UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS IN CTEWITH FOCUS ON LITERACY

H E L E N A R N E T T

C T E I N S T R U C T I O N A L S P E C I A L I S T

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QUESTION

What is the difference between Common Core and Essential Standards?

ACRE

North Carolina's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort - is the state's comprehensive initiative to redefine the Standard Course of Study for K-12 students, the student assessment program and the school accountability model.

COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

NEXT YEAR (2012-2013) ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL TRANSITION FROM THE STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS) AND THE NORTH CAROLINA ESSENTIAL STANDARDS (NCES). 

DESIRED OUTCOMES

Review NHCS professional development timeline for 2011-2012

Review SessionsReview TerminologyIdentify Literacy and Writing Essential

Standards with specific curriculumResources

COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

OVERVIEW

Session 1 provided the background information for the transition to Common Core and Essential Standards. It also contained the professional development timeline for Year 1.

COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

Session 2 was comprised of content-specific reviews of the Common Core and Essential Standards led by the Instructional Services Team.

Session 3, Call for Change, helped everyone understand the evolution of the new standards and assessments. It also provided guidance into accessing instructional resources developed by DPI.

Call for Change

Certificate of Completion

RBT

Session 4 included the module, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. NCDPI developed the Essential Standards using these levels of thinking.

Certificate of Completion

LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS

Session 5, Literacy in the Content Areas, examined the impact of the Common Core Content Literacy standards on all curricular areas.

Session 6, NC Professional Teaching Standards, took an in-depth look at how the standards relate to the new evaluation tool.

Certificate of Completion

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS

LEARNING TARGETS AND CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS

Session 7, Learning Targets, contained a module from NC FALCON that helped teachers identify what students should learn.

Certificate of Completion

COLLECTING AND DOCUMENTING EVIDENCES

Session 8, Collecting and Documenting Evidences, contained a NC FALCON module that helped teachers know what to look for when determining success.

Certificate of Completion

UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS

Session 9, The Standards, will be specific to each content area and led by the Instructional Services Team.

Certificate of Completion

TERMINOLOGY

ACRE - North Carolina's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort - comprehensive initiative to redefine the Standard Course of Study for K-12 students, the student assessment program and the school accountability model.

Common Core - provides a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. 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.

TERMINOLOGY CONTINUED

Essential Standards - The critical skills, knowledge, and dispositions each student must acquire as a result of each course, grade level, and unit of instruction. 

Crosswalk - simply: "A crosswalk links two or more different classification systems."

Strand - A strand is a consistent thread running through a course irrespective of its subject content

Anchor Statement - further defines what students should understand ... standard to support the broad college and career ready standards statement.

INTEGRATION NOT ISOLATION

Keep in mind that English Language Development, Guidance, and Information and Technology Essential Standards must be delivered through ALL content areas. It is also the responsibility of ALL teachers to ensure that they are working with AIG, EC, and ESL teachers to deliver the appropriate services and standards for students.

K-12 College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards Over-arching (broad) anchor standards

for each strand that are further defined by grade-specific standards

Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts K-8, grade-by-grade 9-10 and 11-12 grade bands for high

school Four strands: Reading, Writing,

Speaking and Listening, and Language

Common Core Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Todays Activity

Part 1 – Distribute: Standards for Literacy Document

How to read the document and label reading and writing

STANDARDS FOR LITERACY DOCUMENT

How to identify grade-specific Reading StrategiesExample: RL. 9 – 10.1Strand: Key Ideas and DetailsGrade Span: ( 9-10 )Standard Number: 1• Cite specific textural evidence to

support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions

LOOKING DEEPER: CCR ANCHOR STANDARD FOR READING

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Text RI. 7

1. Mark/highlight the changes to the standard at each grade level, looking for what is different.

2. Focus on how expectations change

STANDARDS FOR LITERACY DOCUMENT

How to identify grade-specific Writing StrategiesExample: W. 9 – 10.1Strand: WritingGrade Span: ( 9-10 )Standard Number: 1.e• Provide a concluding statement or

section that follows from or supports the argument presented.

How to identify grade-specific Writing Strategies

Example: W. 10 - 12 Strand: WritingGrade Span: ( 10 - 12 )Standard Number: 2.c• Used varied transitions and sentence

structures to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.

PERSONAL FINANCE

TODAY’S ACTIVITIESPart 2: Break into groups by Blueprints and Curriculum

Should have with you :BlueprintCurriculum GuideHighlighterPen/pencil

Distribute blueprints for specific areas and generic onesIdentify ways that you intergrade Reading and Writing

RESOURCES

Interpretation of Columns on the NCDPI Adapted CTE Course

Blueprint

Common Core Standards

COMMON CORE STATE AND NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS