1. Common Core State Standards For English Language Arts & Literacy in History/SS, Science and Technical Subjects Debbie Lahue n PreNEWASA January 19, 2012

2. Jot your thoughts  What do you know about CCSS- ELA?  What do you want to know?

3. Learn about the key features and differences of the new state ELA standards… Learn about the key features and differences of the new state ELA standards…Click www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common-core-state-standards-for-ela- and-literacy www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common-core-state-standards-for-ela- and-literacy We are preparing students for college and career readiness. ELA and Literacy

4. Content Versus Standards “…a huge instructional shift; the issue is no longer the content of the chapter in the book to be taught, but rather the skill the student is expected to know and be able to do.” Joe Crawford (2012) “Aligning Your Curriculum to the Common Core Standards”

5. Shift 2 – Analyze, infer, give text evidence Shift 3 – Writing to Sources – using evidence Shift 4 –Writing and Speaking – Shift 5-Academic Vocabulary Shift 6- More Informational Texts Designed to make more students ready for career and college Shift 1 – Text Complexity ELA Standards Major Shifts  CCSS ELA Key Features and Differences

6. Announcements related to ELA Washington State has been selected by Learning Forward as a “Critical Friend State” to review and contribute to the creation of a system to support teachers implementing the Common Core State Standards. http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEve nts.aspxhttp://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEve nts.aspx. http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEve nts.aspx CCSS ELA Webinar this afternoon: January 19, 3:30 – 4:30 Highlights from the CCSS Symposium for School

7. Leadership Considerations for Implementing CCSS ELA Take Away Thoughts

8. REFLECTION is as easy as 3-2-1 3 2 1 Record 3 things you were reminded about during our time together. Name 2 new ideas you gathered from our discussion. Describe 1 action you will take as a result of our discussion.