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Common Core Part LII: Literacys Revenge

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The Standards Are.. Fewer Clearer Higher

Enduring Understanding: Common Core

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Essential Question
How can I use Common Core as an opportunity?

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Common Core: How Did We Get Here?

The rhetoric that changed the regimen.

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Expenditure

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Whats Happened Since the 70s?

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Math Scores Proficiency x Time x Country

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Science Scores Proficiency x Time x Country

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NAEP Scores

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What Do You Think?

During the next four minutes, turn to your neighbor and discuss the slides just shown

Was there any statistic you didnt know?

Why do you think this led to a national curriculum?

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Common Core: Where Are We Going?

A Preview of Upcoming Assessments

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The Standards Are.. Fewer Clearer Higher

Enduring Understanding: Common Core

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Our New Friend

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Old vs. New

What are some similarities and differences?

What do you think is the most substantial change?

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Peruse at Your Leisure

For a Presentation Including Assessment Items: http://www.renniecenter.org/event_pages/110412_SMAR For all you could ever want to know about SMARTER Balanced: www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER

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So Now What?

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The Standards Are.. Fewer

Enduring Understanding: Common Core

Less means more

Clearer
Exchanging detail for recognition

Higher

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Common Core: What Are We Doing Now?

Professional Development of varying success Formal and informal discussion Looking through www.corestandards.org/ What Else?

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What Does Breaking Down Mean?

Taking the major standards and breaking them into1-3 day bits of What kids should know (nouns)
What is an inference? What determines reliable evidence?

What kids should be able to do (verbs)

Formulate an argument Generate a logical thesis
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What Does Breaking Down Mean?

It makes sense

to you. You can explain it

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What Does Breaking Down Mean?

Common Core ELA 9-10 Key Ideas and Details 1:

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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Nouns and Verbs

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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Nouns and Verbs

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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You Try
Circle the Nouns and Underline the verbs below: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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One Possible Response

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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Now What?

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Breaking It Down

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Date: Daily Target: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what an informational text says explicitly We Will KNOW Textual evidence Analysis of text Explicit arguments Supporting details We Will Be Able to DO Quote from a text to show that I understand what its saying

Final Jeopardy: After reading the text, please answer the following questions 1) Based on an analysis of the text, what is the authors argument? 1) Which of the following citations most strongly supports the authors argument: A: second graders who were taught to read using the Core Knowledge program scored significantly higher on reading comprehension B: state reading and math exams have led many elementary and middle schools to whittle down their social studies and science instruction. 4/21/12 Above and Beyond: What conclusions can you draw from the passage?

What Do You Think?

How will this impact instruction?

What opportunities does this present?

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That Wont Get Them There!

That Wont Get Them There! Performance is dynamic Integrate through application YOU CAN DO THAT! Breaking Down gives a road map for us and our kids

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So Thats It?
Necessary but not sufficient

How can we get together across curriculums to create formative assessments that help our kids reach the levels they need to be at cognitively.

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Essential Question
How can I use Common Core as an opportunity to change kids lives?

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Directions for Breakout

Split into PLCs, if you are a member of two communities, please pick what fits best In your e-mail there are the two planning tools shown today There is also a link to a Google Doc with links to the Common Core standards Find your content and grade level standards (most have looked at the College and Career Ready standards, FAR may consider unpacking those standards and sharing) Decide on a planning tool and begin breaking down the standards as a PLC
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