Common Core Fun Night Thursday, February 6 th, :00 – 8:00 PM

Why do we need the Common Core Standards? By Maureen Partilla What are the standards and how can they help our children meet the future with the skills that they need?

Education Week, Jan. 2014…. “More than 5 ½ million of the 30 million young adults in the US between the ages of 18 and 24 don’t have a high school diploma, according to the 2012 US Census.”

Common Core Standards ….. “These standards are a once and a lifetime opportunity to ensure that all students are prepared for college and career.” (R. Hernandez, Education Weekly, Jan. 2014) 1.7 million students graduated from high schools in the United States and needed remediation in basic Math and English to prepare them for college classes.

Translating the standards into curriculum…. Taking the standards and transmitting them into “curricula, meaningful teaching, learning and accountability, takes hard work.” This is the work that is being done now within the states that adopted these standards. Let’s take a look at the standards….

What are the characteristics of the standards? They are aligned with college and work expectations. They are clear, consistent, and understandable. They include rigorous content and application of the knowledge. They are research and evidence based. They are the standards that other top performing countries have used to prepare their students for a global economy and society.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) CCSS are a clear set of shared goals and expectations for what knowledge and skills will help our students succeed Goal is to prepare students to succeed in college and workplace Standards are consistent from school to school, do not change based on zip code, language, or race, and match up to international standards BCPS designs their own curriculum based on the standards Parents, teachers and students need to work together for students to be successful CCSS recognize that content and skills are both important

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

MSA/PARCC Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will take MSA Math and Reading this school year Students in grade 5 will take MSA Science this school year Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will begin implementation in PARCC will provide more meaningful, actionable and timely information for educators, parents and students. PARCC is being developed in response to the longstanding concerns of educators, parents and employers who want assessments that better measure students’ critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and their ability to communicate clearly.

Grade 3 Sample Item

Grade 4 Sample Item Part A

Grade 4 Part B

Grade 4 Part C

Grade 5 Sample item

Progression of Math Problem Solving Skills Grades K-5 Kindergarten: Solve word problems by adding or subtracting numbers up to 10 using objects and drawings Grade 1: Solve word problems by adding or subtracting numbers up through 20 Grade 2: Solve one and two step word problems by adding or subtracting numbers up through 100 Grade 3: Solve two step word problems by adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers up through 100 Grade 4: Solve multi step word problems, including problems involving measurement and converting measurements from larger to smaller units Grade 5: Solve multi step word problems, including problems involving adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals as well as writing and interpreting mathematical expressions

Progression of Reading Grades K-5 Kindergarten: With help from the teacher, students ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Grade 1: Students ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Grade 2: Students ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Grade 3: Students ask and answer questions about what they read by referring directly to parts of the text. Grade 4: Students refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Grade 5: Students quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Parent Roadmaps Change in educational practices Grade level concepts Parent tips for student support Progression of student learning for major concepts (prior year, current year, and upcoming year)

S.T.A.T. (Students &Teachers Accessing Tomorrow)

Evaluation Please complete an evaluation at the end of the evening and return it in the front lobby as you exit. Upon returning survey, you will receive a parent resource bag. Tonight's evaluation can also be completed on- line by accessing the following link:

Thank you for your attendance! Please join us in the cafeteria for dinner and participate in our parking lot activity to have your questions and concerns addressed