9 Ways the CC Will Change Classroom Practice Harvard Education Letter

Engage the Common Core Me in San Diego talking Common Core. I am finally (one month later) getting around to blogging some ISTE 2012 related information. Today I want to share a presentation I gave related to the Common Core State Standards. I’m embedding my slideshow from my ISTE Live presentation entitled “Engage the Common Core.” Spoiler alert! Sometimes you need a little more than the slideshow to tell the whole story. Photo Credit: Jennifer Bond (Thanks, Jennifer!) Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

Four Major Shifts in Literacy This video mini-series has been designed to provide an efficient pathway for understanding and implementing the most significant shifts in English/language arts and literacy instruction. Ranging from seven to ten minutes in length, each video tackles one important topic and then provides tools that educators can begin using in their classrooms immediately. The order in which the videos are watched in not critical, so please feel free to start with the one that seems the most intriguing. Major Shift 1: Emphasizing Informational Text The Common Core State Standards insist on the use of more information texts throughout the school day. This video discusses why and provides educators guidance on where to find high-quality informational texts. Major Shift 2: Literacy Standards for All Content Areas Content-area teachers are not English teachers by training. Major Shift 3: Text Complexity Students must have opportunities to read challenging texts. Major Shift 4: The Special place of Argument

CC Key Expectations Explained - Vander Ark on Innovation How the Common Core Will Change the Way Teachers Teach and Students Learn Since the Common Core State Standards were introduced, there has been much discussion about what they mean for educators and students and how they will impact teaching and learning. While the standards have been adopted by 45 states and 3 territories so far, there is a lot of concern, anxiety, and debate around what is best for students, potential challenges for teachers, and what implementation should and can look like. While many educators, parents, and concerned citizens have delved deep into the world of Common Core and understand the detail and complexity, most people have only a cursory understanding of the changes that are taking place, and some only know changes are coming but don't know what they mean. The new standards are focused on two categories: English Language Arts and Mathematics. Since the 1960s, text difficulty in textbooks has been declining ( ).

5 BIG ideas from CCSS This post is a summary/adaptation from Wiggins/McTighe article on 5 big ideas. 1. Read carefully AH-HA Moment: DON'T turn directly to YOUR grade level. Long term outcomes are in mind so the components are intended to work together.Educators need to understand the internt and structure of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)Read the "front matter"What is the instructional emphasis? ASIDE: We are looking at "curriculum" wrong. We are looking at it as what is to be "covered," as opposed to what is to be LEARNED. 3. AH-HA MOMENT: This understanding of "cornerstone tasks" inspired me to write the next blog post pending. This "unpacking" is intended at a district or "macro" level as they call it. AH-HA MOMENT: Thinking of standards as discrete skills or concepts leads to "coverage mentality" and reveals a misconception that teaching bits in a logical and specified order will somehow add up to the desired achievements called for in the standards." 5. Images from: