district iii a rkansas f oreign l anguage t eachers a ssociation har-ber high school
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F oreign Language and the Common Core : Not So Uncommon Dr. Freddie A. Bowles Mr. Stephen R. Adamson. District III A rkansas F oreign L anguage T eachers A ssociation Har-Ber High School Springdale, Arkansas June 5, 2012. Text-dependent questions and tasks. Close reading. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Foreign Language and the
Common Core: Not So Uncommon
Dr. Freddie A. BowlesMr. Stephen R. Adamson
District III
Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers AssociationHar-Ber High SchoolSpringdale, Arkansas
June 5, 2012
Common Core State Standards
Fact ?or
Fiction?
The CCSS were created by the U. S. Department of Education.
FICTION
The CCSS were created by astate-led effort coordinated by the National Governor’sAssociation and the Councilof Chief State School
Officers.
Only a few states have adopted the CCSS.
FICTION
45 states and 3 territories(Guam, Northern MarianaIslands, and U.S. VirginIslands)have adopted CCSS.
The CCSS offer a prescribed way to teach.
FICTION
Local educators will decidehow to meet the standardsand teachers will decidehow to develop lesson plansand tailor instruction for
theirown classrooms.
The CCSS will replace the current state standards for math and ELAs.
FACT
—though many of thestandards already align withthe CCSS.
The CCSS focus on skills and not on content.
FICTION!
ELAs include Classic mythsand stories from around theworld, America’s FoundingDocuments, foundationalAmerican lit, andShakespeare by using thefour skills. (Seehttp://www.corestandards.org/assets/Publishers_Criteria_
or_3-12.pdf for publishers’ criteria)
The CCSS don’t include a reading list.
FACT!
The CCSS include sampletexts that demonstrate thelevel of text complexity withthe learning demands set outin the Standards. Teacherscan decide what texts to use.
I will have to teach social studies and science in addition to language.
FICTION!
The CCSS state that inmeeting the literacystandards in grades 6-12, abalance of texts across thecurriculum include 1/3 eachof literary, social
studies/history,and science.
The CCSS are a national curriculum.
FICTION!
The standards are a clear setof shared goals andexpectations for whatknowledge and skills will helpour students succeed. Localeducators decide how CCSSwill be met.
References• Arkansas Department of Education
(2012). Common Core in Arkansas: FAQ, http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions .
• Common Core Standards Initiative (2012). FAQ, http://www.corestandards.org/frequently-asked-questions .
• Common Core Standards Initiative (2012). Myth v. Fact, http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CoreFacts.pdf .
For More Information
Stephen Adamson (Ricky)[email protected]
Freddie A. Bowles (Freddie)[email protected]