Relating Public Transit Skills to Common Core Standards

Bring In the Bus  Both transportation education & Common Core Standards are intended to provide students with the knowledge & skills needed to succeed in post-school life

What are Common Core Standards?  Academic standards in mathematics & language arts/literacy  Learning goals outline what a student should know/be able to do following each grade  Created to ensure all students graduate from high school with skills & knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career & life, regardless of where they live

How Do the Standards Work? Grades K-8  Grade-by-grade standards exist in English language arts/ literacy & mathematics Grades 9-12  Standards are grouped into grade bands of 9-10 standards & standards

Give Me An Example English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI Integrate & evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem

Another Example Measurement & Data » Kindergarten » Describe & compare measurable attributes CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.1 CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.

Literacy/Reading Determine the meaning of words & phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative & technical meanings; analyze how an author uses & refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text

Vocabulary Development in Anchorage over/Pages/fareandpass.aspx

Art Using transit art to enhance classroom lessons & riding skills

Paint Me A Picture ocument_Library/Art_Collection/ACComRail.pdf

Music Did you know that there is transit music to use in a music classroom?

Math How many ways are there to enhance math skills using public transit skills?

Let’s Look At Some Numbers  In terms of daily ridership, MBTA is the nation's 5th largest mass transit system (2010 census)  Serves a population of 4,817,014 in 176 cities & towns with an area of 3,249 square miles  Has 183 bus routes, including two Bus Rapid Transit lines, three rapid transit lines, five light rail lines, four trackless trolley lines & 13 commuter rail routes

Let’s Look At Some Numbers  Fleet of 1,005 diesel & CNG buses, 32 dual mode buses, 28 electric trolley buses, 410 heavy rail vehicles, 200 light rail vehicles, 10 PCC streetcars, 90 commuter rail locomotives, 410 commuter rail coaches, 464 MBTA-owned specially equipped vans/sedans & 182 contractor-supplied specially equipped vans/sedans  Average weekday ridership: 1.3 million

History Integration of Knowledge & Ideas CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH Integrate & evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats & media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem

History of the BPTA

Wrapping It Up

Connecting Travel Training to CCS  The Common Core is a set of academic standards in mathematics & language arts/literacy  Both transportation education & Common Core Standards are intended to provide students with the knowledge & skills needed to succeed in post-school life

Closing  Transportation websites provide a wealth of information to infuse school curriculum with travel training skills  For more information: Sabrina L. Francis