Core Curriculum for College and Career Readiness Task Force Literacy Task Force January 11, 2011 Staff Leads: Jeannie Johnson, Sarah Breed, Phil Tucher, Elizabeth Macias, Mary Pippitt, Tina Tranzor

1 Alignment with District Vision OUSD MISSION/VISION All students will graduate. As a result, they are caring, competent, and critical thinkers, fully- informed, engaged, and contributing citizens, and prepared to succeed in college and career. OUSD GOAL To create a FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY DISTRICT that serves the whole child, eliminates inequity, and provides each child with an excellent teacher every day. PRIORITIES Safe, Healthy, and Supportive Schools High Quality Effective Instruction College and Career Readiness Literacy CORE CURRICULUM AND LITERACY TASK FORCE WORK Common Core Curriculum and a Literacy Framework will guide teachers’ instruction so that students graduate college and career ready.

2 Norms Within this meeting: Assume positive intent Monitor your airtime Speak your truth about the topic at hand Listen across difference

3 Welcome Recap of November meeting Table Groups- Introduce yourselves to one another. Name, role, one hope/dream you have for all OUSD students

4 What is College and Career Readiness? Gingerbread activity: head, hands, heart, feet Board Results Policies Why is this work compelling and urgent? “a-g” data What is the definition of “curriculum”?  A coherent set of learning experiences that develops in students particular knowledge, skills, dispositions and capacities;  The course of study (informed by standards, and dependent on instructional practice) that guide teachers as they design, teach, and assess instruction for students. November Recap

5 Dropout/Pushout Numbers for 2008/09 GradeDropouts 12th643 11th261 10th349 9th456 Lost Transfers (all grades)364 2,073 Total leaving Re-enrolled dropouts(-) 705Total returning Source: CDE website, Dataquest 1,368 Total Adjusted Dropouts (Approx. 10%) OUSD HS Enrollment (including charters) = 12,689

6 Why is this work compelling and urgent?

7 OUSD and California CST Proficiency data for math and ELA Visualization-Motion charts available on OUSD Website: At the bottom, “ Latest CST Results Show OUSD Test Scores Continue to Rise”

8 Guiding Principles for OUSD Core Curriculum 1.Learning 2.Teaching 3.Assessment 4.Equity 5.Technology 6.Literacy Across Content Areas

9 Guiding Principles for OUSD Core Curriculum Small group: 10 min-Read and discuss what does this principle mean to you 15 min- Make connections between the outcomes surfaced at the last meeting and the guiding principle. Which outcomes are aligned to this guiding principle? Chart these. 10 min-Whole group Share out

10 Think-Write-Pair-Share 10 min- What outcomes are not present in these guiding principles? What additional feedback would you like to provide?

11 Dinner

12 Breakout Groups Whole Group will be splitting into 2 to focus on ELA and Literacy or Math Each group will review common core state standard in their content area of focus

13 Literacy Framework Frames the core curriculum Informs the “What” Based on current research on how children learn to read and write. Consideration and awareness of our students achievement gains and gaps. Mindful of students who acquire skills easily and those who struggle to do so.

14 Elements of Literacy Framework 1.Characteristics of High Quality Instruction 2.Programs and Materials 3.Assessment 4.Instructional Time 5.Intervention 6.Classroom Instructional and Management Practices

15 Elements of Literacy Framework ~ Interaction Read, React, Discuss, Take Notes 1.In pairs you will be given a short section of text from the literacy framework. 2.Silently, Read your section 3.React to what you have read. 4.Discuss this section with your partner. 5.As you discuss, take notes that you will share with the whole group.

16 ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS National Set of expectations for student knowledge and skills that high school students need to master to succeed in college and career. Designed by Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association for Best Practices Adopted by CA SBE August 2, 2010

17 Organization of Common Core Standards Tab 1- Guidelines for English Learners and Students with Disabilities Tab 2- Table of Contents and Intro Tab 3- ELA and Literacy (k-5) Tab 4- ELA (6-12) Tab 5- Literacy in History, Science, Tech (6-12) Tab 6- Appendix (Text Complexity, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language) Tab 7- Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

18 ELA College and Career Readiness Anchors Standards Read, React, Discuss, Take Notes In fours you will be given a short section of text from the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for ELA grades CCRS- Reading pg. 35 CCRS- Writing pg. 41 CCRS- Speaking/Listening pg. 48 CCRS- Language pg.51 1.Silently, Read your Standard. 2.React to what you have read. 3.Discuss this section with your group.

19 ELA- Guiding Question for Discussion Discuss the CCR Standard with your group: What information or guidelines are missing from our Literacy Framework if we are leading Oakland students to master this College Readiness Standard?

20 Give One, Get One With a partner, in two of the boxes, record 2 key ideas from your break-out session. Compare notes with 2 task force members who were NOT in your break-out session. 1.Hear a couple of key ideas from their presentation and discussion and record in an empty box. [GET ONE] 2.Share a couple of key ideas from yours.[GIVE ONE] 3.What questions do you have?

21 A core curriculum is … What is a Core Curriculum?  A coherent set of learning experiences that develops in students particular knowledge, skills, dispositions and capacities;  The course of study (informed by standards, and dependent on instructional practice) that guide teachers as they design, teach, and assess instruction for students.

22 Components: 1.Guiding Principles 2.Standards (with essential and focus standards) 3.Scope & Sequence 4.Curricular Guide (with instructional materials and assessment plan) 5.Instructional tools & strategies 6.Assessment Guide with samples 7.Sample grade-level units Draft: 12/2010 What is a Core Curriculum?

23 Task Force- Meeting Dates November 9 January 11 March 8 May 10

24 Thank for your attendance and contributions See you on March 8 th