Project to Ignite Learning and Advance Literacy Understandings

and Learn the Common Core Reading and Writing Standards

One Model: One Model: The Research The Research Project Project

Protect Basic Strong Important Standards Learning

Empower students to to learn learn on their own own

Create a Web Site Reporting Research Findings

Specific Guidelines Guide The ThePath

Teamwork with PeersHelps the thework

Big Idea Essential Question in kid-friendly terms guides the research Big Idea Essential Question in kid-friendly terms guides the research

Need to Know Need to Know Propels Learning learning Propels Learning learning

Students follow the path on ontheir own own

Rules: Thesis Statement is on Web Site Home Page Thesis Statement no more than 30 words Web site Constraints

OnLine Access to Library Data Base

Students Located, Contacted Experts in via internet search, , Skype interview Extended web site

Vast Amount of Material Available Vast Amount of Material Available

Expository/Argument Close reading inference central idea Non-fiction text Evaluate visuals

texts address similar themes Read complex text proficiently Produce coherent Writing with Peer Review, Revisions Research

What’s different: Create web site Concise statements Word Limit Add visuals, videos, sound What’s different: Create web site Concise statements Word Limit Add visuals, videos, sound

Almost all 20 Common Core ELA Standards in Reading and Writing Reading and Writing are well learned in are well learned in this technology based this technology based research project research project

On-Line Library data bases Interview experts, Team process adds ideas Presentation to Adults

Connor’s Team Didn’t Win

C onnor’s Team Won at the State Science Fair

Lost Opportunities Write up research Lost Opportunities Write up research

Lost Opportunities: Write up research All Do Web Site Lost Opportunities: Write up research All Do Web Site

Lost Opportunities Write up research All do Web Site All do Project Lost Opportunities Write up research All do Web Site All do Project

BE CREATIVE!

PARCC TESTS PARCC TESTS AREN’T AREN’T STANDARDIZED STANDARDIZED They’re Criterion Referenced Referenced

CRITERION REFERENCED: Show what is Tested in advance Test what is shown

PARCC TESTS AREN’T PARCC TESTS AREN’T Tests Tests They’re Assessments of learning to Guide what is Taught of learning to Guide what is Taught

PARCC TESTS PARCC TESTS AREN’T AREN’T High Stakes High Stakes Assess to Guide Assess to Guide LEARNING LEARNING

Freedom to teach Is also freedom not to teach Local control is in how teaching and how teaching and learning is done learning is done

State Standards: 1989 State Standards: 1989 Governors’ Conference Governors’ Conference 2002 President Bush No Child Left Behind act 2002 President Bush No Child Left Behind act  With full Bipartisan Congressional VOTE Congressional VOTE

 Core Standards in  40 States adopted Common Core Common Core  10 States are Race to the Top to the Top

Advantages to Common Core: Commonality across schools and states schools and states Build grade to Grade Build grade to Grade

Advantages to Common Core: Common high Common high learning learning Challenging assessment

Good new national materials for teachers High Achieving students: Minimal Competency Minimal Competency Can move on to higher Expectations Expectations

Standards make a good difference! Common is better! Common is better!