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General Design Principles Accurately capture the shifts

Identify and understand the shifts: Translate into Practice ELA/Literacy Regular practice with complex text and its academic language Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction Mathematics Focus strongly where the Standards focus Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics within grades Rigor: In major topics, pursue with equal intensity: conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application

General Design Principles Accurately capture the shifts Help teachers in the real work:  teacher input Resources to support learning!   Time is precious

Achievethecore.org – ways to navigate

Teacher Navigation (Math Example)

Built for learning and support

Council of Great City Schools Parent Roadmaps English and Spanish K-8, HS

Teacher Navigation: Literacy

Lessons

Instructional Practice Am I doing the Core? Developmental tools for teachers and those who support teachers. Intended to support teachers in developing their practice, and to help coaches or other instructional leaders in supporting them to do so. For example, through: Teacher self-reflection Teacher-to-teacher learning in PLCs, grade-level meetings or other collaborative structures Coaching and feedback from instructional coaches or leaders

CCSS Instructional Practice Guides– Design & Structure There are CCSS Instructional Practice Guides for ELA/literacy (K-2, 3-5, 6-12, History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects) Mathematics (K-8, HS) Each CCSS Instructional Practice Guide includes a tool for a single lesson and a tool for over the course of the year Each CCSS Instructional Practice Guide for a single lesson has 3 Core Actions and each Core Action has 3-6 indicators 2 min – Take a look at the guides themselves All guides are available at achievethecore.org/instructional-practice.

CCSS Instructional Practice Guide Daily Core Actions in ELA/Literacy Focus each lesson on a high quality text (or multiple texts). Employ questions and tasks that are text dependent and text specific. Provide all students with opportunities to engage in the work of the lesson.

CCSS Instructional Practice Guide Daily Core Actions in Mathematics Ensure the work of the lesson reflects the shifts required by the CCSS for Mathematics. Employ instructional practices that allow all students to master the content of the lesson. Provide all students with opportunities to exhibit mathematical practices in connection with the content of the lesson, and therefore, all students are productively engaged in the work of the lesson.

Developmental Tools

Your Turn What will you do with these tools? Which one will you dive into first? Who will you share this with? Please provide us with feedback!!!

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