1. Exploring the instructional shifts and the SBAC
Introduction to the Common Core State Standards and K-2 Writing Units of Study
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STRANDS
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
Exploring the instructional shifts and the SBAC
At its most basic organizational view. There are four strands or disciplines within the ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language

2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STRANDS COMMON CORE STANDARDS
Introduction to the Common Core State Standards and K-2 Writing Units of Study
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STRANDS
COMMON CORE STANDARDS
Reading Strand
Writing Strand
Speaking and Listening Strand
Language Strand
At its most basic organizational view. There are four strands or disciplines within the ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language

3. Our Balance is Shifting…
From genre to text types
From historically fiction-heavy classrooms to balance of narrative and informational reading
From teacher-centered to student-centered environments
From NCLB to a much greater emphasis on writing and deep comprehension

4. NAEP CHARTS: BALANCE OF INSTRUCTION4

5. 5

6. The CCSS bring us 6 Shifts (among many)

7. The Progressions of the CCSS
Organization supports RTI or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support!
Progressions support clear assessment to target next steps
(Not that the student isn’t able to achieve a skill, rather the student is at a different level for that skill. The question becomes, “What do we need to do to increase proficiency?”)

8. The Work of Implementing CCSS
Standards are essential but inadequate by themselves
To be successful, educators also need:
Curriculum, including units of study, based on the standards
Instructional materials that align with the standards
A variety of assessments to measure student progress
Resources and tools
Time to adjust classroom practices
Professional development

9. Smarter Balanced Assessment PTs
One piece of the summative assessment that we will be employing in
As all items, constructed response, selected response, etc., will be based on claims
Provide a glimpse of the depth and flexibility of thinking students will be asked to negotiate
Lead us to envision the learning progressions needed across the grades to get to this cognitive rigor

10. MAISA PROJECT
MAISA
MAISA - Michigan Association for Intermediate School Administrators working collaboratively across the 57 ISDs
Michigan teachers write units of study aligned to the Common Core State Standards
Teachers across the state pilot/review
Final drafts posted on MAISA Rubicon website or

11. Support for Implementation
The CCSS Resources are…
Not self-enacting
Raw materials to support teachers as they reorganize their instruction and work to implement the CCSS