*Common Core State Standards Council of Chief State School Officers
(CCSSO)
National Governors Association (NGA)
*Charge issued to ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school.
The final standards
•Are aligned with college and work expectations
•Are focused and coherent• Include rigorous content and application
of knowledge through high-order skills•Build upon strengths and lessons of
current state standards•Are internationally benchmarked so that
all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society
•Are based on evidence and research
What the Standards do NOT define:
* How teachers should teach
* All that can or should be taught
* The nature of advanced work beyond the core
* The interventions needed for students well below grade level
* The full range of support for English language learners and students with special needs
* Everything needed to be college and career ready
✔Science
*Grades K-2; 3-5; 6-8
*Physical Science
*Biology
*Chemistry
*Physics
*Earth/Environmental
✔Social Studies
*Grades K-2; 3-5; 6, 7 & 8
*World History
*US History I
*US History II
*Civics and Economics
✔Social Studies Electives
*The Cold War
*Twentieth Century Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
*Turning Points in American History
*Psychology
*Sociology
*21st Century Global Geography
*World Humanities
*American Humanities
✔Healthful Living - Health Education & Physical Education
*K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 (all alignment to NASPE—National PE standards)
✔Information and Technology Skills: Grades K-5; 6-8; 9-12
✔World Languages: Classical, Dual & Heritage, and Modern
✔Arts Education: Dance; Music; Theatre Arts; Visual Arts
ALL BASED ON THE REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
Common Core State Standards Adopted June, 2010
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre
YearStandards To
Be TaughtStandards To Be Assessed
2011 – 2012 Current NCSCOS
Current NCSCOS
2012 – 2013 CCSS&
EssentialStandards
NC CCSS & NC Essential Standards
Online assessment for all EOC’s, 9-12
2013 - 2014 CCSS&
EssentialStandards
National CCSS & NC Essential Standards
Online assessment for EOC’s, 9-12 & EOG’s, 3-8
A process that ensures what we
are teaching, what we are
assessing, and how we are teaching are congruent.
Inst
ruct
ion
Evaluation (Assessment)
Curriculum
IC
E
InstructionCurriculumEvaluation
5 C’sComprehensive- focuses on the complete alignment of standards, curriculum, assessment, and instructional practice
Collaborative- engages teachers in critical discussions at many levels
Clarifying- brings meaning to what are often broad or vague loosely written standards
Constructive- provides continuous, on-going development and refinement for growth and improvement
Consistent- brings about equity in learning opportunities for all students
The insurance that curriculum objectives are specific and build one upon another, consistent vocabulary prerequisites are mastered, gaps are eliminated,
and there is an increasing sophistication and rigor to teaching
concepts, processes, and skills across the grades.
Vertical alignment in a common goal met for all students after successful completion
of each year.
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