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Maximizing Student Success: Implementing Common Core English Language Arts Standards

This training provides an overview of the Common Core English Language Arts standards and offers strategies for teachers to align their curriculum and instruction with these standards. Participants will learn about the different genres in English Language Arts and explore the progression of rigor in the standards across grade levels. The training also highlights the importance of literacy in other subject areas, such as history/social studies and science. Participants will leave with an action plan for implementing the standards in their classrooms.

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Maximizing Student Success: Implementing Common Core English Language Arts Standards

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  1. English/Language Arts Common core Standards“Preparing Students for College and Career” Carole Mullins, Regional Content Specialist, Eng/LA KLA August 31, 2010

  2. Genres in English Language Arts • Adventure Stories • Historical Fiction • Mysteries • Myths and Legends • Science Fiction • Realistic Fiction • Fantasy • Epic Poem • Step By Step • Autobiographies • Biographies • Memoirs • Opinions • Do It Yourself • Non-Fiction • Thriller • Folktale • Short Stories

  3. Mysteries Learning Targets: • How different are the Common Core Eng/LA standards compared to the current Program of Studies? • What should teachers be doing right now with the standards?  • How should I support them? 

  4. Revising KY Standards per SB 1 • Focus on critical knowledge and skill • Result in fewer, but more in-depth standards to facilitate mastery learning • Communicate expectations more clearly and concisely • Consider international benchmarks and • Ensure that the standards are aligned elementary to postsecondary so that students can be successful at each education level. Kentucky Department of Education

  5. Adventure Stories • What Does It Mean to be a Literate Person in the 21st Century? • Public School is an adventure. • If you are going to use a map, make sure it’s correct! Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

  6. Epic Poem: “The Key Design” • College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards • Overarching standards for each strand that are further defined by grade-specific standards • Grade-Level Standards in English Language Arts • K-8, grade-by-grade • 9-10 and 11-12 grade bands for high school • Four strands: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language • Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects • Standards are embedded at grades K-5 • Content-specific literacy standards are provided for grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12

  7. Table of Contents

  8. Do It Yourself Standards format highlights progression of standards across grades

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  10. Progression of Rigor

  11. Step By Step Example of Grade-Level Progression in Reading CCR Reading Standard 3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

  12. Historical Non-Fiction Overview of the Reading Standards for History/Social Studies • Key Ideas and Detail: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources • Craft and Structure: Analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate information from diverse primary and secondary sources into a coherent understanding of an idea or event

  13. Science Non-Fiction Overview of the Reading Standards for Science and Technical Subjects 6-12 • Key Ideas and Detail: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of scientific and technical texts • Craft and Structure: Analyze the scope and purpose of an experiment or explanation and determine which issues remain unresolved or uncertain • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Synthesize information in different formats by representing complex information in a text in graphical form (e.g., a table or chart) or translating a graphic or equation into words

  14. Appendices Appendix C: Annotated Writing Samples at Various Grade Levels Appendix A: Supplementary Materials and Glossary Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

  15. Kentucky Department of EducationENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CROSSWALK

  16. Accessing and Using the Bookmarked Crosswalk • Visit the KDE website: www.education.ky.gov • KDE Quick Links: Program of Studies • Access the link entitled: “English Language Arts Bookmarked Crosswalk (pdf)” (DO NOT access the “crosswalk” link listed first on the page) • Using the Bookmarked Crosswalk and Explanation Handout, instruct ALL teachers how to identify gaps/difference between the POS and CCSS. • Next Step: Work within school PLCs, common planning, etc. and develop an Action Plan for addressing curriculum alignment and instructional issues before the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

  17. What have you learned in this training that will help you solve the “Mystery” of… • How different are the Common Core Eng/LA standards compared to the current Program of Studies? • What should teachers be doing right now with the standards?  • How should I support them?  PLANNING FOR ACTION Work in small groups and brainstorm ideas/strategies that could help you to develop a plan for assisting your teachers as they begin their initial work with the English/LA Standards. Chart and Post 3 – 5 Ideas/Strategies From Your Group’s Work.

  18. How Can I Support You? Carole Mullins Eng/LA Regional Content Specialist 606-854-2329 carole.mullins@education.ky.gov

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