Answers
Shift #4: Argumentative Writing
Shift #5: Academic Vocabulary
Mathematics Structure Numbers and Operations Counting and Cardinality, Number and Operations- Base 10, Number and Operations- Fractions, Ratios and Proportional Relationships, The Number System, and Number and Quantity Algebraic Concepts Operations and Algebra Thinking, Expressions and Equations, Functions, and Algebra Geometry Geometry Measurement, Data, and Probability Measurement and Data and Statistics and Probability
Instructional Shifts 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice Focus Coherence Rigor
Shift #1:Standards for Mathematical Practice
Shift #2: Focus
25 Shift #3: Coherence
Shift #4: Rigor 26
Professional Development Timeline How can I support this shift at my grade level? What does this shift look like in my classroom? What would acceptable student work look like?
Ticket Out What new insights have we gained about the PA CCSS for ELA and Mathematics? What next steps will we need take based on the information we gained? What resources and supports will we need to investigate in order to support our work?