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Common Core State Standards Essential Questions How do we prepare our learners for the future? How do we prepare our educators to implement the common core into their instruction?
~Common Core State Standards Initiative (
The principal …. the instructional leader.
Four Phases of Curriculum Mapping
Laying the Foundation… What Have We Done Principal Professional Development Common Core 101, February 7 Assistant Principals Professional Development Common Core 101, March 19 Curriculum Leadership Team Professional Development MSDE Common Core Academy, March 21 Curriculum Writers Professional Development Common Core Mathematics, March 22, May 2 and May 15 Continuing our journey…
Laying the Foundation Curriculum Mapping - archbalt.rubiconatlas.org archbalt.rubiconatlas.org Rubicon Atlas WebEx, April 17, 2013 Rubicon Atlas Webinars by May 1 Curriculum revision will begin summer of 2013 in Common Core Mathematics Maryland State Department of Education Framework ◦ Content ◦ Skills ◦ Essential questions
Math Practice Standards Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Model with mathematics.
Math Practice Standards Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision. Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Activity Engaging with the Common Core State Standards
Activity CCSS Math Scavenger Hunt CCSS ELA Scavenger Hunt
The 3 Rs Rigor Relevance Relationships
Instructional Shifts in Common Core Math Standards
Instructional Shifts in Mathematics FOCUS – The standards focus in on key content skills and practices at each grade level COHERENCE – content in the standards builds across the grades and major topics are linked within the grades RIGOR – the standards highlight conceptual understanding, procedural skill, fluency and application
A Walk Through the PARCC PARCC Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
A Walk Through the PARCC Engaging PARCC
A Walk Through the PARCC Assessment Plan s/grade-3-mathematics-fluencyhttp:// s/grade-3-mathematics-fluency s/grade-6-slider-ruler s/grade-6-slider-ruler s/grade-7-speedhttp:// s/grade-7-speed
“ is not really the finish line, but only the first leg in a longer relay race to create a next generation teaching, learning and assessment system that prepare all students for a strong future and are worthy of our children, teachers and schools.”
Will the Archdiocese of Baltimore use PARCC?
Launching the Process Principal-led presentation with standards to lay foundation (before June 7th) AOB webinar series (summer 2013) Principal-led presentation for entire faculty (August 2013) New Math essential maps released (August 2013) AOB Professional Development (January 2 and 3, 2014) AOB guided in service (January 2) Collaborative directed PD based on needs; teacher break out sessions to share instructional strategies (January 3) Spring 2014-Collaborative PD day Attend conferences, participate in webinars Plan for Title IIA funds Parent informational video developed by August 2013
Informing Maps with Assessment Teachers add instructional strategies, resources, and classroom assessments to math essential maps
Advancing Maps into the Future
English & Language Arts
Common Core and Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) A national working group has begun the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) to develop and disseminate resources and guidelines to assist Catholic elementary and secondary schools in integrating elements of Catholic identity (Catholic values, Scripture, Church social teachings, encyclicals, etc.) into curriculum and instruction based on the Common Core State Standards.
Common Core and Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) The initial phase of CCCII focuses on K-8 English/Language Arts/ Literacy. Resources for other subjects and for 9-12 curriculum will be developed in later phases.
Curriculum Resource Curriculum 21
Special thanks to Casey Buckstaff, Assistant Principal, St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park Susan Moran, Assistant Principal, St. Philip Neri School Julia Rogers, Director of Government Programs