common core state standards: a presentation for the california library association
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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.TRANSCRIPT
Common Core State StandardsSupporting the new standards for elementary students
by Mary Ann ScheuerBerkeley Unified School District
April 2014
[email protected]: @MaryAnnScheuer
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
What’s our attitude?
CatnipComic by Jeff Hoyle
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
Skills
Assessment
It’s half full by Jessica C.
Libraries provide essential support
New wheel by Ian Turk
Nonfiction
Primary sources
Databases
e-books
Research skills
Reading levels
fiction
content
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
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%
Librarians provide essential help
Wow, by Jip Jin LeeDad… this is BORING, by Mike
Nonfiction can be interesting!
Textbooks ARE boring!
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
Text Features
● headings● captions● bold print● diagrams● index● glossary
Devastated by a Volcano, by Stephen PersonBearport, 20010
Key Standard: Informational Text● Craft and structure
○ “Identify the main purpose of a text”
Key Standard: Literature & Informational Text● Range of reading levels
○ “Staircase of complexity”
Understanding reading levels
Comparing different systems○ What do they measure?○ Which do our schools use?○ How do we estimate with new books?
Understanding reading levels
➢ Vocabulary length➢ Sentence complexity➢ Narrative structure
Emotional complexity is another matter
Lego DNA, by Michael Knowles
Resources to learn more
❖ California Department of Education
❖ EngageNY - especially video library (ELA overview)
❖ ALSC Common Core Resources
❖ SLJ webinar archives
❖ Blog features like Common Core IRL
Questions?
Mary Ann ScheuerBerkeley Unified School District
➢ Twitter: @MaryAnnScheuer
➢ Great Kid Books http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
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