Model Curriculum Development for English Language Arts

Teacher Team Meetings July-August 2010

Ohio Department of Education

Goals for this Session

You will have an:  understanding of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts;  understanding of the model curriculum; and  opportunity to collaborate with fellow educators and suggest instructional strategies and resources for the model curriculum.

Standards Revision

Not later than June 30, 2010…

the state board of education shall adopt statewide academic standards with emphasis on coherence, focus, and rigor for each of grades kindergarten through twelve in

English language arts, mathematics,

science, and social studies.

ORC §3301.079(A)(1)

Standards Adoption

English language arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Common Core Standards State Standards

Common Core State Initiative

• State adoption – Voluntary – State Board of Education adoption-

June 7, 2010

• 100% of the common core K-12 standards in English and mathematics to be adopted • In its entirety or up to 15% state-specific content added • Next steps: Consortia of states will be encouraged to develop assessments & curricular materials

“What” students should know and be able to do at each grade level and band.

ELA Common Core Standards Framework

Strands The major areas or disciplines of study within each content area.

Topics The main focus of the content within each strand.

Standard Statements by Grade Level Standards Statements by Grade Level Standards Statements by Grade Band

ELA Common Core Standards Framework Reading Standards for Literature Key Ideas and Details Gr. 2

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Gr. 6

Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

Gr. 9-10

Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

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The ELA Common Core State Standards Document also includes:

Anchor standards Grade level and grade band expectations Text complexity Illustrative texts Language Progressive Skills, by Grade Literacy standards for History/Social Studies, Science and other Technical Subjects(Grades 6 12)

Components of Common Core ELA Standards

Common Core Strand Reading Strand

a. Reading Standards for Literature b. Reading Standards for Informational Text

Topics within Strands

Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas c. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Print Concepts Phonological Awareness Phonics and Word Recognition Fluency

Writing Strand

Text Types and Purposes Production and Distribution of Writing Research to Build Knowledge Range of Writing

Speaking and Listening Strand Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Language Strand

Conventions of Standard English Knowledge of Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

MODEL CURRICULUM

Model Curriculum

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the state board shall adopt a model curriculum…

The model curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to specified for each grade level coherence, focus, and rigor.

ensure that the academic content and skills are taught

to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation and emphasize

ORC §3301.079(B)

Model Curriculum

A web-based tool for educators which • • • aligns to the standards; provides curricular and instructional guidance; informs assessment development; • • • presents information specific to the content area; is accessible directly from the standards; and allows teachers to access content by subject area, grade level, grade band or course.

Elements of the Model Curriculum

 Content Elaborations 

Instructional Strategies and Resources

 Differentiated classroom ideas  Critical Thinking and Inquiry  Intradisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Connections  Content Specific Sections(e.g., enduring understandings) 

Expectations for Learning(only science and social studies)

Enduring Understandings

• • • • • • Statements summarizing important ideas and core processes that are central to a discipline and have lasting value beyond the classroom. They synthesize what the students should understand. They frame big ideas that give meaning and lasting importance to such discrete curriculum elements as facts and skills.

They can transfer to other fields as well as adult life They provide a conceptual foundation for studying the content area They are deliberately framed as declarative sentences that present major curriculum generalizations and recurrent ideas

Example of an Enduring Understanding

Reading/Literature: “Reading is a process by which we construct meaning about the information being communicated by an author within a print or non-print medium.”

Strand Reading Informational Text Topic Grade Key Ideas and Details 9-10 Standard Statement(s) Content Elaborations

1. Cite evidence in the text that most strongly supports a specific analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. Analyze in detail the development and refinement of a central idea in a text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.

Content

Instructional Strategies and Resources

Instructional Strategies • inform and persuade the reader. Elaborations opinions, justify positions and make judgments in order to • Have students participate in setting purposes for reading by powerful tool for assessing learning or changed attitudes after reading and discussion as well).

and Resources • Creators of text carefully position the details which support the main idea in such a way so that the reader is most influenced by what the text states explicitly and implicitly. • Readers and viewers of text may need to develop knowledge about particular events, issues and contexts to interpret the subject matter of texts.

• In preparation for a reading on bacteria and viruses in a biology class, for example, students might be asked to respond to statements such as “A typical square inch of human skin hosts thousands of bacteria”. Students could then assess their beliefs after reading the article or chapter, noting the sections in the text that influences their thinking.

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Enduring Understandings

that are presented in the text.

Content Making judgments about the ideas found in text requires Specific • Section requires that students are able to analyze the interactions between and among ideas and events in the text.

Critical Thinking and Inquiry

Scaffolding Engagement With a 19th-Century Text –

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson plans/reaching-across-time-scaffolded-1179.html

Differentiation

Using Podcasting as a Prereading Strategy-

http://ohiorc.org/adlit/InPerspective/Issue/2007 04/Article/vignette1.aspx

Content Review Committees

• • • Committee members will collaborate with the ODE to inform the development of: – Content Elaborations – Expectations for Learning – Content Specific Sections Review committees meet from June– September 2010 ODE will facilitate these meetings

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Stakeholder Input

Teacher Team meetings

– Collection of Instructional Strategies and Resources – 44-46 meetings per region across the four content areas

Review committees

– Development of the Content Elaborations and Enduring Understandings – Content experts from across the state

Public Feedback

– All components of the model curriculum – Educators and non-educators across the state

Timeline for ELA Model Curriculum Development

Development of the Content Elaborations and Enduring Understandings. Public feedback integrated into Model Curriculum Regional teacher teams generate Instructional Strategies and Resources State Board adopts Model Curriculum ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Standards Adopted Public feedback on Model Curriculum Final draft released

Anticipated Timeline for Transition to New Comprehensive Educational System

Common Core Standards Adopted State Board Adopts Model Curriculum Planning for Transition; Field Testing for New Assessments Planning for Transition; Standard Setting for Assessments Implementation of New Assessments

Model Curriculum

• Content Elaborations • Expectations for Learning • Content Specific Sections Instructional Strategies and Resources Common Core and State Standards

Thank You