Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Literacy Design Collaborative: Tools for the Common Core Mary Lynn Huie, Ph.D., Literacy Trainer, Georgia Department of Education Daniel Rock, Literacy Specialist, Georgia Department of Education

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Common Core Shifts Building content knowledge through (reading) rich nonfiction Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from the text, both literary and informational. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” LDC and the CC Shifts Literacy Matters video

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” What is LDC? LDC tools embed Common Core Literacy Standards into content-area lessons so that students meet the Literacy Standards while also meeting content demands at high levels of performance.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” LDC Training in Available through every Georgia RESA site.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” How does LDC work? Templates for Teaching Tasks Skills Analysis Instruction Rubrics

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Templates for the Teaching Tasks Teachers fill in the template to create a teaching task—a major student assignment to be completed over two weeks. The content can be science, history, language arts, or another subject.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” How It Works An Example: Template 1 Task 1 Template (Argumentation/Analysis L1, L2, L3): After researching ___________(informational texts) on ____________(content), write __________ (essay or substitute) that argues your position on_____ (content). Support your position with evidence from your research. L2 Be sure to acknowledge competing views. L3 Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” An Agriculture Task After researching _ _ on ____________________, write an _______that argues your position on ______________________________. Support your position with evidence from your research. L2 Be sure to acknowledge competing views. L3 Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position. scientific articles editorial farmers growing genetically modified crops genetic modification of crops

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Template 25 (Informational/Cause Effect) Template 25: [Essential Question] After reading [literature or informational texts] on [content], write a [report or substitute] that examines the causes of [content] and explains the effect(s) of [content]. What conclusions or implications can you draw? Support your discussion with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” A Middle School Social Studies Task What is the effect of oppression on the people in a country? After reading informational texts and memoirs on apartheid in South Africa, write an essay that examines the causes of apartheid and explains the effect(s) of apartheid on the people of South Africa. What conclusions or implications can you draw? Support your discussion with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Georgia Historical Understandings A.SS7H1:The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa leading to the 21st century. A.SS7H1.a: Explain how the European partitioning across Africa contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries. A.SS7H1.b: Explain how nationalism led to independence in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. A.SS7H1.c: Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W.de Klerk.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Template 25 (Informational/Cause Effect) Template 25: [Essential Question] After reading [literature or informational texts] on [content], write a [report or substitute] that examines the causes of [content] and explains the effect(s) of [content]. What conclusions or implications can you draw? Support your discussion with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” A Middle School Science Task What is the effect of algal blooms on the marine environments off the coast of the US? After reading selected scientific texts, write a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency that examines the causes of algal blooms and explains the effect(s) on marine environments. What conclusions or implications can you draw? Support your discussion with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Georgia Science Standards S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments. e. Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine). S7CS9. Students will investigate the features of the process of scientific inquiry. b. Scientific investigations usually involve collecting evidence, reasoning, devising hypotheses, and formulating explanations to make sense of collected evidence.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Template 4 (Argumentation/Comparison) Template 4: [Essential Question] After reading [literature or informational texts], write an [essay or substitute] that compares [content] and argues [content]. Be sure to support your position with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” A High School Science Task Which type of evidence is more trustworthy, DNA evidence or eyewitness testimony? After reading informational texts, write a lawyer’s closing arguments to a jury that compares DNA evidence and eyewitness testimony and argues which the jury should privilege. Be sure to support your position with evidence from the text(s).

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Georgia Science Standards Biology DNA Forensics SB2. Students will analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations. f. Examine the use of DNA technology in forensics, medicine, and agriculture. SCSh6. Students will communicate scientific investigations and information clearly. b. Write clear, coherent accounts of current scientific issues, including possible alternative interpretations of the data.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Writing Your Own Select a LDC template task to write a Teaching Task. Complete the task by filling in the blanks with content, reading material, and the product students will produce.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” LDC Skills Clusters Skills students will need to complete the task fall into four categories (clusters):  Preparing for the Task  Reading Process (Data Collection)  Transition to Writing  Writing Process

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Technology and LDC LDC training includes learning about LDC as well as learning to use Module Creator, a web-based platform designed for teachers using LDC tools.

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Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” LDC Training GACIS (May 9-10 in Savannah) RESA Sites Teams – Teacher-Leaders – Literacy Coach or School/District Leader

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” LDC Training Information Please contact – Your local RESA – GaDOE Mary Lynn Huie, Daniel Rock, Rebecca Chambers,