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Common Core State Standards: Overview 7/16/2015 1 Objectives • To review the rationale for the transition to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • To develop a better understanding of the importance of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • To provide parents with strategies and resources to support their children 7/16/2015 2 What Do You Know About Standards? • Take a moment to think about what standards mean to you. • Share your thoughts with your neighbor. 7/16/2015 3 Standards • Standards determine what students should learn at each grade level and for every subject. • 7/16/2015 California Department of Education (CDE) states that “standards define the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.” 4 California State Standards • Each state created its own standards. • Students were learning at different levels throughout the country. • These standards were not preparing students for the higher demands of college and careers of today and the future. 7/16/2015 5 If, The California State Standards Didn’t Prepare Students, Then, How Do We? • By adopting standards that are internationally benchmarked to establish a set of clear, consistent ,educational standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in Kindergarten through 12th grade to help close the achievement gap between various schools, states and countries. 7/16/2015 6 What Have You Heard or Know About The Common Core State Standards? 7/16/2015 7 Why Are We Transitioning To Common Core State Standards? • The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) allow for a student in Los Angeles and a student in Boston to receive the same high quality education to prepare them for college and careers in the 21st Century. • The CCSS will support high school graduates to transition into college or career with the same skills and knowledge they need to be successful. • Rigor will be consistent throughout the states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards 7/16/2015 8 Why Is It Important? • In the 2012 college freshmen class of 42,700 students in the California State University system, 27,300 of them required remedial courses in English, math or both. • Forty-five (45) states have joined in an effort to raise learning standards. • Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were designed and developed in collaboration with teachers, researchers, and leading experts across the country. • The CCSS were developed using the highest most effective models from states across the country and countries around the world. 9 7/16/2015 The Common Core State Standards • All roads lead to students who: – can read, write, and think critically – are college and career ready College and Career Ready Critical Thinkers Critical Writers Critical Readers 7/16/2015 10 Commitments To Our Kids! Students Must… Parents Can… • Learn vocabulary used in • Read often and constantly with babies, toddlers, college and career preschoolers, and children • Make arguments in writing • Find evidence to support the argument • Compare multiple texts in writing 7/16/2015 • Demand evidence in every day discussions and disagreements • Supply several non-fiction books on same topic and discuss details Commitments To Our Kids! Students Must… • Apply math in real world situations Parents Can… • Ask your child to do the math that comes up in your daily life • Make sure your child is • Know which math to thinking about math in real life use for which situation • Make sure your child is • Be able to use core math practicing the math facts he/she struggles with facts fast 7/16/2015 12 What New Understanding Did You Gain About Common Core State Standards? 7/16/2015 13 Additional Resources • LAUSD Websites: http://ccss.lausd.net/ • CA: www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc • Nation-wide: www.corestandards.org • Council of Great City Schools: http://www.cgcs.org/domain/72 • PTA CCSS site: http://pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2583/ 7/16/2015 14 Thank You! • While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. -William Saroyan 7/16/2015 15