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Transition To The Common Core. Transforming Teaching & Learning Santa Clara County Office of Education August 27, 2012. Strategic Plan 2010-14. Pillar One: College and Career Ready Students.
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Transition To The Common Core Transforming Teaching & Learning Santa Clara County Office of Education August 27, 2012
Strategic Plan 2010-14 Pillar One: College and Career Ready Students
Common Core Standards (CCS) Focus The focus of the CCS is to guarantee that all students are college and career ready as they exit from high school.
Common Core Standards Framework Curriculum Assessment Equity Teaching & Learning
Cautions: Implementing the CCSS is... • Not about “gap analysis” • Not about buying a text series • Not a march through the standards • Not about breaking aparteach standard
Implementation Design Framework for Action
Consensus Building • Stakeholder Committee • Leadership Development • Teacher Collaboration • Cohort A • Cohort B
Phase II – ELA Focus Data Inquiry Leadership Development
Infrastructure of Support • Leadership Development • Professional Learning • Alignment of Current Resources & Practices • Supplemental Resources & Strategies • Electronic Library • Community Awareness & Knowledge Building
Lessons Learned • Changing the district’s instructional culture is hard work, messy, and takes time • School and district leadership matter • Infrastructure of support is vital • Learning is the doing and the doing is the learning
Phase III – ELA & Math • Cohort B • ELA Leadership Cadre • Math Focus Schools • Monthly Leadership Meetings • Electronic Library • Community Engagement