Common Core State Standards (Sept 2 2011 SIP)
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The document discusses the Common Core State Standards and provides information about their implementation. It notes that the standards will be fewer but more in-depth and fully implemented by 2014. It also discusses how the standards will be assessed through the PARCC consortium with online testing four times per year providing instant feedback. Finally, it provides tips for effective vocabulary instruction and ideas for writing and reading strategies that teachers can use.
Common Core State Standards (Sept 2 2011 SIP)
- 1. COMMON CORE STANDARDSFriday, September 2, 2011 Sip
- 2. Common core faqWhy change to this new set of standards?Simplified & more clear for students, parents & teachersMove towards National Standards & accountabilityDeeper thinking skills prepare students for college & workforceHow are the CCSS different from the Illinois State Standards?
- 3. Fewer standards, but more in depth.
- 4. When will this change take place?
- 5. Fully implemented by 2014
- 6. More content-specific standards are comingCommon core faqHow will this be assessed?Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College & Careers (PARCC); 25 states will be using PARCCOnline means instant feedback
- 7. 4 times per year
- 8. What does this mean for me?
- 9. A lot of us already do this
- 10. Less content to cover
- 11. Preparing now for the transition
- 12. Greater focus on reading comprehension
- 13. Department collaboration for common vocabulary
- 15. Areas that aren’t tested will still be held accountableEffective vocabulary instruction:Doesn’t rely on definitions.Requires students to represent their knowledge of words linguistically and non-linguistically.Involves multiple exposures to words.Involves teaching word parts. (prefixes, suffixes & roots).Requires different types of instruction.Has students discussing the terms they are learning.Has students playing with words.Focuses on terms that have a high probability of enhancing academic success.
- 16. As a department, what are you currently doing that works well?orwhat could you do differently to improve vocabulary instruction?
- 17. writingCombination of long-term & short-term writing assignments
- 18. Writing on demand; timed
- 19. Use interesting writing topics
- 20. Student choice
- 24. Writing makes good homework5 minutes. Record your observations
- 25. As a department, what are you currently doing that works well?orwhat could you do differently to improve Writing instruction?
- 27. Textbook Feature Analysis (beginning of the year)
- 28. Organization & Signal Words (transitions)
- 29. Article of the Week for your content area
- 31. “What Were You Thinking” (written evidence of thinking/interactions with the text)
- 32. Post-It Notes
- 33. Somebody-Wanted-But-SoSample article of the week:“Texas Man Gets First Full Face Transplant in US”
- 35. www.commoncore.org (CCSS-aligned lesson plans)
- 36. www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/strategies.html (vocab games for LA, math, science & Social Studies)
- 38. www.fcrr.org (Florida Center for Reading Research)
- 39. www.kellygallagher.org (Article of the Week)