Common Core and Essential Standards

Common Core and Essential Standards

• Common Core – ELA and Math• Essential Standards – everything else• NC SCOS – said to be “a mile wide, but an inch

deep”• Common Core and Essential Standards – fewer

concepts with depth

ACRE

• Accountability• Curriculum• Reform• Effort• Testing and curriculum

are changing

• ACRE: Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort

• K-12 Common Core and NC Essential Standards

Our timeline…2011-2012   

Common Core and NC Essential Standards - Taught and Assessed

Grades K-2; Grades 6-8 Social Studies, Grades 6-7 Science, Grades 9-12 - All subject areas except Biology, English I, Algebra I, U. S. History, CTE areas       

2012-2013    Common Core and NC Essential Standards - Taught and Assessed

Grades K-12

*CTE - Essential Standards will be embedded into the curriculum

Professional Development 2011-2012

• 5 Days of Common Core Training

Day 1 - Aug. 19, 2011

Call for Change Module

Common Core

Unpacking/Crosswalks

• Day 2 – Oct. 31, 2011 NC Falcon to be completed by Oct. 31

• Professional Teaching Standards Module completed by Dec. 16

• Day 3 – Jan. 23, 2012

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Module

PD 2011-2012 Continued…

• Day 4 – Feb. 20, 2012• Begin Understanding the

Standards Module• Complete this Module by

May 2, 2012• Day 5 – June 12, 2012

Develop unit plans/curriculum unit

High Yield Instructional Strategies (1st semester)

• Homework and Practice complete by Sept. 30

• Identifying Similarities and Differences complete by December 16

PD 2011-2012 Continued…

High Yield Instructional Strategies (2nd semester)

• Summarizing and Note Taking complete by end of February

• Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition complete by end of April

Integrated PD

• Reading strategies• Differentiation• Academic Vocabulary

Marzano’s 6 steps for teaching vocabulary