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ELA and Mathematics Common CoreNatick MA Public SchoolsKindergarten to grade 42012-2013

+2012 Common Core framework

Adopted by 45 states

Part of Race to the Top movement

PreK-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics

Literacy standards for social studies, science and technology

Clearly outlines what students understand and are able to explain

+NEW ELA Massachusetts Common Core Framework is organized by grade level – clear

outcomes of student learning by grade level

Guiding principles focus on a balance of reading literature - stories, drama and poetry reading informational texts with foundation of reading skills, and explicit skill instruction in reading and writing

Foundational Skills : Print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency

New standards are in place at all schools

+NEW ELA Massachusetts Common Core

Writing As a process with a focus on writing to

Persuade Explain Convey an experience Use evidence from text to support ideas

+Changes to ELA

More focus on informational text, now a balance of reading fiction and non-fiction

Explicit instruction in phonics and word recognition and fluency (already a part of NPS literacy, just clearly outlined in the framework)

Explicit use of writing process, on-demand and process writing

+Grade 4 sample

Identifies various genres – fiction and non-fiction, drama, poetry

Responds through literature through speaking, writing, drama and art

Uses context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, re-reading as necessary

Uses text structures to comprehend non-fiction text (comparison, chronology, cause/effect, problem/solution)

+NEW Mathematics MA Common Core

Organized by grade level

New common core standards are in place with Investigations and teacher-created lessons

New standards are in place at all schools

Math practices are embedded, with a movement towards how a student demonstrates their understanding Important aspect of mathematical understanding

+Math Practices

Are the application and the extension of math

Will be significant part of assessments

Important to get at student understanding and application of skills and concepts

Are an integral component of mathematics in Natick

+Math Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

Reason abstractly and quantitatively

Construct possible strategies and critique the reasoning of others

Model (pictures, numbers, word that demonstrate mathematical thinking with mathematics

Use appropriate tools strategically and purposefully

Attend to precision

Look for and make use of what you already know

Look for and use strategies you use to solve other problems

+Mathematics MA Common CoreContent areas Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Number and Operations and Base 10 (explicit focus in order to understand number); Fractions

Geometry

Measurement and Data (change: no longer studying probability)

+Kindergarten changes

Rote count by 1s to 100

Skip count by 10s to 100

Counts on from any given number

Understands that numbers from 11-19 are composed of ones and tens

Fluently adds and subtracts within 5

Uses objects and drawings to model and solve addition and subtraction problems to 10

Identifies and describes basic 2-D and 3_D shapes

+Grade 1 changes

Develops and uses multiple strategies for computation and solving story problems

Demonstrates fluency to 10 for addition and subtraction

Understands that two digits of a number represents tens and ones

Mentally finds 10 more or 10 less with a two-digit number

Breaks circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describing each as halves, fourths, and quarters

+Grade 2 changes

Counts within 1000, skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s using <, >, =

Adds and subtracts 3 digit numbers using pictures, numbers and/or words

Adds up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value

Shows fluency, by memory, of addition and subtraction facts to 20

Sees rows in an array as a model for repeated addition, and writes an equation to show

Uses addition and subtraction to solve one- and two-step word problems

Shows coins and dollar bills for a given amount and solves word problems using these

+Grade 3 changes

Uses place value to round whole numbers to nearest 10 or 100

Demonstrates an understanding of fractions as parts of wholes and parts of a quantity

Read, writes, and explains equivalent fractions

Understands, represents, and compares fractions on a number line

Determines the value of a variable in simple equations involving add, sub, mult and div

Understands geometric concepts, including lines and angles

+Grade 4 changes

Uses a variety of appropriate, accurate and efficient strategies to solve problems

Multiplies 2 digits by 2 digits

Divides up to 4 digits with a single-digit divisor

Adds, subtracts and multiplies fractions

Understands geometric concepts, including lines, angles, and symmetry

Converts units of measurement (linear, weight, time)

Compares and interprets data

+We are ready

Our teachers are ready – they have reviewed the new standards, designed lessons, adjusted assessments to meet the new common core

Our families are ready – teachers will discuss changes during curriculum night and in the first conference, including the ROSP changes

Report of student progress (ROSP) will be adjusted for these changes