1. S. B. Butler School “News and Views with the Principal”
February 25th, 2014
Common Core State Standards
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

2. Objectives For This Evening:
Familiarize Parents with CCSS
Provide Resources for Families about CCSS
Review Sample SBAC Field Assessment
Allow Time for Questions and Answers

3. Common Core State Standards
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.
The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.

4. General Differences Math Greater Focus
Greater Coherence - Follow a Progression
“Mile Wide – Inch Deep”
Spiral Connections Year to Year

6. Sample Math Standards Various Grade Levels
CCSS.Math.Content.K Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
CCSS.Math.Content.1 Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
CCSS.Math.Content.3 Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
CCSS.Math.Content.5 Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.

7. English/Language Arts
General Differences
English/Language Arts
Shift in Reading to Emphasize Informational Text
Closely Read and Analyze Texts; Make Valid Claims with Support from Text
Writing to Multiple Audiences; Emphasize Research
Argue Orally (speaking) and in Writing

8. Sample Reading Standards Various Grade Levels
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

10. Sample Writing Standards Various Grade Levels
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2a Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2c Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2d Provide a concluding statement or section.

12. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium