College and Career Ready

Standards

Vision:

• Every Child a Graduate-Every Graduate Prepared for College, Work, Adulthood in the 21st Century• New diploma options with multiple

pathways for success• Teach to the standards- not the test• Equip all kids

Implementation

4 Phases

1. Awareness

2. Initiation

3. Follow up support

4. Evaluation and accountability

Productively Struggle:

• Allow the Students to Productively Struggle.• Introduce students to difficult texts--

challenge them.• Teach them how to analyze them. They

must be exposed to the text and able to think these things through.

• The students must have regular practice with difficult texts and it’s academic vocabulary.

Scaffolds = Strategies

• Use scaffolds (strategies) within the class to allow the students to feel success.

• There is a handout with many great scaffolds listed and explained.• Academic Vocabulary• Knowledge in the

Disciplines• Staircase of Complexity• Text-based Answers• Writing from Sources• Balancing Informational

and Literary Text• Close Reading• Scaffolding• Authentic Learning • Targeted Instruction

Standards:

• The lessons must be directly teaching the standards.

• The lesson plans should show what standard the students are learning.

• Assessments should be made to direct instruction.• Formative• Summative

• http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php

Text

• Text is the center of the lesson. It is the “MEAT”.

• Text can be anything from an article, a comic strip, a picture, a poster, a video, or anything that the students have to analyze to get meaning.

• Students need to be able to use textual evidence or bring the information from the text as evidence in their writing.

• http://youtu.be/KC5lgdf0-W8

Texts

Math

• Students must use discourse.• Mathematical classroom discourse is about whole-class

discussions in which students talk about mathematics in such a way that they reveal their understanding of concepts. Students also learn to engage in mathematical reasoning and debate.

• Discourse involves asking strategic questions that elicit from students both how a problem was solved and why a particular method was chosen. Students learn to critique their own and others' ideas and seek out efficient mathematical solutions.

• Students can talk to partners about math—as long as they are productively learning.

• Use scaffolds (strategies) within the lessons.

Tri-State Rubric Math

• This tool is used to ensure that the materials and lessons align with the CCRS standards.

Tri-State Rubric English

• This is used to ensure that the lessons align with the CCRS standard in English Language Arts.

Lessons

• You do not have to trash all of the lessons you already teach just update them.

• All you must do is add the literacy component and strategies to them to make them fit the CCRS goal.

• http://www.definingthecore.com/index.php

ALEX Insight Tool

• http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs/node/191

• Lesson Plans are available that align to the specific standards.

• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/niainvzpap0klc8/FI83XkBUDa

• http://vimeo.com/46694757