Understanding the Common Core Kansas Development of Common Core Standards

Kansas Standards Development Process Standards Committee Identification and Selection Fall member committee formed  standard writing members  15 standard review members Reviewed all drafts of common core in relationship to Kansas standards Multiple rounds of feedback Kansas Common Core Standards adopted by State Board October 2011

Common Core Standards for Mathematics Focus in early grades on number sense (arithmetic and operations) to build a solid foundation in math Evened out pace across the grades High school math focus on using math and solving messy problems, similar to what would see in the real world Problem-solving and communication emphasized

Common Core Standards for Mathematics Grade Level Standards  K-8 grade-by-grade standards organized by domain and critical areas for each grade  9-12 high school standards organized by domain  Organization by course in appendix

Common Core Standards for ELA Text complexity Balance of literature and informational texts Direct link to college and work readiness Literacy standards for science and social studies Clear vertical progressions across grades Integration of Language Arts – reading, writing, literature, speaking, media

Common Core Standards for ELA o Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Four strands: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language o Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects  Standards are embedded at grades K-5  Content-specific literacy standards are provided for grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12

OPTION TO ADD UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 15% OF STANDARDS ON TOP OF THE CORE. MATH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IDENTIFYING AREAS OF EMPHASIS AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PIECEMEAL ADDITIONS Kansas Additions to the Common Core Standards

Kansas Additions for English Language Arts 8 Additions are largely points of emphasis and cohesion rather than entirely new elements. Emphasize: Social nature of literacy learning Meta-cognitive strategies Shared responsibility from all Kansas educators both in academic and career/technical contexts Culturally sensitive texts Media literacy Technical reading and writing skills Writing process 6-Trait writing terminology (Document available at:

Kansas Additions for Mathematics 9 No additional standards per se Additions are points of emphasis for curriculum design Two main areas of emphasis Pattern Recognition Probability and Statistics Can be found behind the mathematical practices and in front of the grade by grade standards )

Kansas Advantages to Common Core Standards 10 A focus on college and career readiness Inclusion of the four strands of English Language Arts: Reading Writing Listening and speaking Language

Kansas Advantages to Common Core Standards 11 The benefits of an integrated literacy approach – all Kansas educators have a shared responsibility for literacy instruction, regardless of discipline or content area. A focus on results rather than means – (“the Standards leave room for teachers, curriculum developers, and states to determine how those goals should be reached and what additional topics should be addressed” (p. 4 Language Arts).)

Kansas Advantages to Common Core Standards 12 Efficiencies of scale – common standards allow for greater collaboration among states in the areas of Professional development Resource development Teaching tools Alignment to Past Efforts– particularly common core critical areas in mathematics are closely aligned to the focal points of NCTM standards

Transition timeline 13Source: Document available at:

Understanding the Common Core How to Read the Standards

Standards - define what students should understand (know) and be able to do. Clusters - groups of related standards. Domains - larger groups of related standards. For each grade level in Grades K–8, the standards are organized into four or five domains.

How to Read the Standards Grade Domain Standard Cluster

Clear vision of how students should approach and learn mathematics. Shifts focus to ensuring mathematical understanding over computation skills Rewards instructional best 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

Common Core Standards – English Language Arts K-12 The standards are organized into three main sections Each section is divided into strands Each strand features grade-level standards that are anchored in college and career readiness standards Standards for English Language Arts —and— Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects GRADES K-5 Standards for English Language Arts GRADES 6-12 Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects GRADES 6-12 Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language Reading Writing

20 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards – Overarching standards for each of four strands that are further defined by grade-specific standards  Reading – 10 standards  Writing – 10 standards  Speaking and Listening – 6 standards  Language – 6 standards

21 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Strand

22 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Boxed Sub-heading

23 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Anchor Standard

24 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades

25 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades Strand

26 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades Strand Abbreviation

27 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades Grade Levels

28 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades Boxed Sub-heading

29 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts  K-8, grade-by-grade  9-10 and grade bands for high school  Format highlights progression of standards across grades Grade Level Standard

30 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects  Standards are embedded at grades K-5  Content-specific literacy standards in grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12

Understanding the Common Core NEXT STEPS

Understanding the Common Core Training – helping teachers understand Alignment – curriculum, instructional materials Educating – Parents, business leaders and community on common core Measuring – student progress

Resources

34Source: Matt Copeland Language Arts and Literacy Consultant Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Kansas State Department of Education (785) For more information: Kris Shaw Language Arts and Literacy Consultant Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Kansas State Department of Education (785) David Barnes Mathematics and Science Consultant Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Kansas State Department of Education (785) Sid Cooley Mathematics Consultant Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Kansas State Department of Education (785)

35Source: Jeannette Nobo Assistant Director Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Kansas State Department of Education (785) For more information:

Credits Gene Wilhoit and Linn Dane, PowerPoint presentation, March Common Core Standard documents eupdates.html