The Common Core State Standards document was adopted by North Carolina on June 3, 2010. It will be effective in all North Carolina Public Schools in the 2012 - 2013 school year. Below are specific links to the Common Core State Standards and other related topics.
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Information and Documents from October 27 & 28 Staff Development
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General Overview of CCSS
P21 Common Core Toolkit
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards for English & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subject Language Arts Document
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Mapping
Common Core State Standards for Math
Common Core State Standards for Math Document
From DPI's English Language Arts Department
Fewer, Clearer, Higher Moving forward with consistent rigorous standards for all students
Rooted in the criteria of “fewer, clearer, higher,” the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, 2010) reflect a strong belief that fewer core standards allow a deeper focus on essential knowledge and skills, that clearer standards can be implemented with rigor and instructional creativity, and that higher standards help all students to learn deeper content knowledge and acquire meaningful authentic skills needed to achieve in a 21st century global society.
In the classroom, this understanding will take the shape of higher expectations for students – providing them with opportunities to: grapple with difficult text, refine and share their knowledge through writing and speaking, cite evidence from the text to support their opinions, and work diligently to understand precisely what an author or speaker is saying while questioning an author’s assumptions. Students will be college or career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school – prepared – with no remediation necessary upon graduation.
The new standards delineate a coherent body of knowledge that is concrete and teachable - guiding teachers as they build instruction to support these expectations of student learning. It means that the standards are focused on the essentials of what students need to know and be able to do. It means that teachers will rely on strong formative assessments to provide them with information about their students’ knowledge and abilities so they are able to make adjustments - ensuring student mastery of the content.
With the new Common Core State Standards, teachers will expand their professional learning communities to include teachers across the country as they build knowledge and understanding around what it means to be a literate person in the 21st century.
Follow this link to read the document – Fewer, Clearer, Higher:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/learning/Pages/2010-fewer-clearer-standards.aspx
FYI:
2011- 2012 School Year - Standard to be Taught/Assessed – Current NCSCOS
2012- 2013 School Year - Standard to be Taught/Assessed – CCSS
RESOURCES We continue to review resources from other states and stakeholders as we work toward effective implementation and understanding of the new standards!
High School ELA educators – a list from the UN that lists the regions and the countries (for understanding reading recommendation):
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm
All ELA Educators – information about making the transition to the CCSS:
http://www.doe.in.gov/commoncore/transition.html
Parent info:
http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/1106
Paper on text complexity:
http://www.textproject.org/assets/library/papers/Hiebert-2011-Text-Complexity-Lexiles.pdf
David Coleman (lead writer of the ELA CCSS):
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life.html
The ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS) address equity and access to high level expectations:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/2
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/3
Find out why the CCSS matter to teachers:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/8
Information regarding math
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/support-tools/crosswalks/math/integrated1.pdf
RACE TO THE TOP - ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
Information and Documents from October 27 & 28 Staff Development
*
General Overview of CCSS
P21 Common Core Toolkit
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards for English & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subject Language Arts Document
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Mapping
Common Core State Standards for Math
Common Core State Standards for Math Document
From DPI's English Language Arts Department
Fewer, Clearer, Higher Moving forward with consistent rigorous standards for all students
Rooted in the criteria of “fewer, clearer, higher,” the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, 2010) reflect a strong belief that fewer core standards allow a deeper focus on essential knowledge and skills, that clearer standards can be implemented with rigor and instructional creativity, and that higher standards help all students to learn deeper content knowledge and acquire meaningful authentic skills needed to achieve in a 21st century global society.
In the classroom, this understanding will take the shape of higher expectations for students – providing them with opportunities to: grapple with difficult text, refine and share their knowledge through writing and speaking, cite evidence from the text to support their opinions, and work diligently to understand precisely what an author or speaker is saying while questioning an author’s assumptions. Students will be college or career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school – prepared – with no remediation necessary upon graduation.
The new standards delineate a coherent body of knowledge that is concrete and teachable - guiding teachers as they build instruction to support these expectations of student learning. It means that the standards are focused on the essentials of what students need to know and be able to do. It means that teachers will rely on strong formative assessments to provide them with information about their students’ knowledge and abilities so they are able to make adjustments - ensuring student mastery of the content.
With the new Common Core State Standards, teachers will expand their professional learning communities to include teachers across the country as they build knowledge and understanding around what it means to be a literate person in the 21st century.
Follow this link to read the document – Fewer, Clearer, Higher:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/learning/Pages/2010-fewer-clearer-standards.aspx
FYI:
2011- 2012 School Year - Standard to be Taught/Assessed – Current NCSCOS
2012- 2013 School Year - Standard to be Taught/Assessed – CCSS
RESOURCES We continue to review resources from other states and stakeholders as we work toward effective implementation and understanding of the new standards!
High School ELA educators – a list from the UN that lists the regions and the countries (for understanding reading recommendation):
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm
All ELA Educators – information about making the transition to the CCSS:
http://www.doe.in.gov/commoncore/transition.html
Parent info:
http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/1106
Paper on text complexity:
http://www.textproject.org/assets/library/papers/Hiebert-2011-Text-Complexity-Lexiles.pdf
David Coleman (lead writer of the ELA CCSS):
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life.html
The ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS) address equity and access to high level expectations:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/2
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/3
Find out why the CCSS matter to teachers:
http://www.corestandards.org/presentations/watch/8
Information regarding math
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/support-tools/crosswalks/math/integrated1.pdf