2. Essential Core Questions What are the Common Core Standards? How will the Common Core Standards Impact Students? How will the Common Core Standards be rolled out in Plymouth?
3. What are the Common Core Standards? “Common Core Standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.” (NGA & CCSSO, 2010)
4. Impetus for the Common Core State Standards Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public educated students are learning different content at different rates All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students around the world This initiative will potentially affect 43.5 million students which is about 87% of the student population
9. Development of Common Core Standards Joint initiative of: Supported by: Achieve ACT College Board 6
10. Criteria Used to Develop CCSS Fewer, clearer, higher level skills Aligned with college and work expectations Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher order skills Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards Informed by top performing countries Evidenced and/or researched-based Realistic and practical for the classroom Consistent across all states
11. Common Core English Standards Reading College and Career Anchor Standards (p. 10) Standards Literature Informational Text Foundation Skills
12. Common Core English Language Arts Writing College and Career Readiness and Anchor Standards – (p. 18) Speaking and Listening College and Career Readiness and Anchor Standards – (p. 22) Language College and Career Readiness and Anchor Standards – (p. 25)
13. English Language Arts Investigation Join together with your grade level teachers in appropriate rooms. Take time to look at standards and draw some conclusions. Click on Titanpad link below and record your groups observations of the standards.
22. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoningPg. 10
23. Math Investigation: Review math standards and discuss as a team Use the link below to develop a power point slide for your grade level Don’t forget to save!
