1. www.engageNY.org Supporting the Shifts through Aligned Curriculum November 2012 6-12 Common Core Ambassadors

2. www.engageNY.org 2 Collaborating for Change

3. www.engageNY.org Expeditionary Learning 3 Expeditionary Learning (EL) is a non-profit organization that partners with schools, districts, and states to continuously improve education for all students. In conjunction with Student Achievement Partners, EL designed and is delivering the 3-5 ELA modules.

4. www.engageNY.org Odell Education Odell Education is an advisory firm around English language arts and literacy in US public education. OE partners with schools, states and organizations to meet the current need for specialized expertise in K-12 college-and-career- ready education. OE has currently focused its efforts on the successful nationwide implementation of the CCSS. OE is developing four series of 6-12 model units (shorter than modules) for New York to help teachers interpret the CCSS at the instructional level. Making Evidence-Based Claims is one of these series. 4

5. www.engageNY.org 5 Next Steps Expeditionary Learning is collaborating with Odell Education to bring you the 6-8 ELA Modules. PCG will be bringing you the 9- 12 modules moving ahead. Working together to create a consistent path 3-12.

6. www.engageNY.org Introducing the 6-8 Institute Team Suzanne Plaut, co-director of this project, and Mark Conrad, Director of the NE Region. Several EL curriculum writers and school coaches will be leading breakout sessions and facilitating conversations with you. In addition, staff from Odell Education and PCG are here to answer questions and hear your needs and concerns. 6

7. www.engageNY.org Introducing the 9-12 Institute Team Cheryl Dobbertin, co-director of Expeditionary Learning’s Curriculum and PD project for NYS. Several EL curriculum writers and school coaches will be leading breakout sessions and facilitating conversations with you. In addition, staff from Odell Education and PCG are here to answer questions and hear your needs and concerns. 7

8. www.engageNY.org Greeting 8 "We have work to do. You can't just sit in a seat and grow smart... I promise, you are going to do, and you are going to produce. And I am not going to let you fail.“ – Marva Collins, leader and activist. At your tables: Introduce yourselves. Share a time when your effort – your production – led to an accomplishment you are especially proud of.

9. www.engageNY.org Our Work Together these Two Days A deep focus on the close reading of complex texts and using evidence from text to support claims. Why complex text? Close reading? Evidence-based claims? How does this look in the classroom? What are the instructional moves I need to be making, or helping my colleagues make, in order to ensure college and career readiness for all students? We will learn together about the importance of complex text, close reading, and evidence-based claims. We will examine how students learn to do these things using lessons that you will eventually see embedded in the modules. We will discuss the importance of a “growth mindset.” 9

10. www.engageNY.org Constructing Meaning Together 10 Norms of Collaboration

11. www.engageNY.org Learning Targets Guiding Question: How can close reading of complex text and developing students’ capacity to make evidence-based claims close the achievement gap and support all students to meet the demands of the Common Core Standards? Learning Targets: I can describe the relationship between complex text, close reading practices, and students’ preparation for college and careers. I can analyze lessons focused on close reading and evidence based claims in preparation for application in my classroom (or to support others in applying in their classrooms). I can continuously analyze and enhance my own growth mindset, as well as those of my students and colleagues. 11

12. www.engageNY.org It’s Already Happening in Grades 3-5!

13. www.engageNY.org Welcome to New Folks! Some of you have been here all week. Some of you have just arrived but have been here before (last summer, other NTIs). Some of you are new Common Core Ambassadors or Network Team members…welcome! 13

14. www.engageNY.org Specifics About Today Research Teams – reading, writing, thinking, talking. We have deliberately built cross-state-role teams. (Table tents) Lunch Experiencing Instructional Practices (6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 groups) Debriefing and Connecting Reconnecting with colleagues 14