Plymouth Elementary PD

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COMMON CORE

What are the shifts? How do we get there?

Where are you

WITH THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS?
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common core

In three minutes...
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turn & talk

WHAT NEW INFORMATION DID YOU GAIN FROM THE VIDEO?

teacher most important variable

AFFECTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT-NOT STANDARDS!
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CURMUDGEON OR GOLD?

IT IS UP TO YOU!
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TURN & TALK

TALK ABOUT THE CCSS AS A "CURMUDGEON".
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CURMUDGEON VIEWS

Are there questions, issues, and concerns?

share some thoughts

NOW GOLD...

Embracing what is good and lifting our teaching...

High, clear, and few standards

10 READING and 10 WRITING standards
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EQUAL WEIGHT ON READING AND WRITING

WRITING NEEDS TO TAKE ITS PLACE ALONGSIDE READING
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HIGHER-LEVEL COMPREHENSION

STUDENTS READING, DISCUSSING, AND TAKING A STANCE

READING COMPLEX TEXTS

TEACHING STUDENTS TO HANDLE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX TEXTS
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IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

STUDENTS WHO LISTEN OR READ CRITICALLY AND ASK QUESTIONS

proficiency, complexity, & independence

READ AND WRITE COMPLEX TEXTS INDEPENDENTLY AT HIGH LEVELS
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cross curricular teaching

EVERYONE'S WORK
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every student

HAS ACCESS TO A THINKING CURRICULUM

growth occurs through time

ACROSS YEARS AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES
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every state

ON THE SAME MEASURING STICK
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RESPECTs PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT

OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS
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SHIFTS IN ELA

pathways to the common core: accelerating student achievement
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Shift 1: Balance

Informational & Literary Text
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SHIFT 2: KNOWLEDGE

BUILD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WORLD (CONTENT) THROUGH TEXT

SHIFT 3: STAIRCASE OF COMPLEXITY

MORE TIME & SUPPORT TO READ TEXT THAT IS BASIS FOR INSTRUCTION
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SHIFT 4: TEXT-BASED ANSWERS

RICH, RIGOROUS EVIDENCE BASED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TEXT
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SHIFT 5: WRITING FROM SOURCES

EMPHASIS ON USE OF TEXT TO INFORM OR MAKE AN ARGUMENT
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SHIFT 6: ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

BUILD VOCABULARY NEEDED TO ACCESS GRADE LEVEL COMPLEX TEXTS
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what can you do now?

TO MAKE SHIFTS TO CCSS

strong writing workshop

INFORMATIONAL, OPINION, AND NARRATIVE UNITS OF STUDY

JUST-RIGHT HIGH-INTEREST TEXTS

minimum of 45 MINUTES IN SCHOOL-PLUS HOME READING
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prioritize

INFORMATIONAL AND ARGUMENT WRITING
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increase

CROSS-CURRICULAR, ANALYTICAL NONFICTION WRITING

focus

HIGHER-ORDER COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION
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TURN AND TALK

DO THESE CHANGES SEEM "DOABLE"?? (rating)
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reading standards

OVERVIEW
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unified statement

OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN READING K-12

NINE ENDURING SKILLS

NO MATTER AGE OF READER OR TEXT HELD BY READER
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10th standard

ABILITY TO PERFORM STANDARDS 1-9 ON GRADE LEVEL TEXTS

all 9 skills

REQUIRE DEEP COMPREHENSION & HIGHer LEVEL THINKING

making meaning

READING IN THE COMMON CORE IS...

ESSENTIALS

when implementing READING STANDARDS
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reversal

OF NCLB FOCUS ON DECODING & LOW LEVEL LITERACY SKILLS
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TEACHERs may need TRAINING & PRACTICE

WITH HIGH-LEVEL COMPREHENSION & ANALYTIC READING SKILLS
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explicit instruction

in SKILLS & STRATEGIES OF HIGH-LEVEL COMPREHENSION
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ASSESS TEXTS used for instruction

TO ENSURE PRACTICE OF SYNTHESIZING & CRITICAL READING
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science & social studies

ELA INSTRUCTION IS SHARED AMONG ALL SUBJECTS/teachers
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standards 1 & 10

LITERAL UNDERSTANDING AND TEXT COMPLEXITY

text complexity

Read and comprehend complex literary & informational texts independently & proficently

standard 1

read closely to determine what text says explicitly & make logical inferences from it
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running records standards

ACCURACY WITHOUT MEANING IS NOT READING

recommendations

FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH INCREASED TEXT COMPLEXITY

