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Common Core for Administrators
Maureen Cohen
Assistant Principal
Grafton High School
March 2013
@GHSAPrincipal
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How much do you know about the new ELA standards?
Activator----Raise your fingers 5,3,1,0
5---I have a thorough understanding
3--- I have some understanding
1-- I know very little
0--I don’t know anything
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Students need to be college ready… not just complete high school
Demonstrate independence
Build strong content knowledge
Respond to varying demands of audience, task purpose, and discipline
Comprehend and critique
Value evidence
Use technology strategically
Understand other perspectives
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A Fast Timeline
June 2009Beginning of CCSS Initiative
March 2010
K-12 Draft Released for Public Comment
June 2010
Formal Release of K-12 CCSS
Dec 2011
46 Adopted CCSS
2014-2015
CCSS Assessments
Implementation is NOW!
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2 Types of PARCC AssessmentsPerformance-Based
Assessment (75% of the school year)
1. Research Simulation
2. Literary Analysis
3. Narrative task
4. ---Read one or more texts, answer short comprehension/vocab questions, and write an essay to draw evidence.
End of Year Assessment (90% of the school year)
1. Include 4-5 texts, both literary and informational (including social science/scientific/technical)
2. Short-answer comprehension and vocab questions
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Number of Testing Sessions
PBA 5 Sessions
3 ELA/Literacy
2 Math
20 Days to administer
Min requirement: 1 device for every two students
EOY 4 Sessions
2 ELA/Literacy
2 Math
20 Days to administer
Min requirement: 1 device for every two students
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Length of Tests
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Table Talk: What are the Key ELA Shifts
Key Shifts….
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Key ELA Shifts
Six Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy
1. Balancing Informational and Literacy Texts…Increase in Informational Texts2. Building Knowledge in the Disciplines…Content Area teachers also responsible for CC instruction3. Staircase of ComplexityMoving students towards college level texts4. Text-Based AnswersEvidence drawn from the text5. Writing from SourcesArgumentative writing, multiple perspectives, less personal narrative6. Academic VocabularyFocus on commonly found words and less esoteric literary terms
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ELA StandardsDesign and Organization
ELA
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language
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Reading Strand
Critical Reading….is a way of looking at a book and ANALYZING what the author is saying and THE METHODS the AUTHOR (and illustrator) are using to communicate a MESSAGE or IDEA.
Your analysis is complete when you have formed YOUR OWN INTERPRETATIONS of the author’s intentions.”
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Writing Strand
80% of student writing by senior year—
argument, informational/explana
tory text
Nonfiction writing: short and more
substantial formal writing projects
Value—growing analytical thinkers and
critical consumers
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Increase Focus on Argumentative Writing
Claims
Evidence
Logic
Critical Thinking
Multiple Viewpoints
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Increased Focus on Informational Writing
Craftsmanship
Evidence
Synthesizing Details
Critical Thinking
Organized Structure
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Speaking/Listening Strand
Comprehension and
collaboration
Evaluate Speaker’s Point
of View
Presentation of knowledge and
ideas
Student proficiency as using media and visual display to enhance
understanding
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BIG CHANGES
Teachers have to teach differently, therefore principals have to lead differently
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Kotter’s 8 Steps to Leading Change
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Partners---Obstacles to Change
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Start Today with School Culture
Frequent conversations focused on learning
Collaborative culture—centered on student learning and reflective inquiry
Build trust—shared decision-making, frequent visits to classrooms
Grow leaders—many tasks…require many leaders
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School Leader’s To Do List
Assess Readiness for PARCC (tech)
Create CC Committees of Teacher Leaders
Unpack standards
Alignment of Curriculum
Create and communicate vision for change (both short-term and long-term)
Build Capacity with PD
Evaluate Progress
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Assessing Alignment
Content Alignment• Compare state standards
with the Common Core
Rigor• Are the state standards at
the same level of rigor as Common Core
Progression• Do the state standards
address the Common Core at the same grade level
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Step 2: School-wide Changes
Writing across Content Areas
Literacy Initiatives
Close Reading and Text-Based
Response
Text Complexity/ Informational
TextsBell-to-Bell Student
Engagement
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Instructional Strategies: Reading
Vocab
Introduce Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies to teachers
Active Reading
Teach active reading strategies to teachers and students.Annotation Skills.
Text Complexity
Expose students to increasing text complexity—compare/contrast/analyze. Primary sources.
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Instructional Strategies: Writing
Increase informational writing in every discipline at every grade level.
Use of Common Writing Rubric
Teach students to use textual evidence to support arguments
Increase short and long research assignments across disciplines
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Instructional Strategies: Speaking
Use of mutli-modal presentation tools and
infused with technology
Authentic Experiences and Audiences--
School-wide use of speaking rubric
Variety of opportunities—informal discussions
and formal presentations
Speaking Skills
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Classroom Observations: What to look for?
Engaged Students
Close Reading and Writing
Higher-Order Thinking and Questions
Real-World Applications
Writing Across All Disciplines
Student Centered Classrooms
Use of Evidence
Demonstration of Speaking Skills
Multiple Viewpoints
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Your Plan of Action