1. 9-12 Professional Development PM Session: CCSS and literacy
January 21, 2013
12:15-3

2. As you come in from lunch…
Please read the article provided at your tables

3. The Common Core State Standards
At your tables: Share a key claim from the article, as well as your initial reaction to it. What are the implications of that claim for teachers?

4. A little context How the standards are being assessed:
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Era of accountability
Full implementation: 2015 (this year’s freshmen)
SBA
Students take test, their names attached to every teacher they have
State use of data
State uses test data to measure “teacher and district performance” (all teachers based on math and literacy)
District use of data
Test data must be a part of district teacher evaluations
Public use of data
Test data will be used to determine district funding and will be on a public website

5. Transition to small groups
Please find a sheet on your table with your group, location, facilitator and agenda for the afternoon
You will be with this group the rest of the afternoon