educore ™ tools for teaching sherida britt efrain mercado
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EduCore ™ Tools for Teaching
Sherida BrittEfrain Mercado
By the end of this webinar, participants will
• Gain knowledge about ASCD’s recommendations for moving forward with Common Core implementation
• Understand the features of the EduCore tool and other free online resources that feature research based support for implementing the Common Core.
• Determine ways schools can create job embedded opportunities for professional learning communities.
Objectives Session
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“Fulfilling the Promise of the Common Core State Standards: Moving from Adoption to Implementation to Sustainability”• Released on November 1, 2012• http://
educore.ascd.org/resource/Content/93d20b4d-2c8b-443b-898c-8d42703c5de9
”The most important focus moving forward: ensuring that classroom teachers have the time, tools, and support to make the standards come alive in the classroom. “
Most Important Finding…
ASCD CCSS Implementation Report
• Nine recommendations to help move implementation forward
• Highlight a few that relate to EduCore
ASCD CCSS Recommendation #1
• Make sure educators deeply understand the standards and the key instructional shifts they require. • http://www.achievethecore.org/steal-these-tools
• http://educore.ascd.org
• Vet instructional resources for quality and alignment with the standards.– Publisher’s Criteria for K-12 ELA/Literacy and K-8 Math
• http://www.corestandards.org/resources
– Rubrics
• http://www.achieve.org/EQuIP
ASCD CCSS Recommendation #2
• Transform principals into instructional leaders.– Shift to higher expectations will take more
– Modeling behavior of a learner
– Enable, Enable, Enable
ASCD CCSS Recommendation #3
• Listen to educators about their professional learning needs.– Needs differ by grade level, content area, and teacher
– Differentiate by need
ASCD CCSS Recommendation #4
• Maximize opportunities for collaboration and capacity building through professional learning.– Webinars
• http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/common-core-webinars.aspx
ASCD CCSS Recommendation #5
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How can online resources for the CCSS enhance best practices and support the instructional shifts?
QuestionEssential
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EduCore
Educore.ascd.org
Expectations:
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If it’s Monday night and you are looking for a pre-packaged lesson to teach on Tuesday.
Don’t Use EduCore ™
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Classroom Challenges: Formative assessment lesson materials
• Well-engineered tools to support those facing new challenges with CCSSM
• Formative assessment lessons that assess and develop student’s integrated understanding and teachers’ adaptive expertise.
• Rich tasks that assess the Standards in an integrated way
• Help teachers to see how to develop understanding and reasoning
MARS © 2012
• 20 Middle and High School • 20 more lessons by January
2013• Expert webinars and resources
to increase understanding of formative assessments
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Literacy Design Collaborative• Focus on literacy instruction in
secondary classrooms• Is intended for all students• Leads with a rigorous task• Hard-wired to the Common Core
State Standards• Promotes Rigor and relevance• Text-based writing
Eight completed modules on EduCoreMore planned in the next few monthExpert videos and templates for creating your own module
WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0
http://www.teachnologist.info
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EduCore
Educore.ascd.org
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• Take a few minutes each day to view the rich resources on the website- videos, white papers, webinars, etc.
• Log In- Save searches, lessons, take notes• Comment- Questions about a lesson? Advice for
teachers?• Be thoughtful about the changes you make in your
practice
Use EduCore to build capacity
It’s about time….
• Informal• Job Embedded• PLC’s• Formal• Coaching
Resources PLC’s and Online
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Search & Lurk, often individually to find useful
information/resources
Dip Your Feet in the Water-Incorporate
Build Capacity
Communicate with Others (Online and in Job embedded PLC’s)
Utilize as supplementary assignment/project/exercis
e
Integrate lessons learned into a(n) existing learning
unit(s)
Share resources with PLC’s (video, lessons, resources)
The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) & Performance Indicators for Teachers. Effective teachers model & apply the National Educational Technology Standards for Students. (NETS•S) as they design, implement, & assess learning experiences to engage students & improve learning; Teachers:
1. Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning & Creativity
2. Design & Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences & Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work & Learning 4. Promote & Model Digital Citizenship
& Responsibility 5. Engage in Professional Growth
& Leadership
Adapted from: http://www.teachnologist.info
Identify your level of comfort using online resources
© ASCD 2012 | Common Core State Standards
http://educore.ascd.org
www.ascd.org/commoncore
www.corestandards.org
www.ccsso.org/commoncore
www.achievethecore.org
www.illustrativemathematics.org
www.parcconline.org
www.smarterbalanced.org
www.engageny.org
HELPFUL ONLINE RESOURCES
Director, Tools for Teachers, ASCD
Office- 703-575-5435
SHERIDA BRITT
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Lead Strategist, Common Core State Standards, ASCD
Office- 703-575-5488
Twitter- Efrain_1981
EFRAIN MERCADO