The Good Teaching Conference

2015 CTA

Presented by

Mitra Zolghadr, Ph.D. February 6-8, and March 20-22, 2015San Jose and San Diego, California

A Differentiated Approach and Application Creating a Solid Core Through The Common Core

Why Common Core?

With students, parents, and teachers all on the same page and working together toward shared goals, we can ensure that students make progress each year and graduate from high school prepared to succeed in college, career, and life.

Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life. The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning.

• Research and evidence based

• Clear, understandable, and consistent

• Aligned with college and career expectations

• Based on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills

• Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards

The Standards Are:

Compare and Contrast

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.9 With prompting and support, compare and contrast the

adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of

characters in stories.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from

different cultures. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar

characters (e.g., in books from a series)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g.,

mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.9 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional

literature from different cultures

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy

stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.9 Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as

a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.6 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the

characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as

suspense or humor.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is

really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Bloom's Taxonomy

Dimensions of Depth and Complexity

What is Lexile?

Lexile Scale: The Lexile scale runs from below 0L (Lexile) to above

2000L. Scores 0L and below are reported as BR (Beginning Reader).

Website: www.lexile.com

Examples of Books with Lexile Measures

The Impact of Reading Great Literature

on Moral Development

Research

LTEL Framework

• Scribe: Rational Thinkers

• Skills: Analysis, Synthesis, Real-life Application

• College Skill: Decision Making

• Career Skills: Career Exploration

• Theme: problem Solving

• Core Content Connections: English Language Arts

• Domain Emphasis: Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading

• Achievement Attitudes: Respectful, Thoughtful, Responsible

Framework

Bringing the Magic of Reading into the

Classroom

Jack and Bean Stalk

Interest Level Grades K - 3

Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 5.1

Lexile Measure®: 660L

Genre Fables, Folk Tales and Myths

Fairy Tales

Theme/Subject Survival and Conflict

By Steven Kellogg

Are Jack's actions ethical?

Depth and Complexity Questions:

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood By Howard Pyle, illustrated by Scott McKowen

Interest Level Grades 4-7

Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 7.5

Lexile Measure®: 850L

Theme/Subject Character and Values,

Conflict

Genre Children's Narrative Literature,

Historical Fiction

Does the "Goal" justify the means?

Depth and Complexity Questions:

Interest Level Grades 7-12

I Am Malala Author: Yousafzai, Malala; Lamb, Christine

Theme/Subject Character and Values,

Courage, Bravery, Heroism Conviction,Survival

Ages: 14 to 17

Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 7.4

Lexile Measure®: 1000L Genre

Autobiography

What traits make a character a hero or a villain ?

Depth and Complexity Questions:

Farewell to Manzanarby: Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki; Houston, James D.

Interest Level Grades 9-12

Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 7.8

Genre Historical Nonfiction

Lexile Measure®: 1040L

Theme/Subject Character traits, Human Rights

Can stereotypes and biases affect our life?

Depth and Complexity Questions:

Martin Neimoller

Are we morally obligated to take sides?

Depth and Complexity Questions:

The Scorpion and the FrogAttributed to Aesop

Depth and Complexity Questions:

Instinct or Choice?

The Good Teaching Conference

2015 CTA

Creating a Solid Core Through The Common Core

A Differentiated Approach and Application Presented

Mitra Zolghadr, Ph.D.by

San Jose, and San Diego, CaliforniaFebruary 6-8, and March 20-22, 2015

2015 Mitra Zolghadr, Ph.D. OC