SWITCHING TOCOMMON CORE
What is Common Core?
Common Core is a new set ofstandards our country is adapting
PARCC is designing- *Partnership forAssessment of Readiness for Collegeand Careers
Student will be ready out of highschool for career or college
CCSS
Standards are designed specificallyfor k-12.
Build off one another
Ideally, high
expectations drive the entire system –from states to districts to classrooms– towards excellence and increasethe outcomes and opportunities for allstudents.
CCSS
Aligned with college and work expectations
Focused and coherent
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared tosucceed in our global economy and society
Based on evidence and research
Why is this important??
States currently have their own set ofstandards…meaning every stateexpects different levels out of ourstudents
Our students need to be able tocompete on fair grounds with ours notonly in our country, but around theworld.
The Switch…
How PARCC is aligned to the CCSS and grounded in the shifts
at the heart of the CCSS.
PARCC assessments will be tightly aligned to the Common Core StateStandards
and grounded in the key shifts at the heart of the Common Core StateStandards.
There are three shifts in mathematics and three in English language arts(ELA)/literacy,
described below. These are shifts the Standards require of teachers andstudents –
and they will be reflected in the PARCC assessments as well. This will helpensure that
the assessments mirror the expectations of the classroom.
The Switch
Common Core Shifts for ELA/Literacy
Complexity: The standards require regular practice withcomplex text and its academic language
Evidence: The standards emphasize reading and writinggrounded in evidence from text, both literary andinformational
Knowledge: The standards require building knowledgethrough content rich non-fiction
Common Core Shifts for Mathematics
Focus: The standards focus in on the key content, skills andpractices at each grade level
Coherence: Content in the standards builds across thegrades, and major topics are linked within grades
Rigor: In major topics, the standards highlight conceptualunderstanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application
ELA
Four strands
Reading (including Reading Foundational Skills)
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Language
Examples…
Kindergarten:
With prompting and support fromteacher, Students describe therelationship between key events in anoverall story to corresponding scenesillustrated.
Define the role of an author andillustrator.
ELA- Reading Foundational Skills
Four categories (standards 1−4)
Print concepts (K−1)
Phonological awareness (K−1)
Phonics and word recognition (K−5)
Fluency (K−5)
Writing
Writing types/purposes (standards 1−3)
Writing arguments
Writing informative/explanatory texts
Writing narratives
Strong and growing across-the-curriculumemphasis on students writing arguments andinformative/explanatory texts
Writing
Production and distribution of writing(standards 4−6)
Developing and strengthening writing
Using technology to produce and enhance writing
Research (standards 7−9)
Engaging in research and writing about sources
Range of writing (standard 10)
Writing routinely over various time frames
Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and collaboration (standards1−3)
Day-to-day, purposeful academic talk in one-on-one,
small-group, and large-group settings
Presentation of knowledge and ideas (standards4−6)
Formal sharing of information and concepts,
including through the use of technology
Language
Conventions of standard English
Knowledge of language (standards 1−3)
Using standard English in formal writing and speaking
Using language effectively and recognizing languagevarieties
Vocabulary (standards 4−6)
Determining word meanings and word nuances
Acquiring general academic and domain-specific wordsand phrases
Reading
•Balance of literature and informational texts
•Text complexity
Writing
•Emphasis on argument and informative/explanatory writing
•Writing about sources
Speaking and Listening
•Inclusion of formal and informal talk
Language
•Stress on general academic and domain-specific vocabulary
Literature vs. Informational
Grade
Literature
Informational
K-5
50%
50%
6-8
45%
55%
9-12
30%
70%
Lexile Levels
TextComplexity inGrade
Old LexileRange
Lexile RangesAligned toCommonCore
K-1
n/a
n/a
2-3
450-725
450-790
4-5
645-845
770-980
6-8
860-1010
955-1155
9-10
960-1115
1080-1305
11-CCR
1070-1220
1215-1355
Math Practices
Standards for Mathematical Practice
Carry across all grade levels
Describe habits of mind of a mathematically expert student
Standards for Mathematical Content
K-8 standards presented by grade level
Organized into domains that progress over several grades
Grade introductions give 2–4 focal points at each grade level
High school standards presented by conceptual theme (Number &Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Geometry, Statistics &Probability)
Example
PARCC Assessment
What this really means…
Shift in the way your student learns atschool
Student-based standards
Integration of technology