Transcript The Common Core State Standards:Implications for

Instructional Leadership and
the MD College-and CareerReady Standards
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Instruction
College and Career Readiness Conference
2014
Overview of the Session
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Knowledge of the instructional shifts in
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Build capacity so that all members of the education
landscape are learning together.
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Stay engaged to keep informed of the latest developments
and resources.
Vision to implement College Career Ready Standards
Metrics to clearly describe what successful progress in
implementation looks like
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1. Knowledge: College and Career Ready Standards
Overview
RATIONALE, PRINCIPLES, AND SHIFTS
2. Vision
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FOCUS AND COHERENCE
3. Metrics
CLEAR GOALS, A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND A COMMITMENT
TO MONITOR AND ADJUST
4. Build Capacity
SUPPORT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN WHICH LEARNING
TOGETHER IS VALUED
5. Stay Engaged
THE WORK IS DEVELOPING. STAY ENGAGED AND CONTINUE
LEARNING.
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Making the Shifts by Sandra Alberti
Final Word Dialogue
1. Read the article and write the most meaningful text on an
card.
2. Identify the person with the largest watch face.
3. That person reads the sentence, phrase, or word that he/she
wrote down but does Not comment on it.
4. In round robin-order other group members comment on the
selected item without cross-talk.
5. The originating person gets . . . “final word” by restating,
summarizing why he/she chose the piece of text.
6. Repeat the pattern until everyone gets to have the final word
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3 2 1 ACTIVITY
Reflecting on the Shifts
• Choose ELA/Literacy and/or
Mathematics
•Complete the 3 2 1 handout
•Be Prepared to share out
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You have just purchased an expensive Grecian urn and asked
the dealer to ship it to your house. He picks up a hammer,
shatters it into pieces, and explains that he will send one piece a
day in an envelope for the next year. You object; he says “don’t
worry, I’ll make sure that you get every single piece, and the
markings are clear, so you’ll be able to glue them all back
together. I’ve got it covered.” Absurd, no? But this is the way
many school systems require teachers to deliver mathematics to
their students; one piece (i.e. one standard) at a time. They
promise their customers (the taxpayers) that by the end of the
year they will have “covered” the standards.
~Excerpt from The Structure is the Standards
Phil Daro, Bill McCallum, Jason Zimba
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1. Knowledge: Common Core State Standards Overview
RATIONALE, PRINCIPLES , AND SHIFTS
2. Vision
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FOCUS AND COHERENCE
3. Metrics
CLEAR GOALS, A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND A COMMITMENT
TO MONITOR AND ADJUST
4. Build Capacity
SUPPORT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN WHICH LEARNING
TOGETHER IS VALUED
5. Stay Engaged
THE WORK IS DEVELOPING. STAY ENGAGED AND CONTINUE
LEARNING.
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Visionary Leadership: CCRS as an Opportunity
to Lead with Focus and Coherence
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Clear vision of college and career readiness for all students.
Cannot be viewed as one more thing to do.
Leadership decisions are filtered through the shifts.
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1. Knowledge: Common Core State Standards Overview
Rationale, Principles, and Shifts
2. Vision
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FOCUS AND COHERENCE
3. Metrics
CLEAR GOALS, A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND A COMMITMENT
TO MONITOR AND ADJUST
4. Build Capacity
SUPPORT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN WHICH LEARNING
TOGETHER IS VALUED
5. Stay Engaged
THE WORK IS DEVELOPING. STAY ENGAGED AND CONTINUE
LEARNING.
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Areas to Watch for Progress
In relation to the shifts and your goals, consider:
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Teacher knowledge and practice
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Discuss the above with an elbow partner
Instructional materials and resources
Student work
Developing formative assessments by groups of
teachers
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Examples of Metrics
ELA/Literacy
Mathematics
Classroom
Materials and
Instructional
Resources
Reading lists are
appropriately balanced
between nonfiction and
literary text.
Teacher
Knowledge and
Practice
At least 80% of questions are Teachers have a deep
text-dependent.
understanding of the
major work of their grade.
Student Work
Student work demonstrates
close encounters with text demanding evidence
through writing.
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Materials are focused...
ERASE!
Student work
demonstrates fluency and
deep understanding in the
major work of the grade.
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1. Knowledge: Common Core State Standards Overview
Rationale, Principles and Shifts
2. Vision
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FOCUS AND COHERENCE
3. Metrics
CLEAR GOALS, A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND A COMMITMENT
TO MONITOR AND ADJUST
4. Build Capacity
SUPPORT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN WHICH LEARNING
TOGETHER IS VALUED
5. Stay Engaged
THE WORK IS DEVELOPING. STAY ENGAGED AND CONTINUE
LEARNING.
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Garage Sale Activity
Conduct a CCRS Implementation garage Sale. Consider what your school has done, will
do, and needs to do in order to effectively implement the Maryland College and
Career Ready Standards.
Then, develop your “garage sale” list.
Not for Sale – positive initiatives/items your school has begun that you would like to
keep
Sold or Barter – initiatives/items that your school has begun that need some changing
before you are ready to keep
Garbage Can – initiatives/items your school has begun that are not working well or are
of no use in your school. These items need to be thrown out.
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1. Knowledge: Common Core State Standards Overview
Rationale, Principles, and Shifts
2. Vision
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FOCUS AND COHERENCE
3. Metrics
CLEAR GOALS, A PICTURE OF PROGRESS, AND A COMMITMENT
TO MONITOR AND ADJUST
4. Build Capacity
SUPPORT A LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN WHICH LEARNING
TOGETHER IS VALUED
5. Stay Engaged
THE WORK IS DEVELOPING. STAY ENGAGED AND CONTINUE
LEARNING.
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