Common Core State Standards & North Carolina Essential Standards

Times are Changing

Where is CCSS Taught? Common Core is being taught in every state except in Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia. Minnesota has only adopted Common Core English Language Arts

Reflects the changes in society Better prepares students for college and careers It is being taught in most of the United States Focuses on learning expectation for students Covers English Language Art and Math from Kindergarten through High School

Are aligned with college/work expectations; Are clear, understandable and consistent; Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;

Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and Are evidence- and research-based.

North Carolina Standard Course of Study Before School Year Common Core State Standards and N C Essential Standards Starting School Year

Standard Course of Student Verses Common Core State Standards

… In Old NCSCOS in English Language Arts Grade 7 Competency Goal 4 - The learner will use critical thinking skills and create criteria to evaluate print and non-print materials Analyze the purpose of the author or creator by: examining any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, and/or propaganda techniques. In Old NCSCOS in English Language Arts Grade 7 Competency Goal 4 - The learner will use critical thinking skills and create criteria to evaluate print and non-print materials Analyze the purpose of the author or creator by: examining any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, and/or propaganda techniques.

 In New CCSS Reading Standard for Informational Text RL.7.4  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.  In New CCSS Reading Standard for Informational Text RL.7.4  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

In English Language Arts… Four strands  Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language An integrated model of literacy Media requirements blended throughout Four strands  Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language An integrated model of literacy Media requirements blended throughout

North Carolina Standard Course of Study Verse Common Core State Standard

Mathematics North Carolina Standard Course of Study

In English Language Arts…  Strands: Number and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra  COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.  Objectives 1.01 Develop and use ratios, proportions, and percents to solve problems Develop fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers. Analyze computational strategies. Describe the effect of operations on size. Estimate the results of computations. Judge the reasonableness of solutions.  Strands: Number and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, Data Analysis and Probability, Algebra  COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will understand and compute with rational numbers.  Objectives 1.01 Develop and use ratios, proportions, and percents to solve problems Develop fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers. Analyze computational strategies. Describe the effect of operations on size. Estimate the results of computations. Judge the reasonableness of solutions.

Mathematics Common Core State Standard

In English Language Arts… The number System 7.nS  Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.  1. Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.  b. Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts. The number System 7.nS  Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.  1. Apply and extend previous understandings of addition and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram.  b. Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses). Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-world contexts.

In English Language Arts…  Mathematical Practices 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.  Mathematical Practices 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Science and Social Studies All Encore Classes Kindergarten to 12 th grade The Essential Standards use the same vocabulary/terminology as CCSS Is only a North Carolina Standard

N. C. Essential Standards N. C. Essential Standards Changes in Social Studies

In English Language Arts…  Changes in Social Studies  The standards are organized around five strands: history, geography and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and governance and culture.  Changes in Social Studies  The standards are organized around five strands: history, geography and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and governance and culture.

In English Language Arts…  Changes in Social Studies 6 th grade moved from Europe and South America to Pre- history to It covers the entire world. Era 1: The Beginnings of Human Society Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, BCE Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE Era 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, CE Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE  Changes in Social Studies 6 th grade moved from Europe and South America to Pre- history to It covers the entire world. Era 1: The Beginnings of Human Society Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, BCE Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE Era 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, CE Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE

In English Language Arts…  Changes in Social Studies 7 th grade moved from Asia and Africa to 1450 to present. It covers the entire world. Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes World History Across the Eras  Changes in Social Studies 7 th grade moved from Asia and Africa to 1450 to present. It covers the entire world. Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, CE Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes World History Across the Eras

In English Language Arts…  Changes in Social Studies 8 th grade will remain essentially the same  The main focus of the course will be the critical events, personalities, issues, and developments in the state and nation.  Time period from the Revolutionary Era to contemporary times. (Although exploration and pre- revolution is emphasized)  Although the major focus is state and national history, efforts should also be made to include a study of local history.  Changes in Social Studies 8 th grade will remain essentially the same  The main focus of the course will be the critical events, personalities, issues, and developments in the state and nation.  Time period from the Revolutionary Era to contemporary times. (Although exploration and pre- revolution is emphasized)  Although the major focus is state and national history, efforts should also be made to include a study of local history.

N. C. Essential Standards N. C. Essential Standards Changes in Science

In English Language Arts…  Grade 7  Atmospheric Cycles  Force and Motion  Energy  Structures and Functions of Living Organisms  Evolution and Genetrics

In English Language Arts…

Benefit of Common Core State Standards and North Carolina State Standards Will provide students with the necessary skills to access higher education and to compete globally in the workforce.

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