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Best Practices in Implementing the 2010 Literacy in Science Standards May 14, 2011
Best Practices in Implementing the 2010 Literacy in Science StandardsBest Practices in Implementing the 2010 Literacy in Science Standards
May 14, 2011
Common Core State Standards-the basis for the 2010 ELA Standards
•A 2009 state-led effort
•National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
•Establish academic standards for English language arts and mathematics.
Fewer—Clearer—Higher
•A 2009 state-led effort
•National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
•Establish academic standards for English language arts and mathematics.
Fewer—Clearer—Higher
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Common Core State Standards
• College and career readiness skills for a global economy
• Process included feedback from experts, states, teachers, public and validation committee
• Minnesota very involved
• Benchmarked to highest state and international standards
• College and career readiness skills for a global economy
• Process included feedback from experts, states, teachers, public and validation committee
• Minnesota very involved
• Benchmarked to highest state and international standards
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Minnesota Academic Standards - ELA
• 2003 Minnesota Language Arts standards were scheduled for revision 2010
• Minnesota decided to adopt the Common Core ELA Standards as a base for MN ELA standards
• Minnesota Standards Committee added less than 15% more content to Common Core
– Contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes– Creative writing– Media Literacy
Timeline and Structure Implementation: 2012-2013
• Grade level progressions based on the College and Career Ready Anchor Standards
10 Reading
10 Writing
8 Speaking/Viewing/Listening/Media Literacy
6 Language
Implementation: 2012-2013
• Grade level progressions based on the College and Career Ready Anchor Standards
10 Reading
10 Writing
8 Speaking/Viewing/Listening/Media Literacy
6 Language
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Comparison of 2003 and 2010 Standards• Benchmarks are grade-level specific in gr. K-8 and grade banded
in gr. 9-12.
• The standards are still about reading, writing, and speaking/listening/viewing/media literacy.
• The content of both sets of standards (2003 and 2010) is similar.– Reading (informational and literary texts)– Writing (expository, informative, narrative and creative writing)– Speaking, listening, viewing and media literacy– Language (vocabulary and grammar and usage)
• Benchmarks are grade-level specific in gr. K-8 and grade banded in gr. 9-12.
• The standards are still about reading, writing, and speaking/listening/viewing/media literacy.
• The content of both sets of standards (2003 and 2010) is similar.– Reading (informational and literary texts)– Writing (expository, informative, narrative and creative writing)– Speaking, listening, viewing and media literacy– Language (vocabulary and grammar and usage)
Comparison of 2003 and 2010 Standards
• Literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects
• Terminology usage is more consistent
• Formatting of learning progressions is intentional, helpful and user-friendly
• Standards are supported by 3 helpful appendices. – Appendix A: Info. about text complexity and rigor, and other
supplementary material including a glossary – Appendix B: Text exemplars– Appendix C: Annotated student writing samples
• Literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects
• Terminology usage is more consistent
• Formatting of learning progressions is intentional, helpful and user-friendly
• Standards are supported by 3 helpful appendices. – Appendix A: Info. about text complexity and rigor, and other
supplementary material including a glossary – Appendix B: Text exemplars– Appendix C: Annotated student writing samples
Coding
First number = grade level (K is 0)Second number = sub-strandThird number = Anchor StandardFourth number = Benchmark
For example: 9.5.3.39thgrade. Reading 6-12 Informational Text. Anchor standards 3. Benchmark 3
First number = grade level (K is 0)Second number = sub-strandThird number = Anchor StandardFourth number = Benchmark
For example: 9.5.3.39thgrade. Reading 6-12 Informational Text. Anchor standards 3. Benchmark 3
Sub-Strand codes1 Reading K-5 Literature2 Reading K-5 Informational Text3 Reading K-5 Foundations4 Reading 6-12 Literature5 Reading 6-12 Informational Text6 Writing K-57 Writing 6-128 Speaking… K-59 Speaking… 6-1210 Language K-511Language 6-1212 Reading 6-12 Social Studies13 Reading 6-12 Science and Technical Subjects14 Writing 6-12 Social Studies, Science and Tech. Subjects
