Transcript Where We've Been, Where We're Going . . .

Common Core
Where have we been and
where we are going…
Overview
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2011 – 2012 = Understanding the
standards and identifying strategies for
implementation
2012 – 2013 = Implementation of the
Common Core State Standards,
collaborative development of aligned
lessons
Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
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Discussed shifts in thinking required to
approach Common Core State Standards
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Informational texts
Writing grounded in evidence from text
Text complexity
Explored unpacked standards and
considered relationship to NC SCOS
Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
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Modeled specific instructional strategies to
help teachers address CC Anchor
Standards
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Think Aloud
Guided Reading
Word Study
ACE and Synthesis
Quality Questioning
Spring 2012
To prepare for Curriculum Review Week,
teams of teachers gathered to begin work
on Curriculum Guides.
 A Strategy Sharing Task Force formed to
determine a plan and process for sharing
exemplar resources across IredellStatesville Schools.
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Curriculum Review Week
June 2012
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Teacher teams worked on Curriculum
Guides and new assessments aligned to
the new standards.
At the end of the week, the teachers
documented their work in a video and
document.
All Curriculum Review Week work is
available on the Curriculum & Instruction
web page.
August 2012
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Curriculum Review Week teachers and
Instructional Facilitators provided
professional development for their teachers
including:
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Common Core Anchor Standards
Work completed during Curriculum Review Week
How to access and use the Curriculum Guides
Fall 2012 – Spring 2013
 Collaborate
and submit resources
aligned to the new Common Core
State Standards