Making Common Sense

of the

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

By: Amy Ezhaya & Kelsey Ritzel

Common Core Background and Statistics

Why the switch to Common Core

The way Common Core is Structured

School on Wheels and Common Core

Differentiation: What is it?

What does Common Core look like: ELA/Math

Resources

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. The

standards were created to ensure

that all students graduate from high

school with the skills and

knowledge necessary to succeed

in college, career, and life,

regardless of where they live.

A.State led effort, not federal mandate

B.Internationally benchmarked

C.Incorporates 21st century learning styles

D.The standards are consistent from state to state

E.Created by collaborative group

F.The goal is to help create students who are equally

college and career ready

PREPRATION

COMPETITIONCOLLABORATIONEQUITY

CLARITY

•By 2018, 61% of jobs in

California will require

postsecondary education.

•This is 2 percentage

points below the national

average of 63%.

•California ranks 29th in

postsecondary education

intensity for 2018.

Traditional Classroom Common Core Classroom

How the standards are structured.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Reading

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/finalelaccssstandards.pdf

Counting and Cardinality

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Geometry

Measurement & Data

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ccssmathstandardaug2013.pdf

How and why are we doing this?

What resources are available to our tutors?

Mobility from school district to school district no longer an issue

Able to use assessments to identify exact gaps

Consistency between what student is learning in school and after school

Similar lessons with similar approaches to teaching and learning

New websites tailored just to common core curriculum

Streamlined approach across all learning modalities

Google Folder: ELA

Each grade

ELA Reading

Book List

Reading Informational Texts

Reading Literature

Reading Foundational Skill

Writing

Language

Speaking and Listening

Worksheets

Assessments

Google Folder: Math

Each Grade

Math

Counting and Cardinality

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Geometry

Measurement & Data

Worksheets

Assessments

Kindergarten

ELA

Subjects

Materials List

Assessments

Worksheets

Language

Common Core Standards

Lesson Plans

One lesson demonstrating each standard

Example L.K.1

How can we help our student’s achieve more rigorous standards when they are below grade level or challenged by a disability?

Breaking down a concept into more manageable parts; also referred to as scaffolding or chunking

Student centered approach

Hands on

Manipulatives

Real world examples (Why is this important?)

Graphic organizers

Discussion of text “Close Reading”

Connections

Vocabulary

Focus on text-dependent questions Can only be answered with

evidence from the text

Can be literal but can also involve analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

Focus on words, sentences and paragraphs, as well as larger ideas, themes, or events

Focus on difficult portions of the text in order to enhance reading proficiency

Examples What does the character mean

when they say…?

What do the character’s words and actions tell you about them as a person? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

In the story why does the character…?

More why and how questions

Specific activities you can use with your students to help them gain mastery of common core standards.

Reading and discussion (close reading)

Graphic organizers

Vocabulary activities Context clues

Frayer model

Create a representation

Word and definition match

Highlight prefixes and suffixes

Florida Center for Reading Research

Counting and cardinality (Scavenger hunt, I Spy)

Classifying Shapes (give students different shaped objects and have them count the number of sides, match alike shapes, etc.)

Newspaper hunt- have your student look for and cut out specific numbers (1-10 or 1-20) from an old newspaper or magazine, then put them in numerical order

Basic facts practice (Flash cards, Dice game)

What coins do I have? Game- Chose some coins and hold them so that your student cannot see them then give clues such as “I have three coins that are worth 7 cents?” and have the child use reasoning to figure out which coins your have.

Council of the Great City Schools- Parent Roadmaps http://www.cgcs.org/Domain/36

Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCA_CCSS_index.shtm

Common Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/

Achieve the Core achievethecore.org

Teach Thought 50 Resources

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/50-common-core-resources-for-teachers/