1. http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Common Core Standards

2. Realizing Illinois
Our Students. . . Our Promise. . .Our Future
Illinois Learning Standards:
Incorporating the common core
The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted new math and ELA academic standards for K-12 education.
The Goal
To better prepare Illinois students for success in college and the workforce in a competitive global economy.

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4. What about the other Illinois learning standards?
Standards for social/emotional, social science, fine arts, foreign language, physical development &health and science will remain in place.
But, new literacy standards are added

5. What are the Common Core State Standards?
The CCSSs are National Standards designed to:
Help our students become college and career ready;
Provide consistency between states in terms of content and cut-scores;
Help our students become more globally competitive; and
Replace (or add to) individual state standards.

6. Who created these standards?
Introduction to Common Core Standards; CCSSO, NGA, June 2, 2010
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)
Educators from participating states (including Illinois)
Content Experts
Researchers
National Organizations
Community Groups
Feedback from teachers nationwide (September 2009 March 2010)

7. What Curricular Areas Will be Impacted by these Standards?
ISBE adopted Common Core Standards on June 24, 2010, for MATH and ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
But wait! ELA = Reading, Writing, and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Illinois State Standards are still in place for all areas except Math, Reading, and Writing; however, the CC ELA Literacy Standards have been added to History, Science & Technical Subjects

8. What criteria were used to develop these standards?
Introduction to Common Core Standards; CCSSO, NGA, June 2, 2010
Align with college and work expectations;
Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
Informed by top-performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in a global economy and society; and
Evidence and/or research based

9. Assessment

• New test for grades 9, 10, 11 should be in place by Spring 2015, possibly by 2014
• 10. Illinois is one of 11 states serving on the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) board to create the assessment
• 11. Testing will be online
• 12. More feedback on student progress
• 13. Students will take parts of the assessment at key times during the school year, closer to when they learn the material.

Fall 2014 2015 Spring *** New Assessment

14. What are the Purposes of the Standards?
Introduction to Common Core Standards; CCSSO, NGA, June 2, 2010
Pg. 4
To incorporate and encourage cross-disciplinary literacy expectations & to develop a shared responsibility for students literacy development
We all teach reading!
To define end-of-year expectations, or exit outcomes
To define desired results, not the means by which the results are achieved
To integrate the components of literacy
To blend research and media skills into literacy standards

15. The Standards are NOT
Introduction to Common Core Standards; CCSSO, NGA, June 2, 2010
Pg. 6
A prescription for HOW to teach students
A set of restrictions on what can be taught
Content-exhaustive
An advertisement for a certain program for core or intervention materials
For one group of students only

16. How are the Common Core Standards organized?
CCSS ELA & Literacy
Broad, over-arching standards called the College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards outline the goals for all students K-12 in each subject.
Grade specific standards are provided following the broad CCR standards, providing a focus for instruction each year.

• These grade-specific standards build upon previous grades expectations.