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Common Core at a Glance. Why New National Standards? Disparity between high school graduation rates and college graduation rates Disparity among States.

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1 Common Core at a Glance

2 Why New National Standards? Disparity between high school graduation rates and college graduation rates Disparity among States Bridge the gap between high school and college expectations

3 Timeline for Adoption in Idaho (in Mathematics and Language Arts) 2011-2012/ 2012-2013: Professional development for Idaho teachers, administrators 2013-2014 : Common Core State Standards will be taught in Idaho classrooms 2014-2015: New common assessments based on Common Core State Standards will be delivered http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/common/docs/Achieve%20Gap%20Anal ysis%20Report.pdfhttp://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/common/docs/Achieve%20Gap%20Anal ysis%20Report.pdf

4 Development of the CCSS Developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association The CCSS draws on strong international models of national standards, an emphasis on higher order thinking and fewer, richer standards

5 Research and Evidence Based Best Available Evidence indicated college and career readiness in a 21 st Century globally competitive society Emphasis on literacy in multiple disciplines

6 Fewer, Richer, Higher Standards Cover only those areas that are critical for student success (college and career readiness expectations) Rigorous content and application through higher order thinking skills Focus on learning outcomes

7 Vertical Alignment Through Anchor Standards Defined by cross disciplinary literacy expectations One anchor standard is applied across all grades

8 Language Anchor Standards 1. … 6. Language Anchor Standards 1. … 6. Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards 1. … 6. Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards 1. … 6. Reading Anchor Standards 1. … 10. Reading Anchor Standards 1. … 10. Writing Anchor Standards 1. … 10. Writing Anchor Standards 1. … 10. “The K-12 grade specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression…” from grade level to grade level (4). “A particular standard was included in the document only when the best available evidence indicated that its mastery was essential for college and career readiness in a twenty-first-century, globally competitive society” (3). English Language Arts Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Language


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