common core state standards: a presentation for the california library association

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Common Core State Standards Supporting the new standards for elementary students by Mary Ann Scheuer Berkeley Unified School District April 2014 [email protected] Twitter: @MaryAnnScheuer

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Common Core State Standards: Supporting new standards for elementary students This presentation was developed for a webinar hosted by the California Library Association. My goal is to introduce public librarians to the key elements of the Common Core and show how we can support students, teachers and families.

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Common Core State StandardsSupporting the new standards for elementary students

by Mary Ann ScheuerBerkeley Unified School District

April 2014

[email protected]: @MaryAnnScheuer

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What are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)?

The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade.

source: CoreStandards.org

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Adoption & Implementation

❖ 44 states have adopted the CCSS

❖ California adopted in 2012

❖ Implementation plan available through CDE

❖ School districts are juggling both curriculum

and assessment

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Key shifts in the Common Core ELA

❖ Reading more nonfiction❖ Gradually increasing text

complexity❖ Using primary sources❖ Learning academic

vocabularyAntique key by Microsoft Clipartfor more information, see EngageNY

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Reading more nonfiction

Balancing informational and literary text, K-5Developing knowledge in the disciplines, 6-12

Grade Literary Informational

K-5 50% 50%

6-8 45% 55%

9-12 30% 70%

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Librarians provide essential help

Wow, by Jip Jin LeeDad… this is BORING, by Mike

Nonfiction can be interesting!

Textbooks ARE boring!

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Key Standard: Informational Text● Craft and structure

○ “Know and use various text features”

● headings● captions● bold print● subheadings● index● glossary

Goldfish, by Anita GaneriCapstone, 2009

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Text Features

● headings● captions● bold print● diagrams● index● glossary

Devastated by a Volcano, by Stephen PersonBearport, 20010

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Key Standard: Informational Text● Craft and structure

○ “Identify the main purpose of a text”

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Key Standard: Literature & Informational Text● Range of reading levels

○ “Staircase of complexity”

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Understanding reading levels

Comparing different systems○ What do they measure?○ Which do our schools use?○ How do we estimate with new books?

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Questions?

Mary Ann ScheuerBerkeley Unified School District

[email protected]

➢ Twitter: @MaryAnnScheuer

➢ Great Kid Books http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com

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