Transcript Curriculum Leadership Council - Santa Clara County Office

Curriculum Leadership Council
Melissa Christie
March 30, 2012
Curriculum Leadership Council
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Year 1 (2011-2012) Awareness
Year 2 (2012-2013) Transition
Year 3 (2013-2014) Implementation
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CLC Model for Classroom Impact
SCCOE
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Guiding
Coalition
Site
Champions
Teachers
Students
Overview of General Sessions in Year 1
 Building Background Knowledge
 CCSS through the English Learner Lens
 Career Technical Education (CTE)
 Assessment Updates
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English Language Arts and Literacy in
History/Social Studies &
Science/Technical Subjects
 Organization & Progression of Standards
 K-12 Literacy Development across content areas
 Informational Texts/ Text Complexity
 21st Century Literacies
 Performance Assessments
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21st Century Learning
 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving,
Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and
Innovation
 Introduction of use of the following:
 e-Portfolios
 Flipped-Learning
 Blended Learning
 Online Learning Environments (Moodle)
 iPods
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Content Specifications – CCSS ELA
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Content Specifications - CCSSM
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2012 Summer Institute: Curriculum 21
 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs
 Essential Education for the 21st Century Student;
What to keep? What to cut? What to create?
 Introduction to Mapping to the Core
 Core Maps will be created for
 Writing
 Mathematics
 Develop an Implementation Plan
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2012-2013: Transition
Teachers will:
 Collaboratively design units which will
 integrate literacy skills and strategies into all curricular units.
 integrate 21st century learning tools.
 incorporate performance assessments.
 Design collaborative writing projects with Web 2.0 writing tools.
 Use imaging tools to create writing prompts in all content areas.
 Create quality audio and video podcasts as performance
assessment tools in all content areas.
 ePortfolio Development
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Multiple Paragraph Essays
Big Idea
Essential
Questions
Essays allow a
writer to
develop a
topic through
relevant details
and support.
What strategies can I  Thesis statement
use to help me be a
 Focused introductory
more effective
paragraph
writer?
 3-5 paragraph essay
 Relevant details and
How can I effectively
supporting evidence
support my point of
 Logical organization of
view?
ideas (e.g., order by
chronology,
Why do writers pick
importance…)
a particular structure
 Unity/Cohesion
for writing?
 Transitions
 Supportive and
illustrative materials
 Sentence variety
 Style
Writers use a
variety of
strategies to
enhance their
message and
engage the
reader.
Content
Vocabulary: organizational
structures, compoundcomplex, personal style,
controlled organization,
unity
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Skills
Benchmark Assessments
 Writes a 3-5 paragraph essay with a
clear thesis statement and a focused
introductory paragraph,
 Supports the development of the
thesis with relevant details, facts,
examples, and other information
 Substitutes general terms with
precise language to explain a topic
 Uses a variety of transitional words
and phrases to create cohesions
within and between paragraphs
 Uses a variety of sentence structures
to enhance meaning (e.g., short,
simple, compound, complex,
compound-complex)
 Uses a variety of sentences to create
a certain effect in make your writing
more interesting
 Includes a closing statement that
summarizes the information
presented
 Uses the criteria and levels of
performance on the writing rubric
to assess your writing
5 paragraph essay on focused topic
Multiple paragraph essay using two
different structures-sequence of ideas and
comparison/contrast
Graphic organizer – possible supporting
details and information
Essay revision task focusing on improving
transitions and precise language.
Self-assessment using essay rubric
Save the Dates
2012 Summer Institute
 June 25-28
2012/13 Follow-Up Dates
 September 18
 November 27
 March 12
 May 21*
2013 Summer Institute
 June 18-21
*Optional - Curriculum Mapping
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