1. Early Release Professional Development Common Core April 13, 2011 Kathy Walker

2. Celebrations PLC Chairs were given forms – some of those celebrations are posted. Complete as we finish the year and let’s continue to celebrate each other.

3. Anticipatory Set Imagine you have written a best-selling autobiography. It’s your story and your life, and millions of people love it. You sell the rights to a producer. Hollywood makes your movie…

4. You go to the premiere… Oh no, the story is not your book? Who’s life is it anyway? Some things look familiar – but others are new… unfamiliar… even down right different. What do you do? A New Trek

5. Tentative Plan for District Roll-out of the Common Core Timeline ISS Timeline for Common Core and New Essential Standards 2010-112011-122012-13 English Current SCS taught and assessed Common Core taught & Current SCS assessed Common Core taught & assessed Math Current SCS taught and assessed K-2 Common Core taught & assessed 3-12 Current SCS taught and assessed Common Core taught & assessed Science Current SCS taught and assessed New Essential Standards taught & assessed Social Studies, Healthful Living, Arts, World Languages Current SCS taught and assessed New Essential Standards taught & assessed Career and Technical Education Current SCS taught and assessed New Essential Standards taught & assessed Information and Technology Skills New Essential Standards piloted with current SCS New Essential Standards taught

6. Math Problem Question: How many rectangles can you make with a perimeter of 30 units? Use any of the tools provided

7. Math Share out your process Connect what you did to the 8 Math Practices Common Core is more interested in problem solving and approach than the answer. The answer is part of the process. It’s not the end product. --Phil Daro

8. Assessed on EOG What is the area of this rectangle? a.16 b.20 c.17 d.12

9. Source: http://ncctm.org/documents/Daro-CommonCoreStandards.pdf Sometimes a tool is just right for the wrong use.

10. 8 Mathematical Processes Watch video clips Can you see any of the 8 practices? Look for any of 8 mathematical practices Share out

11. Questions for Discussion Handout- reflecting on where your teachers are now in their instructional processes and planning with the end in mind

12. College & Career Readiness Anchors Reading Writing Language Speaking and Listening

13. ELA Spiraling Activity As a table team, arrange the pieces in the envelope from K to 12 th grade.

14. Vocabulary Mathematical Practices Anchors Clusters Capacities Lions, Tigers and Bears… oh my!

15. An introduction to comprehending informational texts Goal: All students reading and comprehending independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found in college and careers.

16. Essential Question What does it mean for a child to be literate in science? Or social studies? Or art? Or CTE?

17. Activity to understand comprehension of informational text Jigsaw (4 people per group)- Read “Learn About-Comprehension of Informational Text” Fill out your graphic organizer based on your part Share with each other in your group

18. Activity to understand comprehension of informational text Each group create 2 questions about the text (1 implicit/ 1 explicit)- record on strip and place in your envelope Discuss the answers to the questions in another envelope With your group, write a summary on the envelope of the text

19. Cross Walks Take a look at the crosswalk documents with your PLC content area Record and thoughts or notes Keep document with PLC notebooks and record any observations about Common Core.

20. Exit Ticket 1.What excites you about the Common Core for your grade level, school, content area? 2.What is the greatest challenge for your grade level, school, content area about the Common Core?

21. Break

22. 7 Habits Survey Available on-line – take a few minutes now

23. EOG Test Training/Error Reporting

24. 7 th Grade Writing Leigh Brown

25. Remaining Time LightHouse Team to meet in Mrs. Johnson’s room Talent Show video rehearsal in gym Academic lab available for Moodle grading Collaborative Planning