1. Common Core State Standards
When?
Who?
Common Core State Standards
What?
Where?
Why?
How?

2. WHO?
All K-12 teachers
Administrators
Students

3. What? Transitioning to: Common Core State Standards Don’t forget
English Language Arts
mathematics
Don’t forget
Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, 6-12

4. When? & Where? Grades K-2: 2011-2012 Grades 3-8: 2012 - 2013
All Districts in AR

5. Your zip code should NOT determine the quality of your education
WHY CCSS?
Your zip code should NOT determine the quality of your education

7. Why? College and Career-Ready Students
Demonstrate independence
Build strong content knowledge
Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline
Page 7 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

8. Career and College-Ready Students
Comprehend as well as critique
Value evidence
Use technology and digital media strategically and capably
Come to understand other perspectives and cultures
Page 7 Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

9. To Do this year from Sandra Alberti:
Teachers must be aware of CCSS and understand the big shifts
Identify, evaluate, and develop text dependent and text specific questions
Teachers must begin reviewing existing materials to develop these text dependent questions

10. The Big Shifts Appropriate Text Complexity
Increased Reading of Informational Texts
Disciplinary Literacy
Close Reading
Text-dependent Questions
Academic Vocabulary--Tier 2 & Tier 3 words
Short & Sustained Research
Projects
Argumentative Writing

11. Writing Argument or Persuasive Writing* With evidence from the text
Informational/Explanatory Writing
Narrative
*Most emphasized with CCSS
If students are writing they are processing, synthesizing, evaluating… thinking!

12. CCSS Math Big Shifts/Progressions?

13. CCSS Create New Challenges
Unlike mathematics, secondary literacy is not a discipline. It is “homeless” in that it belongs to everyone and no one. Literacy is used in all secondary classrooms, but it is not taught in a systematic way. How can teachers use LDC modules to meet this challenge?

14. CCSS Define Literacy in Content Areas
While the English language arts classroom has often been seen as the proper site for literacy instruction, this document acknowledges that the responsibility for teaching such skills must also extend to other content areas.
Example Talking Points:
For literacy, in particular, the Common Core establishes that we all hold the responsibility for the teaching of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills It embeds .
In fact, the Common Core outlines literacy standards within Social Studies and the Sciences – as well as ELA
This is very different than many of the state/district content standards.

15. HOW?
Search
Collaborate
Learn
Read
Reflect
Revise

16. Baby Steps How will I transition to the CCSS and
find accurate information to assist?
Picture from Microsoft clip art
Every one must begin the transition – CCSS will not go away if you wait long enough; someone else is not going to do the work for you; you know what you teach better than someone else.
**Activity:
Begin by selecting one lesson or unit that you teach well, that is familiar to you, that like to teach the most.
Write down that unit/lesson title now.
You have taken the first baby step!
Baby Steps

17. Institutes and Leadership series
Institutes available:
Strategic plan
Assessment literacy
Lesson planning for Formative Assessment
Learning Progressions in both ELA and math

18. ADE Curriculum and Instruction CCSS Wiki Page
All content area wikis can be accessed from:
Elementary Math Wiki
Secondary Math Wiki
Social Studies Wiki
Library/Technology Wiki
Music Wiki
PE and Health Wiki
Fine Arts Wiki
All wikis can be found on “ What Every Arkansas Educator Needs To Know About Common Core State Standards” page.

19. Clearing Up Confusion
Common Core Curriculum Maps
Common Core State Standards
Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. There is a fee to join as well as a fee for purchasing maps. Teachers, schools, and districts DO NOT have to order these curriculum maps.
There is a reverse crosswalk for ELA and math as well. The ELA reverse crosswalk begins with the current ELA framework and shows the CC alignment; many teachers have found it easier to use the reverse crosswalk.

20. What are the Curriculum Maps?
Vendor product—was free last year; each unit costs $ (6 units per grade); not able to share
Developed by Bill Gates Foundation
Used by many Arkansas schools
Not affiliated with CCSS or PARCC even though Website is commoncore.org
Reading selections based on maps - Catcher in the Rye – gr 8 unit

21. Beware of the “Common Core” Package Sets
ELA teachers and literacy specialists are NOT determining the informational reading selections in other content areas.

22. Pair and Share Gates Curriculum Maps; Boxed reading sets -- Share
Advantages?
Disadvantages?
Alternatives?
Share

23. Free resources abound Library media wiki Hooray for Books
Social Studies Place wiki
Library of Congress (LOC.gov)
“What Every Educator Needs to Know…” resources pages (Lucy) document
Achievethecore.org
Arkansas Traveler data base
Divide into 5 groups:
Each group takes 1 source
All groups look at Traveler Database

24. Michele Snyder michele.snyder@arkansas.gov 501-682-7942
Maggie Herrick
Michele Snyder