1. Standards-Based Resources 2011 Summer Curriculum Team

2.  New English Language Arts Standards  Robbinsdale’s Priority Standards  Common Assessments  List of updates  ConnectED

3.  NEW English Language Arts Standards will be implemented this year!  The MCA-III reading test will correlate to the new standards (spring of 2013).  Each grade level has identified Priority Standards.

5. READINGWRITING SPEAKING, VIEWING, LISTENING, MEDIA LITERACY LANGUAGE Reading substrands: Literature Informational Text Foundational Skills

7.  Having a clear curriculum focus means that teachers in a professional learning community not only decide together what students should be able to do, they also decide what NOT to teach. ---PLC at Work

8. Treasures Quarterly Assessments Kindergarten and Grade 1—District Literacy/Math Booklet Grades 1-5 Newly redesigned common assessments for each quarter! Using information from the Treasures Unit Assessments. The Unit Assessment will no longer be used.

9.  Identified Priority Standards  Rubrics—posted on the intranet, aligned to new English Language Arts standards, containing information for all 4 quarters  Planning Calendars/Pacing Guides  Common Quarterly Assessments (summative assessments)

10.  Oral Reading Fluency—revised passages  Progress Reports—updated line items  Achievement Goals Brochure—updated to match the progress report  Infinite Campus—gradebook template

11. Posted on the intranet Provided in your Standards-Based Resources binder Oral Reading Fluency Folders will be distributed the 1 st week of school

12. ConnectED Please contact Kari Peterson for your ConnectED username and password www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com