Transcript Common Core
Implementing the Common Core State Standards How do CCSS (Common Core State Standards) impact my child’s education, and how can I help with the transition? What are the Common Core Standards? • Developed as a collaborative effort • Common Core Standards were adopted by 45 states What are the benefits? • Common standards ensure that all students, no matter where they live, will be focused on graduating high school and being prepared for post secondary schools. • Prepares students to succeed in a competitive work force environment. • Define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level How is it different? • • • • • • More emphasis on use of knowledge Less worksheets and more doing All courses are impacted Greater emphasis on real-world application More open-ended questions Problem solving that requires students to evaluate and determine best answers/solutions The Shift English Language Arts/Literacy Mathematics • Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction • Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational • Regular practice with complex text and its academic language • Focus is narrowed in order to maximize depth of learning • Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics within grades • Rigor: In major topics pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal intensity WHY make changes? • Most of our knowledge base comes from informational text • 80% of required reading in college/workplace is informational text • It is more difficult to understand than narrative • CCSS moves percentages to – 50:50 at elementary level – 75:25 at secondary level (includes ELA, science, social studies) WHY?? • Most college/workplace writing is evidencebased • Large gap between college and high school text complexity • Students’ reading complexity levels are predictors of success in college Mathematical Differences K Number and Operations Measurement and Geometry Algebra and Functions Statistics and Probability 12 Mathematical Differences Operations and Algebraic Thinking Expressions and Equations Number and Operations— Base Ten K 1 2 3 4 Algebra The Number System Number and Operations— Fractions 5 6 7 8 High School Math Fluencies How will it be assessed? • Assessments will begin the 2014-2015 school year • Two groups of assessments will be formedSMARTER and PARCC • No longer one high-stake assessment • Will incorporate technology with computer based testing • All grade levels will be assessed When will we see changes? • Math curriculum through EnVision currently correlates with the Common Core Standards • Reading curriculum matches Illinois State Standards and is being aligned with the Common Core Standards • Assessment changes will take place in 2014-2015 school year • ISATs will be continued to be taken until Common Core Assessments are created How can I help?? • Look through the common core standards to get a feel for what your child will be learning as he moves through school. Read the English-language arts standards and the math standards at the common core web site. (There is also an App for this…Common Core Standards by Mastery Connect • Encourage your child to research a topic he’s interested in using informational texts and original documents. • As you read with your child, ask her in-depth why and how questions that encourage her to analyze and synthesize texts. For example, read three different versions of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears and ask your child to compare and contrast them as you read. • Examples of text are provided on the school website How can I help?? • As your child works through his homework, ask him how someone might use what he’s working on in “real life.” Give examples of how you would use the concepts your child is learning at school in your own everyday life. (i.e. grocery shopping, work, paying bills) • Ask your child to explain or show how they’re solving problems. Then, have them think of multiple ways to solve a math problem, or answer a reading discussion question. • As your child completes homework, help them hone in on the most important aspects and core concepts. How can I help?? • Understand your child’s progress with AIMsWeb assessments and what their lexiles levels are. For more information… https://www.district100.com/Schools/Cale donia%20Elementary/Pages/Home.aspx https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/co mmon-core-state-standards-for-math https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/co mmon-core-standards-ela More Questions… Contact Principal Mrs. Brenner or RTI Coach Mrs. Barrett 815-547-1977 Please fill out the Feedback Survey. Thank you!!