Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Common Core & Essential Standards Parent and Community Overview Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Common Core & Essential Standards Parent and Community Overview Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Background Information For the past 25 years, our curriculum has been The North Carolina Standard Course of Study Beginning 2012 – 2013, our curriculum will be Common Core in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics and Essential Standards for all other subject areas

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Why Common Core? To provide a more rigorous curriculum – Fewer goals and objectives in English/Language Arts To provide a deeper understanding of content – Students will be expected to apply and use knowledge acquired To standardize curriculum across the country

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools What Brought About This Change? A desire to improve public education nationwide A commitment to prepare students for life and work in the 21 st Century

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools What Makes Common Core Different? More emphasis on use of knowledge Less worksheets and more doing All courses are impacted

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools What Makes Common Core Different? Greater emphasis on real-world application More open-ended questions Problem solving that requires students to evaluate and determine best answers/solutions

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools How Are Teachers Being Prepared? Ongoing training in their subject area(s) Summer training for all new teachers New Curriculum Guides containing strategies on delivery of new curriculum

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Will Student Testing Change? Students will continue to be tested annually All courses will have an end-of-grade or end- of-course – This includes courses that have not been tested in the past such as the arts, health, second grade More electronic tests

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Will Student Testing Change? Test format will include multiple-choice, short answer, and performance task Demo of New Assessments

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Where May Parents Find Help? Attend PTA meetings Attend parent-teacher conferences Contact your school principal Use online resources when possible

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Available Online Resources National PTA website: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – “READY” US Department of Education common-core-standards-and-the-next-generation-of- assessments common-core-standards-and-the-next-generation-of- assessments

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Available Online Resources Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium core-state-standards-tools-resources/ core-state-standards-tools-resources/ PARCC -- Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers postsecondary-education-training postsecondary-education-training

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Thank you!