1 Reading K-5 Literature2 Reading K-5 Informational Text3 Reading K-5 Foundations4 Reading 6-12 Literature5 Reading 6-12 Informational Text6 Writing K-57 Writing 6-128 Speaking… K-59 Speaking… 6-1210 Language K-511Language 6-1212 Reading 6-12 Social Studies13 Reading 6-12 Science and Technical Subjects14 Writing 6-12 Social Studies, Science and Tech. Subjects
10 Anchor Standards
3 sub strandsReading Literature
Reading Informational Text
Reading Foundations
4 domains • Key ideas and details• Craft and structure• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas• Range of Reading and Text Complexity
Reading Standards
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonics and Word Recognition
Fluency
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Reading Foundations
Writing Standards
• 10 anchor standards
• Divided into 4 groups (domains)– Text types & purposes– Writing Process: Production and Distribution– Research– Range
• 10 anchor standards
• Divided into 4 groups (domains)– Text types & purposes– Writing Process: Production and Distribution– Research– Range
Text Types & Purposes
• Argument
• Informative texts
• Narratives & creative texts
EXAMPLE grade 7• Write narratives and
other creative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. (p. 60)
EXAMPLE grade 7• Write narratives and
other creative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. (p. 60)
Writing Process• Purpose &
audience
• Writing process
• Publishing
EXAMPLE grade 7• With some guidance and
support from peers and adults, use a writing process to develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (p.61/73 for Language)
EXAMPLE grade 7• With some guidance and
support from peers and adults, use a writing process to develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (p.61/73 for Language)
Research
• Research process
• Sources
• Evidence
EXAMPLE grade 7Draw evidence from literary
or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading
standards to literature and nonfiction (p. 62)
EXAMPLE grade 7Draw evidence from literary
or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 7 Reading
standards to literature and nonfiction (p. 62)
Range of Writing
• Extended writing projects
• Writing on demand
EXAMPLE grade 7
• Independently select writing topics and formats for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.
EXAMPLE grade 7
• Independently select writing topics and formats for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.
Speaking, Viewing, Listening, and Media Literacy Standards
• 8 anchor standards
• Divided into 3 groups– Comprehension and Collaboration– Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas– Media Literacy
• 8 anchor standards
• Divided into 3 groups– Comprehension and Collaboration– Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas– Media Literacy
Comprehension and Collaboration
• Practice effective collaborative discourse
• Integrate and evaluate information in diverse formats (visually, quantitatively, and orally)
• Evaluate speaker’s POV, evidence, rhetoric
• Practice effective collaborative discourse
• Integrate and evaluate information in diverse formats (visually, quantitatively, and orally)
• Evaluate speaker’s POV, evidence, rhetoric
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• Oral presentation
• Use of digital media and visual displays in oral presentations
• Adapt speech to audience
• Oral presentation
• Use of digital media and visual displays in oral presentations
• Adapt speech to audience
Media Literacy
• Critically analyze information from and use electronic, print, and mass media.
• Use digital multimedia formats and digital writing and publishing.
This is the only Minnesota-added section of the standards.
• Critically analyze information from and use electronic, print, and mass media.
• Use digital multimedia formats and digital writing and publishing.
This is the only Minnesota-added section of the standards.
• Conventions of Standard English
• Knowledge of Language
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage “The inclusion of Language standards in their own strand should not
be taken as an indication that skills related to conventions, effective language use, and vocabulary are unimportant to reading, writing, speaking, and listening; indeed, they are inseparable from such contexts.”
• Conventions of Standard English
• Knowledge of Language
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage “The inclusion of Language standards in their own strand should not
be taken as an indication that skills related to conventions, effective language use, and vocabulary are unimportant to reading, writing, speaking, and listening; indeed, they are inseparable from such contexts.”
Language Standards
For More Information
Contact:
Charon Tierney
Language Arts Specialist
651-582-8643
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