2. Instructional Focus Meeting, September 22

3.  Goals for today:  Overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) ▪ What are they? ▪ Where did they come from? ▪ Where do we go from here?

4.  Agenda for today:  Quiz!  Background Information  CCSS vs. CA State Standards  Communicating about the CCSS  Transitioning to the CCSS

5. 1. The CCSS only include skills and do not address the importance of content knowledge. 2. The CCSS are anchored in College and Career Readiness standards. 3. The CCSS define how teachers should teach. 4. The CCSS do not include recommended literature lists. 5. The CCSS define what all students are expected to know and be able to do.

6. 6. The CCSS initiative was a federally led effort. 7. The CCSS require secondary ELA teachers to teach H/SS & Science content standards. 8. CA added up to 15% more information to the CCSS in both ELA and Mathematics. 9. There will be new assessments to test students on the common core standards. 10. Key math topics are missing in the CCSS.

7. 1. The CCSS only include skills and do not address the importance of content knowledge. FALSE 2. The CCSS are anchored in College and Career Readiness standards. TRUE 3. The CCSS define how teachers should teach. FALSE 4. The CCSS do not include recommended literature lists. TRUE 5. The CCSS define what all students are expected to know and be able to do. TRUE

8. 6. The CCSS initiative was a federally-led effort. FALSE 7. The CCSS require secondary ELA teachers to teach H/SS & Science content standards. FALSE 8. CA added up to 15% more information to the CCSS in both ELA and Mathematics. TRUE 9. There will be new assessments to test students on the common core standards. TRUE 10. Key math topics are missing in the CCSS. FALSE

9.  K-12 ELA and Mathematics Standards that are the same for every state that adopts them  Common Core Standards can be found at http://www.corestandards.org/  California Common Core Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/

10.  The Council of Chief State School Officer and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) coordinated the state-led CCSS Initiative.  This was not federally-led (DOE or NCLB)  44 states have adopted the CCSS

11. Why Now?  Disparate standards across states  Student mobility  Global competition  Today’s jobs require different skills

12.  Prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work  Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code  Provides educators, parents, and students with clear, focused guideposts

13.  Fewer, clearer, and higher  Aligned with college and work expectations  Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills  Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards  Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society  Based on evidence and research

14.  Quality of the new standards  Developed by experts – they are good!  Fewer, but equally rigorous  Focus and emphasis changes, some rearranging in math

15.  CCSS vs. CA State Standards  States had to adopt 100% of the standards  States could add an additional 15% to the CCSS  In other words, the states had a pencil, but not an eraser

16.  CCSS vs. CA State Standards Cont.  Common Core replaced our existing standards in Math and ELA  CA had high standards to begin with so the change to the CCSS is more a shift of emphasis rather than any large content changes

17.  We have a plan! ▪ Professional Development Cadre and lead teachers ▪ Instructional Focus Meetings ▪ Timeline with full implementation in 2014-2015  Testing will not change until 2014-2015  We will continue to teach our current content standards for at least three more years  We will begin to shift our emphasis in the direction of CCSS this year

18.  We will begin to shift our emphasis in the direction of CCSS this year and provide targeted Professional Development in the following areas: ▪ ELA ▪ Greater emphasis on analysis of informational text ▪ Math ▪ Eight Mathematical Practices

19. 2011-2012 Phase 1 Informational Elementary & Secondary Math – Introduction to Math Practices Modeling: Instruction using Math Practices using current math resources ELA – Overview + Informational Text 2012-2013 Phase 2 Partial Implementation Elementary & Secondary Math – PD Math Practices and Understanding Grade Level Standards ELA – Informational Text + Writing 2013-2014 Phase 3 Partial Implementation Elementary Math - PD Math Practices and Focus on Grade Level Standards Secondary Math - PD Math Practices begin transition to selected standards ELA - Informational Text + Writing + Collaborative Conversations 2014-2015 Phase 4 Full Implementation Elementary & Secondary Math – Full implementation ELA – Full implementation

20.  California has joined the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)  Computer adaptive assessments and performance tasks  Grades 3 – 8, high school English and math  Administered last 12 weeks of school  Optional interim assessments http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/Resources.aspx

21.  The new assessments scheduled for 2014-15  Supplemental materials available summer 2012  If legislation passes:  Revise Frameworks - math 2013, ELA 2014  Approve new materials - math 2016, ELA in 2018  If legislation does not pass:  Revise Frameworks - math 2017, ELA 2018  Approve new materials - math 2018, ELA in 2020

22.  Common Core State Standards initiative: http://www.corestandards.org/  California Common Core Standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/  Assessment: www.smarterbalance.org

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