AVID and the Common Core

An introduction to the California Common Core State Standards and how AVID Strategies support them.

Dave Olney and Mike Horton, RIMS AVID

AVID and the Common Core

AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.

• The Common Core Standards (CCS) were developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices, and were formally released on June 2, 2010.

• The focus of the CCS is to guarantee that all students are college and career ready as they exit from high school.

• The committee determined what a graduate would need to be considered “College Ready” and then backwards mapped it to kindergarten.

Introduction to Common Core

What’s Different

“These Standards are not intended to be new names for old ways of doing business. They are a call to take the next step. It is time for states to work together to build on lessons learned from two decades of standards based reforms. It is time to recognize that standards are not just promises to our children, but promises we intend to keep.” — CCSS (2010, p. 5)

http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Math%20Standards.pdf

What Are the Benefits of the CCS?

Internationally benchmarked. Student expectations are clear to

parents, teachers, and the general public.

Allows for collaboration with other states on best practices, instructional materials, and professional development.

Reduces costs to the state.

Overarching Goals for K-12 CCS

Ensure that our students are:• Meeting college and work

expectations.• Prepared to succeed in our global

economy and society.• Provided with rigorous content and

applications of higher knowledge through higher order thinking skills.

California’s Additional 15%

• For California, 85% of the standards recommendation must be the CCS.

• 15% could be additional standards added by California to ensure the rigor.

California’s Additional 15%

Based on the following criteria: Substantively enhance. Address a perceived gap. Be defensible to classroom

practitioners. Keep the original standard intact. Ensure the rigor of California’s existing

standards is maintained.

What Does ELA CCSS Focus on? Rigor. Application of learning to real world situations. Technology and media sources. Justification and evidence. Communication/collaboration. Expository reading and writing (80% by H.S.). Research.

What Does Math CCSS Focus on?

Conceptual understanding. Number sense in elementary. Application to real world

problems. Rigor. Success in algebra and higher

level mathematics.

WRITING• Cornell Note-Taking• Learning Logs• Quickwrites and

Reflections• Process Writing• Peer Evaluation• Authentic Writing

COLLABORATION• Socratic Seminars• Tutorials• Philosophical Chairs• Group Activities and

Projects• Peer Editing Groups• Service Learning Projects

INQUIRY• Skilled Questioning

Techniques• Costa’s Levels of Thinking• Socratic Seminars• Tutorials• Investigations• Questions that Guide

Research

READING• Deep Reading

Strategies• Note-Taking• Graphic Organizers• Vocabulary Building• Summarizing • Reciprocal Teaching

ORGANIZATION• Binders and organizational

tools • Calendars, planners, and

agendas• Graphic organizers• A focused note-taking system• Tutorials and study groups• Project planning and SMART

goals

Reading

Anchor Standards1. Key Ideas and Details2. Craft and Structure3. Integration of

Knowledge and Ideas4. Range of Reading

and Level of Text Complexity

• Pre-reading inside and outside of text (R)• Quickwrites/Reflections (W) • Focused Cornell Notes (WOR)• Marking, charting, annotating text, critical reading (R) • Graphic Organizers (R)• Summarizing (R)• Dialectic Journals (W)• Interactive Notebooks (W)• Reciprocal Teaching (R)• Socratic Seminars/Phil. Chairs (C)

AVID Strategy

Writing

Anchor Standards5. Text Types and

Purposes6. Production and

Distribution of Writing7. Research to Build and

Present Knowledge8. Range of Writing

Quickwrites and Reflections (W)

Focused Cornell Notes (WOR)

Process Writing (W) Authentic Writing –

Dialectic Journals/ Interactive Notebooks (W)

Research (I) Learning Logs (W)

AVID Strategy

Speaking and Listening

Anchor Standards9. Comprehension and

Collaboration10. Presentation of

Knowledge and Ideas

Socratic Seminars (IC)

Philosophical Chairs (C)

Tutorials (C)Reciprocal Teaching

(R)Peer Evaluation (W)Questions that

Guide Research (I)Group Activities and

Projects (C)

AVID Strategy

Language

Anchor Standards11. Conventions of

Standard English

12. Knowledge of Language

13. Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Deep Reading Activities (R)

Vocabulary Building (R)

Process Writing (W)Peer Evaluation (W)Peer Editing Groups

(C)

AVID Strategy

Math

Standards of Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

4. Model with mathematics

5. Use appropriate tools strategically

6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make

use of structure8. Look for and express

regularity in repeated reasoning

Rigor and Relevance

Standards call for a paradigm shift in instructional practice and student expectation.

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Partner Dialogue

If a teacher asks you what is the difference between our California standards and the Common Core standards – the benefits, goals, and implications, what would you say?

Implementation Timeline

2012 – 13: State Board of Education to adopt Revised ELD and Supplemental Materials aligned to the Common Core

2013-14: Mathematics Framework aligned to the Common Core

2014-15: ELA/ELD Frameworks aligned to the Common Core, scheduled date for new assessments/accountability system

RIMS AVID Write Path Training: Preparing for the Common Core

Write Path English Language Arts I and II Write Path Math I and II Write Path History/Social Science I and II Write Path Science I and II Write Path English Language Learners Critical Reading: Deep Reading

Strategies for Expository Text I and II High School/Middle School Writing AVID Success Path Tutorology

Additional RIMS AVID Support

WICOR Walkthroughs Reading/Writing Peer Coaching Tool Regional Coach Support Coordinator Workshops