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English Language Arts
Teachers
Changing our World
Dr. Robin B. McCoy
February 12, 2015
Making a difference…
The Greatest Profession on Earth!
The Power to Change our World
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English Common Core and NC Involvement
Draft 1 of Common
Core
Draft 2 of Common
Core
Draft 3 of Common
Core
NC Input
Broad themes and
grade-cluster alignment;
Common Core more
specific
NC Input
ES developed in tandem
with the Common Core;
some concerns about
grade cluster placement
NC Input
Attended more fully to
technical writing;
Clarified grade-by-grade
progressions; K-2 more
developmentally
appropriate
ELA
Standards Review Process
Policy ID Number: GCS-F-012
Statutory Reference: GS 115C-12(9a), GS 115C-81
…At least once every five years, each curriculum area in the
Division of Instructional Services shall convene a review
committee to determine if revisions are needed in a Standard
Course of Study area. By using data, research, and surveys,
the committee recommends whether revision should take
place. If the committee recommends substantive revision, the
State Board of Education shall review the recommendations
and implications for textbook selection and adoption and any
necessary revisions on end-of-grade or end-of course testing.
Proposed Standards Review
Schedule
• ELA
• Math
• CTE
(specified
courses)
2014-15 – 201516
2015-16 – 201617
• Social
Studies
• CTE
(specified
courses)
2017-18 –
2018-19
• Science
• World
Languages
• Health/PE
• Guidance
• CTE
(specified
courses)
2016-17 – 201718
• Arts
Education
• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
Arts
• Visual
Arts
• CTE
(specified
courses)
• English
Language
Development
• Extended
Content
Standards
• CTE
(specified
courses)
2018-2019 –
2019-20
NCDPI gathers feedback through focus groups, surveys and
email ([email protected]) from stakeholders
NCDPI convenes a Standards Review Committee (SRC) to study standards/analyze feedback
to determine if revisions are needed (teachers/content specialists)
SRC studies standards and the feedback and recommends any revisions
If minor revisions
SRC completes work and presents revisions to SBE
State Board of Education reviews recommendations
and approves revisions or returns to committee for further work
NCDPI conducts professional development for teachers and administrators as needed
Standards implemented
So how does that look for ELA and Math
Standards review for this year?
Gathering feedback…
•Survey to Educators October - December
•Survey to Community stakeholders now through
April
•Focus Groups October through January
(Representation from all 8 regions – 60 - 70 ELA
and Math educators per region)
•Academic Standards Review Commission
So how does that look for ELA and Math Standards
Review this year?
E-mail
NCDPI
Standards
Review
Committee
Sample Standards Review Timeline
2016-17 –
2017-18
• Standards review of
K-12 Math and ELA
standards
2014-15 –
2015-16
• Test specifications
created; test items
developed/field test
items; assessments
created
• Instructional
materials/supports
identified/created
• Professional
development conducted
• Implementation of
standards and
assessments
2018-19
The process timeline is adjusted depending on the degree of
revision necessary.
Educator Feedback
NCDPI Standards
Review ELA K
•
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Q1: Reading Standards for Literature ||
Grade K || Key Ideas & Details
• Answered: 669
Skipped: 0
Q17: Language Standards || Grade 11-12 ||
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
• Answered: 231
Skipped: 62
ELA LiveBinders:
ELA Common Core State Standards Self
Study LiveBinder:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/262077
ELA Resources LiveBinder:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/297779
ELA WIKI:
http://elaccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
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Literacy
Informational and Nonfiction
Shift 1
Building knowledge through content-rich
nonfiction and informational texts
• Literacy skills can no longer be taught
only by a student’s English or reading
teacher.
Standards in Social Studies, Science and Technical
Subjects
• The balance of text types
Grade
4
8
12
Literary
50%
45%
30%
Informational
50%
55%
70%
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Literacy
Complex Texts
Shift 3
Regular practice with complex text and
its academic vocabulary
• Challenging Texts
In brief, while reading demands in college, workforce training
programs, and life in general have held steady or increased over
the last half century, K–12 texts have actually declined in
sophistication, and relatively little attention has been paid to
students’ ability to read complex texts independently.
• Academic Vocabulary
• Close Reading
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Literacy
Evidence
Shift 2
Reading and writing grounded in
evidence from text
• Text Based Questions
Anchor Standards 1: Read closely to determine what the
text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to
support conclusions drawn from the text.
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Literacy
Evidence
Shift 2
Reading and writing grounded in
evidence from text
In “Casey at the Bat,” Casey
strikes out. Describe a time
Non text
dependent
when you failed at something.
What makes Casey’s
experiences at bat
Text dependent
humorous?
In “The Gettysburg Address”
Lincoln says the nation is
dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal.
Why is equality an important
value to promote?
“The Gettysburg Address”
mentions the year 1776.
According to Lincoln’s speech,
why is this year significant to
the events described in the
speech?
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Non text dependent
Text dependent
Now, back to how ELA teachers
can change our world…
It’s all in the shifts…
Shift # 2
Requiring EVIDENCE grows minds and dispells
stereotypes
YOU are teaching students to question and to
learn to provide justification for opinions
When people have to support their claims with
evidence it is much harder to cling to
assumptions
….ELA teachers will change our world…
Thank you!
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