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Purpose of PLCi
Support school leaders in the implementation of their schools' professional learning community and school improvement journey
Assist schools in identifying professional learning needs
Guide schools in developing strategies and activities which they may choose to implement within their PLC process
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Welcome
Today’s purpose
Provide background information
On the Common Core Standards (CCS)
On the Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI)
Provide an opportunity for you to discuss, consider implications of and reflect on CCSI Oakland
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Let’s Start with a Connector
A quick Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IGD9oLofks
Turn to a couple of people sitting near you and share what you already know about the Common Core Standards
As a Table Create a Bumper Sticker which might best describe your groups knowledge
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Common Core Standards
Governors and state superintendents led the development of common core standards for grades K-12 in ELA and mathematics
Standards focus on learning expectations for students, not on how students get there
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Common Care Standards
Why Now?
Disparate standards across states
Student mobility
Global competition
Today’s jobs require different skills
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Common Core Standards
Why is this important?
Prepares students with knowledge and skills needed for success in college and work
Ensures consistent expectations regardless of student’s zip code
Provides educators, parents and students with clear, focused guideposts
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Common Core Standards
Development Process
Career and college readiness standards developed in the summer of 2009 by national experts
K-12 learning progressions were then developed to reach these standards, again by national experts
Multiple rounds of feedback from states, associations, teachers and the public received before the June, 2010 completion
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Common Core Standards
Criteria for the K-12 standards
Fewer, clearer and higher
Aligned with college and work expectations
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons learned from current state standards
Internationally benchmarked
Based on evidence and research
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Common Core Standards
Include standards for Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Writing, Speaking and Listening for ELA classes
Include separate Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science classes for grades 6-12
Strong emphasis on deep comprehension of rich literature and content area expository text
English Language Arts Standards
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Common Core Standards
Mathematics Standards
Students in K-5 develop a solid foundation in basic conceptual understandings and procedures
In the middle grades, students build on this foundation through hands on learning in geometry, algebra, probability and statistics
High school students apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world challenges emphasizing mathematical modeling
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Common Core Standards
Next steps
The first draft of College and Career Ready Standards for Science have been developed
State assessments will be changed to reflect the CCS
Two assessment consortiums are developing multi-state assessments based on the CCS
Fall, 2014 is the current target date for use of the new assessments
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Common Core Standards
Standards are essential but inadequate by themselves
To be successful, educators also need
Curriculum, including units of study, based on the standards
Instructional materials that align with the standards
A variety of assessments to measure student progress
Resources, tools and time to adjust classroom practices
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Common Core Standards Initiative Oakland
The Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) Oakland will help educators get the rest of what they need to succeed
Curriculum and units of study
Instructional materials
Assessments
Resources
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CCSI Oakland
Purpose of the Initiative
Put the Common Core Standards into an easy to use, unit based curriculum and teaching framework
Enable teachers to assess students’ understanding of the standards
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CCSI Oakland
Benefits of the initiative include
Increasing teacher collaboration through co-construction and electronic sharing of lesson plans and instructional strategies
Saving districts the time and money associated with designing their own curriculum and assessments
Promoting a focus on high quality classroom instruction aligned to a coherent curriculum
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CCSI Oakland
Turn to a couple of people near you and talk about what you think might be benefits of this new initiative
Share a thought from your group
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CCSI Oakland
What products will the initiative produce?
Early deliverables
A cross walk between the current and new standards
A consistent framework for unit design
A model for student assessment
Mid-point deliverables
First ELA and mathematics units available
Unit related professional development begins
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CCSI Oakland
Long-term deliverables
All grade level ELA and mathematics units complete and available on Atlas Rubicon
Beginning work on science units
Units include framework, suggested lessons, instructional resources and assessments
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CCSI Oakland
What CCSI won’t do
Promote any one set of resources
Be prescriptive to the level of the lesson plan
Mandate county-wide classroom assessments
Mandate county-wide common/quarterly assessments
Attend to elective ELA and math classes
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CCSI Oakland
Structure of the initiative
Steering Committee composed of district curriculum directors, superintendents and Oakland Schools instructional directors
Grade level curriculum writing teams including teacher leaders from a variety of districts and Oakland Schools consultants
Regular, transparent reporting to all stakeholders
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CCSI Oakland
Tools to support implementation
Atlas Rubicon Curriculum Management Software
Facilitates teacher’s management of unit based curriculum
Facilitates teachers’ collaboration and sharing across grades, schools and districts
Aligns curriculum with standards, even when they are updated
Creates information rich, curriculum focused reports
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CCSI Oakland
Tools to support implementation
INFORM
Student and school performance data analysis tool currently used by many Oakland districts
Will house data related to performance on the units of study included in Atlas Rubicon
MDE School Improvement Template
Data from Atlas Rubicon and INFORM will make school improvement planning and reporting more efficient and effective
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CCSI Oakland
Impact on practice
Teachers will have immediate, easy access to lessons and resources that improve instruction for diverse learners
Administrators will be more targeted and productive in their instructional leadership
Students will be exposed to high quality curriculum, instruction and assessments
Boards of Education will see districts utilizing cost effective, coherent curriculum
….All intended to increase student learning and achievement
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Here’s What! So What? Now What?
Turn to a few of your colleagues and discuss -
The implications to your district, students and staff as a leader of professional learning in your building.
Next steps
http://www.lac-o.org/commoncore/SitePages/Home.aspx
Exploring the ELA CCSS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzTOyxRGLI&list=UUF0pa3nE3aZAfBMT8pqM5PA&index=6&feature=plcp
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