1. Common Core and ProQuest

3. 5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet CCSS 2. Focus on Process, Not Just Content PRACTICE with research…use short, focused research projects (PQ Mini Research) Provide opportunities to discover…problem based learning, create a blog, use social networking to convey ideas Encourage students to become self-directed learners with the use of print and digital resources (My Research and My Elibrary)

4. 5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet CCSS 3. Create Authentic Assignments Real World application lets a child see purpose in the assignment and creates a motivation to learn/succeed Encourages career readiness and life skills…writing prepares students for the diversity of real life audiences Promotes a habit of careful reading, thinking, strategizing and planning for a successful outcome Lends itself to critical thinking, interpretation, writing for effect and oral presentation

5. 5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet CCSS 4. Teach Argument, Not Persuasion What’s the Difference? CCSS draws the distinction…Argument relies on logic to convince the audience of the …merit and reasonableness of the claim and proof offered rather than on emotion Teach logos, ethos, and pathos and the differences therein Teach refutation/debate …look for examples in articles (Leading Issues/My Analysis), PQ Debate Model Teach students to gather and use evidence (Graphic Notecards)

6. 5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet CCSS 5. Increase Text Complexity Choose texts at the appropriate level with a combination of qualitative and quantitative measures (Lexiles) Average 11 th -12 th grade text is at Lexile 1090 while post secondary Freshmen and Sophomore and the workplace expectation is 1355! (Metametrics) Discourage “spoon feeding” or excessive summarizing by the teacher to allow for discovery Provide Multiple sources on the same topic to help students encounter texts at a variety of levels Use both current and historical perspectives (PQ Newspapers) to add context and understanding

7. How Does Proquest Address Common Core? ProQuest Solutions Support for Reading: Students can: Access up to eight types of editor-selected text, multimedia, and website content Access credible and K-12 curriculum- and standards-relevant primary and secondary sources Access a variety of content appropriate for challenged, mainstream, and advanced learners Access thousands of copyrighted learning resources not available from open Internet searches Access ProQuest learning resources from school, home, or community centers/public libraries Select and sort resources by reading levels to ensure that they can read and understand the content Use the integrated dictionaries and other reference sources to learn more about words and their meaning