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Relating Public Transit Skills to Common Core
Standards
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Bring In the Bus
Both transportation education & Common Core Standards are intended to provide students with the knowledge & skills needed to succeed in post-school life
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What are Common Core Standards?
Academic standards in mathematics & language arts/literacy
Learning goals outline what a student should know/be able to do following each grade
Created to ensure all students graduate from high school with skills & knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career & life, regardless of where they live
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How Do the Standards Work?
Grades K-8 Grade-by-grade
standards exist in English language arts/ literacy & mathematics
Grades 9-12 Standards are grouped
into grade bands of 9-10 standards & 11-12 standards
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Give Me An Example
English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 11-12
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7Integrate & evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem
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Another Example
Measurement & Data » Kindergarten » Describe & compare measurable attributes
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.1Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
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Literacy/Reading
Determine the meaning of words & phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative & technical meanings; analyze how an author uses & refines the meaning of a key
term or terms over the course of a text
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Vocabulary Development in Anchorage
http://www.muni.org/Departments/transit/PeopleMover/Pages/fareandpass.aspx
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Art
Using transit art to enhance classroom lessons & riding skills
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Paint Me A Picture
http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/About_the_T/Document_Library/Art_Collection/ACComRail.pdf
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Music
Did you know that there is transit music to use in a music classroom?
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Math
How many ways are there to enhance math skills using public transit skills?
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Let’s Look At Some Numbers
In terms of daily ridership, MBTA is the nation's 5th largest mass transit system (2010 census)
Serves a population of 4,817,014 in 176 cities & towns with an area of 3,249 square miles
Has 183 bus routes, including two Bus Rapid Transit lines, three rapid transit lines, five light rail lines, four trackless trolley lines & 13 commuter rail routes
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Let’s Look At Some Numbers
Fleet of 1,005 diesel & CNG buses, 32 dual mode buses, 28 electric trolley buses, 410 heavy rail vehicles, 200 light rail vehicles, 10 PCC streetcars, 90 commuter rail locomotives, 410 commuter rail coaches, 464 MBTA-owned specially equipped vans/sedans & 182 contractor-supplied specially equipped vans/sedans
Average weekday ridership: 1.3 million
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History
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7Integrate & evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats & media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem
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History of the BPTA
http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/history/
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Wrapping It Up
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Connecting Travel Training to CCS
The Common Core is a set of academic standards in mathematics & language arts/literacy
Both transportation education & Common Core Standards are intended to provide students with the knowledge & skills needed to succeed in post-school life
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Closing
Transportation websites provide a wealth of information to infuse school curriculum with travel training skills
For more information:Sabrina L. [email protected]