Common Core Classrooms
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The document outlines the instructional shift in common core classrooms where teachers facilitate an active learning environment, engaging students in higher-order thinking through coherent, step-by-step lessons. It emphasizes the importance of technology integration and collaborative activities to enhance student participation and understanding. The teacher plays a crucial role in monitoring progress and adapting lessons based on student interactions and performance.
Common Core Classrooms
- 1. Common Core Classrooms http://reading2success.com A site dedicated to parents
- 2. The Instructional Shift In transitioning to common core standards the role of the teacher becomes one of facilitator, engaging students in the processes that will extend their thinking. This promotes a learning environment in which students take an active role in their own learning. Students will have access to technology and opportunities to interact and collaborate with their peers. The following key practices are features of common core classrooms.
- 3. Progressive Lesson Goals Common core standards involve higher order thinking skills of text analysis based on evidence. Several lessons are needed for students to master each grade level common core standard. Therefore, daily lessons need to be broken into manageable steps for students to gain the required understanding and practice needed to achieve each standard. Lessons should be taught in specific and logical order, easier to more complex. Therefore, at the start of each lesson, it is essential for teachers to explain to students: – the understanding they are expected to gain (daily goal), – its relevance to them (build motivation) – and how students can demonstrate their understanding
- 4. Coherent Lessons The teacher must be skillful in creating an environment that is deliberate and purposeful, yet guided and influenced by students' creativity and discovery. Throughout all lessons students have access to materials, references, and supports that align with lesson goals.
- 5. Coherent Lessons For example, in preparing an introduction lesson in progression toward the attainment of the third grade common core standard R13.8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in text, a teacher might choose to: • review the compare and contrast structure • provide a chart listing clue words that can be referenced during the reading • explain to students that they will read a non-fiction passage about frogs and toads • have students Identify and underline the clue words used in the passage (annotation) • In partners, have students answer the question - What is the confusion about frogs and toads? Have students prepare to show their thinking Supports included: review of compare and contrast structure, chart for reference, non- fiction passage using referenced clue words, underlining clue words to use as evidence to answer the question
- 6. Monitor the Classroom Teachers circulate the classroom to monitor the quality of discussions, refocus students who are off task, assist students in need of support, and prompt and encourage students who are ready to extend their understanding. In addition, teachers gain important knowledge interacting with their students. This knowledge is used to inform future lessons. Based on students’ responses, the teacher may decide to continue as planned or revise proceeding lessons.
- 7. Integration of Technology As active participants in their learning, students will have access to computers in their classrooms. In addition to keyboarding skills, students will be expected to conduct searches to locate, analyze, and evaluate information. For example, in a proceeding lesson of comparing and contrasting frogs and toads, students may be asked to use the internet to locate articles that provide additional information on frogs and toads.
- 8. Provide Opportunities for Collaboration Depending on the learning goal of the lesson(s) collaborative activities will vary in complexity: comparing notes, sharing information, answering questions, explaining how ideas are connected in the text, arguing a point, discussing different perspectives, or working together to research a topic. To promote responsibility, learning, and fairness each student is held accountable for his/her contribution to the final product.
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