Transition To The Common Core Transforming Teaching & Learning for Equity, Access, and Excellence Council of the Great City Schools October 17, 2012

2 SCUSD 11 th Largest School District in CA 44,000 Students 81 Campuses 69% Free and Reduced Lunch 36% Hispanic, 19% White, 18.3% Asian, 16.3% African American, 7% Two or More Races 40 Languages 38% EL’s

3 Strategic Plan Pillar One: College and Career Ready Students

Common Core Standards Framework Common Core Content Standards Instructional Shifts Practices (Math)/ College and Career Ready Descriptors (ELA) Curriculum Equity Assessment Teaching & Learning

Professional Learning Standards Interpretation Expected Evidence of Student Learning Text-based Discussion (Research) Model Construction (Trying on the Work) Task & Instructional Plan Student Work Examination Revision of Task & Instructional Plan

Common Core Standards Framework Common Core Content Standards Instructional Shifts Practices (Math)/ Descriptors (ELA) Curriculum Equity Assessment Teaching & Learning

Pillar I: College and Career Ready Students All Students Respect=High Expectations No Excuses or Blame Equity

SCUSD’s Definition of Rigor “The capacity to understand and apply content and experiences that are complex, ambiguous, provocative, and personally or emotionally challenging.” Adapted from SREB Curriculum

SCUSD’s Definition of Rigor Curriculum Maps Units of Study Deconstruct Language Structure, Form, and Function within Rich Complex Texts Culturally Responsive Curriculum

Performance-Based Assessments Peer and Self Assessments Examination of Student Work Focus on Literacy and Language Assessments

Instructional Shifts College and Career Ready Descriptors Instructional Conversations Teaching and Learning

Capacity Building Leadership Development Professional Learning Training Specialists (District and Site-Based) Alignment of Current Resources & Practices Supplemental Resources & Strategies Electronic Library Community Awareness & Knowledge Building

School and district leadership matter Infrastructure of support is vital Changing the district’s instructional culture is hard work, messy, and takes time Text Matters Student Choice=Student Voice Learning is the doing and the doing is the learning Lessons Learned