HIGH INTEREST TEXTS

AVAILABLE IN RANGE OF LEVELS IN CLASSROOM LIBRARY
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CHOICE

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access to text

THAT CAN BE READ WITH SUCCESS

TIME TO READ

HIGH-ACHIEVING CLASSROOMS READ extensively (ALLINGTON 2012)

read 10 TIMES more

students in classrooms of more effective teachers
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think...share

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOUR STUDENTS SPEND WITH EYES ON TEXT DURING YOUR BLOCK?

know your students'

INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

ASSESS OFTEN...WITH STUDENTS INVOLVED IN GOAL SETTING

students must talk & collaborate

TO ENHANCE READING EXPERIENCE
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talk is critical to learning

PURPOSEFUL, CONNECTED TO CONTENT, & STUDENT-LED

OH, MY!!!

texts, lexiles, exemplars...
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GRADE-LEVEL APPROPRIATE TEXT?

HOW DO I KNOW? CCSS GIVE MIXED MESSAGES.
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look at lexile levels chart

APPENDIX A

grade band exemplar texts

APPENDIX B
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professional judgement

CARRIES MORE WEIGHT THAN LEVELING FORMULAS
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fountas & Pinnell/teachers college reading & writing

COMMON CORE SLIGHTLY MORE RIGOROUS THAN...

literal comprehension

EXPECTATIONS
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infer important details

QUOTE ACCURATELY AND COMPREHEND LITERALLY

"four corners of text"

RETELL, CITE TEXT REFERENCES, TALK, & THINK
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overemphasis

ON TEXT-TO-SELF & PERSONAL CONNECTIONS
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standards 2-9

ANCHOR STANDARDS AND GRADE-LEVEL SPECIFIC standards
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key ideas & details

WHAT TEXT SAYS
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craft & structure

HOW TEXT SAYS IT
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integrate knowledge/ideas

TOOLS/LENSES TO THINK ACROSS TEXTS

READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT

ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS
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foundation

ANCHOR STANDARDS 1, 2, & 3
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reading for key ideas

WHAT TEXT SAYS

STANDARD 1

READING CLOSELY & MAKING LOGICAL INFERENCES

STANDARDS FOCUS READERS ON:

ANALYZING CLAIMS MADE IN TEXTS
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EVIDENCE

the SOUNDNESS & SUFFICIENCY OF THEIR
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POINT OF VIEW

the way a text's language and craft reveal
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IDEAS, CLAIMS, REASONING, & EVIDENCE

emphasis on investigating
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ACTIVITY: "shoot out"

PRACTICE UPPER ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SKILLS

reading closely

MAKING LOGICAL INFERENCES (ANCHOR STANDARD 1)
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TEXTual analysis

NOT PERSONAL RESPonse
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READ FIRST PARAGRAPH

READ CLOSELY TO DETERMINE WHAT TEXT SAYS EXPLICITLY
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stop...write the "gist" at bottom

TURN AND TALK...SHARE YOUR "GIST"
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DIG INTO TEXT

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CENTRAL IDEAS/THEMES

anchor standard 2

read next 3 paragraphs-

WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE STARTING TO BE ABOUT?
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GATHER EVIDENCE

FROM THE TEXT
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analyze individuals, events, & ideas

DEVELOP & INTERACT OVER COURSE OF TEXT (ANCHOR 3)
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analyze

sequence of events, relationships/connections & cause/effect
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read next 6 paragraphs-

LOOK FOR OTHER CENTRAL IDEAS WITH EVIDENCE FROM TEXT

reading to interpret language

ANCHOR STANDARD 4
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look at word choice/vocabulary

TO REVEAL AUTHOR'S STANCE
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ANALYZE STRUCTURE OF TEXT

anchor standard 5
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LOOK OVER TEXT & DIVIDE INTO PARTS

READ LAST PARAGRAPH
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ASSESS AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW

ANCHOR STANDARD 6

POINT OF VIEW?

HOW DO WORD CHOICE & TONE OF LANGUAGE ILLUMINATE AUTHOR'S

think across texts

STANDARDS 7-9
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pathways to common core

CALKINS, EHRENWORTH, LEHMAN
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readingandwritingproject.com

GREAT RESOURCES...FREE!
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COMMON CORE LESSON BOOK K-5

GRETCHEN OWOCKI
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NONFICTION RESOURCE NOTEBOOKS & TEXTS

USE STRATEGICALLY WITH CCSS IN MIND
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start making text sets

OF A VARIETY OF TEXTS ABOUT ONE TOPIC
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I CAN HELP!

CONTACT ME ANY TIME FOR ANYTHING!
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