The world is changing. Meet the future.

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future 2012 - 2013 Welcome, District 11 Elementary Teachers! The Year of the Classroom

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future

2012 - 2013 • Our Learning Targets Today: • Celebrate! • To develop an awareness of the instructional shifts and explore applications to our classrooms. • To understand that this transition will occur over a 3 year timeframe, and we will move through these changestogether.

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. TCAP 2012 5th Grade Math Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Where are you coming from? Where are you going? Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards Why new standards? Where are we going?

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future What’s the goal of implementing new standards? To improve education in this country through more consistent and higher quality teaching and learning – to ensure more consistency of instruction across schools, districts, and states Colorado Academic Standards

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future What’s the goal of implementing new standards? Aligned to requirements for college and career readiness

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future What’s the goal of implementing new standards? ~ Moral Imperative ~ Guaranteed access, opportunity, and EQUITY

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future What’s the goal of implementing new standards? Guaranteed access, opportunity, and equity “these new standards will ensure that a child’s education is not largely determined by where he or she lives, rather than his or her abilities. We must close gaps in opportunity and achievement that obstruct the success of all young people. Doing so improves their lives, helps sustain our democracy, and strengthens our nation.” - Rothman, 2011 Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future • Conversation about Mastery: • Students achieve strong foundational knowledge, deep conceptual understanding, and ability to transfer skills and understanding across concepts and grades Focus – coherence - rigor

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future What’s different about standards this time? • Aligned to requirements for Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness • Not only product, but also process standards • 21stcentury skills, competencies • Inquiry, rigor, disciplinary literacy, heavy emphasis on reading of complex texts • Expectations for grade-level mastery • Spiraling of content no longer exists

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Literacy Shift : Building knowledge through content-rich informational text

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards 2011-2012 Build awareness across district leadership team of the instructional shifts required for successful standards implementation - initial phase of higher-order change - Introduction to Colorado Academic Standards

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards in District 11 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards 2014 - 2015 Year of Transformation -New curricula- -New assessments- Instructional Practice

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards, Year 2 2012 - 2013 The Year of the Classroom Fundamental instructional shifts into every classroom Consistent, Intentional Practice Before, During, After

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards 2012 – 2013 The Year of the Classroom #1 Clarifying Learning Targets #2 Depth of Knowledge #3 Checking for Understanding

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Greatness “We are all capable of it, ALL of us.”

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Table Talk & Share What positive outcomes do you see with the shift to Colorado Academic Standards? What opportunities for ‘greatness’ exist? Focus – coherence - rigor

Teacher Capacity Wiliam (2007) concludes : “Now we understand that the quality of the teacher is the single most important determinant of how much students learn, and in the classrooms of the most effective teachers, students from disadvantaged backgrounds learn as much as those from advantaged backgrounds. The impact of teacher quality is profound.”

Teacher Capacity The study from Harvard University showed that the impact of having an outstanding teacher in kindergarten can be detected in the annual salaries of those students thirty years later. (Chetty et al., 2010) Wiliam (2007)

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future “If good teaching can have this much impact, then we had better be perfectly clear about what it is. Moreover, we cannot afford to over-complicate the elements of effective teaching.” - Focus, p. 52 Playbook

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future “Clarity is the antidote to anxiety . . . if you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.” Focus, p. 17-18 Playbook

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future ReFrame, ReFocus, ReEngage Hattie concludes that, ‘teachers using particular teaching methods, teachers with high expectations for all students, and teachers who have created positive student-teacher relationships that are most likely to have the above average effects on student achievement.” Changing the Odds, p. 8 Playbook

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Implementing Colorado Academic Standards 2012 – 2013 The Year of the Classroom #1 Communicating and Modeling Clear Learning Targets #2 Balance Instructional Design #3 Formative Assessment - Checking for Understanding

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future • Tier 1 instruction • Every student, • every classroom, • every day

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Essential Practice #1 --- Clarify and Model Clear Learning Targets --- (Purple)

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future ~~~ Sharon Kramer: Engaging the Nintendo Generation ~~~

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future ~~~ Clarify and Model Clear Learning Targets What techniques did I observe in the video? What techniques have I found successful in my classroom? An idea to share or steal . . . Table Talk ~~~

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future --- Clarify and Model Clear Learning Targets Share Out An idea worth spreading . . . ---

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Essential Practice #2 Balanced Instructional Design --- Direct Instruction Inquiry High-Quality Questioning ---

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Creating a Balanced Instructional Design --- Direct Instruction Inquiry High-Quality Questioning Karin Hess on Depth of Knowledge

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Balance Instruction ~~~ Questioning & Depth of Knowledge In what ways might we consider increasing Depth of Knowledge in our classroom questioning? ~~~ Idea Exchange

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Balance Instruction ~~~ Questioning & Depth of Knowledge In what ways might we consider increasing the DOK level of our classroom questioning? ~~~ What did you learn?

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future Essential Practice #3 Formative Assessment --- Checking for Understanding (Blue)

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future --- Feedback ---

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future --- Checking for Understanding & Providing Feedback What techniques did I consider with the video? What techniques have I found successful in my classroom? An idea to share or steal . . . Idea Exchange ---

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future --- Checking for Understanding & Providing Feedback What techniques did I observe in the video? What techniques have I found successful in my classroom? An idea to share or steal . . . An idea worth sharing . . . ---

Every student prepared for a world yet to be imagined The world is changing. Meet the future. Provide excellent, distinctive educational experiences that equip students for success today and in the future 2012-2013 Year of the Classroom District 11 Playbook Quality Tier 1 Instruction Essential Instructional Practices Before – During - After

The world is changing. Meet the future.