March 11, 2013. Under Tab 2 Look at the Table of Contents Based on the Table of Contents, what...

March 11, 2013

Under Tab 2

Look at the Table of Contents

Based on the Table of Contents, what peeks your interest and want to learn more about?

Using the links on the next two slides◦ HIGHLIGHT with cursor◦ Right click using mouse or key pad◦ Select “Open with Hyperlink”◦ iTUNES page appears◦ Select the first video clip (the system is slow)

◦ ONE CAUTION ….sometimes the pages stated in the webinar are not the exact found in the manual because of edits to the manual

Grade Level Curriculum - Kindergarten Video

Grade Level Curriculum - Grade 1 Video



After listening to the webinar, what will be the impact on classroom instruction?

Turn to you neighbors and discuss. ◦ First in Pairs.◦ Then in Quads.◦ Share out thoughts to the whole group.

Based on the information shared in the webinar, what will students be doing differently with implementation of the common core standards?


What suggestions do you (your grade level/department) have to fully implement the intent of the common core?


Focusing on instructional strategies, what can you do starting within a week to augment how your instruction unfolds and how students learn?


Tab 3 Organized by Domains/Strands

◦ Literature◦ Informational Text◦ Foundation Skills◦ Writing◦ Speaking and Listening◦ Language

Organized by Grade Level Read across the standard…….what do you

see?

Decide which domain or strand you want to more thoroughly review

Organize a group of 6 teachers Pretend and assign yourself a grade level K-

5 Read through your grade level any identify

the main idea of the standard◦ Highlight or use the graphic organizer in tab 4

Compare with each other and discover the progression

Decide which domain or strand you want to more thoroughly review

Organize a group of 6 teachers Pretend and assign yourself a grade level 6-

8 Read through your grade level any identify

the main idea of the standard◦ Highlight or use the graphic organizer in tab 4

Compare with each other and discover the progression

Debrief◦ Any ah hahs?◦ What do the verbs of the standard indicate?◦ The bolded and underlined standards are

California specific additions to the common core – only for California. (Each state can add up to 15% more.)

◦ Other thoughts or observations?

www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/

Right clink “Open with Hyperlink” Explore sample items and performance

tasks: English language arts/literacy Mathematics Frequently asked questions (PDF)

Explore the sample Language Arts test items

Be certain to look at the Grade 3-5 and/or 6-8 sample test items◦ Reading◦ Writing ◦ Speaking and Listening◦ Performance Tasks

About this Item (found at the top of page)

Explore the sample Mathematics test items Be certain to look at the Grade 3-5 and/or 6-

8 sample test items◦ Concepts and Procedures◦ Problem Solving◦ Communicating Reasoning◦ Performance Tasks

About this Item (found at the top of page)

After examining the sample test, what are you thinking?

How are students going to respond to the intent of the common core?

What has to change? What do we have within the walls of our

schools that can be used to transition towards the Common Core and Smarter Balanced?

Our most important resource is you our teachers, instructional assistants, librarians, psychologists, media clerks, THINK staff, administrative team, ….

Our potential is limitless. There is no challenge that our teachers,

instructional assistants, librarians, psychologists, media clerks, THINK staff, administrative team, …. cannot proactively resolve.

Lunch is for one hour (12:15-1:15).

Please be back in the cafetorium at 1:15.

Thank you for your professionalism, participation and attention.

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