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Preparing Florida's Students for a Successful Future Teaching and Learning Polk County Public Schools 1
Preparing Florida's Students for a Successful Future
Teaching and LearningPolk County Public Schools
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What are educational standards?
Educational standards help teachers ensure their students have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful by providing clear goals for student learning.
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Standards – a key building block
Standards help students and parents by setting clear and realistic goals for success.
Standards are a first step – a key building block – in providing our young citizens with a high-quality education that will prepare them for success.
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Why do we need educational standards?
We need standards to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce.
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Through the Years
1996 – Sunshine State Standards
2007 – Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
2011 – Common Core State Standards
2014 – Florida Standards
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English Language Arts
Four strands Reading (including Reading
Foundational Skills) Writing Speaking and Listening Language
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Reading
Comprehension Standards for reading literature and informational texts
Strong and growing across-the-curriculum emphasis onstudents’ ability to read and comprehend informational texts
“Staircase” of growing text complexity across grades
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SIMPLE or COMPLEX?One hot summer's day a famished fox was strolling through an orchard until he came to clusters of grapes just ripening on a trellised vine. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. His mouth was watering and he could feel gnawing hunger pains. Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give up.
Once a fox walked through the woods. He came upon a grape orchard. There he found beautiful grapes hanging from a high branch. “Boy, those sure would be tasty,” he thought to himself. He backed up and took a running start and jumped. He did not get high enough.
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Reading Foundational Skills
Four categories Print concepts (K−1) Phonological awareness (K−1) Phonics and word recognition (K−5) Fluency (K−5)
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Rhyme RecognitionMaterial: list of rhyming words“Listen for words that sound alike at the end. If the words rhyme, then you are to bow. If the words do not rhyme, raise your arms over your head.”Variation: “Salami, pastrami” & “No way” and clap twice & silence
Rhyme-a-Word
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Writing
Writing types/purposes Writing opinions Writing informative/explanatory texts Writing narratives
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Writing
Production and distribution of writing Using technology to produce and enhance writing
Research Engaging in research and writing about sources
Range of writing Writing routinely over various time frames
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Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration Day-to-day, purposeful academic talk in one-on-one,
small-group, and large-group settings
Presentation of knowledge and ideas Formal sharing of information and concepts,
including through the use of technology
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Language
Conventions of Standard EnglishKnowledge of language Using Standard English in formal writing and speaking Using language effectively and recognizing language varieties
Vocabulary Determining word meanings and word nuances Acquiring general academic and domain-specific words and
phrases
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Shades of Meaning
awake, asleep, sleepy, tired lump, particle, speck, chunk
The towels were ______ [ hairy, scratchy, rough]. Joe was ______ [sad, depressed, tearful,
heartbroken] when his puppy went missing.
Make a list of all the words you know that mean ‘happy’.
Write them in order from weakest to strongest.
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From Kindergarten to 5th Grade Key Ideas and Details
Kindergarten
LAFS.K.RL.1.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
5th Grade
LAFS.5.RL.1.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what a text says explicitly and when drawing inference from a text.
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From 1st Grade to 4th GradeText Types and Purposes
1st Grade
LAFS.1.W.1.2
Write informative / explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
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From 1st Grade to 4th GradeText Types and Purposes
4th Grade LAFS.4.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly. a. Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and
sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
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From 2nd Grade to 3rd Grade Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
2nd Grade
LAFS.2.SL.2.5 Create audio recordings
of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
3rd Grade
LAFS.3.SL.2.5 Demonstrate fluid
reading at an understandable pace, adding visual displays and engaging audio recordings when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details .
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Intentional Design Limitations
What the Standards do NOT define: How teachers should teach All that can or should be taught The nature of advanced work beyond the core The interventions needed for students well below grade level The full range of support for English language learners and
students with special needs Everything needed to be college and career ready
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Preparing Florida’s Students to be College and Career Ready
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http://www.flstandards.org/resources/parents_families.aspx
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Just for Parents Newsletter
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Parents can use CPALMS as another way to empower and educate themselves about their student’s education and future. Parents can rely on CPALMS to: • Locate information on the Florida Standards. • Access the standards and related instructional
resources by subject and grade level. • Access and review course descriptions in order to
develop an understanding of the standards their child’s classes should be meeting
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CPALMS: “ Collaborate, Plan, Align, Learn, Motivate and Share.”
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Browse and Search CPALMS by Standards
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www.fsassessments.org
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Paper-Based Test
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From Paper-Based to Computer-Based
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Training Tests
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Select the Test Your Child Wishes to Take
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Online Tools
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Online Tools
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FSA Reading Training Test Grades 3-5
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