Instructional Shifts for the Common Core
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INSTRUCTIO
NAL SHIFT
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FOR TH
E COMMON
CORE
BECOM ING A
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The change we are in the middle of isn’t minor and it isn’t
optional.”~Clay Shirley
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
IT’S A BALANCE BIKE! Balance Bikes, often called Running
Bikes or Pre Bikes, are bikes with no pedals. They give young children an opportunity to learn how to ride without the complications which come with tricycles. This leaves the child free to concentrate on learning balance rather than peddling first.
http://www.stridersports.co.uk/pages/What-Are-Balance-Bikes%3F.html
TO TRANSITION TO CCSS, WE MUST CHANGE OUR TRADITIONAL THINKING IN REGARD TO. . .
Content Process Product
Reassessing strategies to teach the new standards to
the necessary depth involves a paradigm shift in teaching from
Focus on what needs to be remediated
Focus on what needs to addressed to meet the demands of CCSS
SHIFT # 1: READING• From literature to informational
text (2014 test is not a literature test)
• From “hunt for the answers” reading to close reading in every subject (college texts are 8X more difficult, and they offer no scaffolding)
• From what students can do with a text to how they can understand texts of increasing complexity
SHIFT #2: WRITING• Emphasis on argument and
informative/explanatory writing• Writing about sources (synthesis)• Increased sophistication in all aspects of
language use• Proficiency in the student’s response (in
writing or speaking)• Kids who can’t write will not pass the
test.
SHIFT #3: MATH• Focus and coherence• Balance of concepts and skills• Mathematical practices• College and career readiness• 8 standards for mathematical
practice (choose two to start with!) with great emphasis on reasoning
SHIFT #4: SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND TECHNICAL
SUBJECTS• Standards for reading and writing
complement rather than replace content standards in those subjects.
• It is the responsibility of all 6-12 teachers to meet these reading and writing standards.
• Teachers must embed the skills to enable the kids to read the content.
SIX BASIC SHIFTS IN ELA/ LITERACY
Shift 1
Balancing Informational & Literary Text
Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.
Shift 2
Knowledge in the Disciplines Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content areas) through TEXT rather than the teacher or activities
Shift 3
Staircase of Complexity Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.
Shift 4
Text-based Answers Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence- based conversations about text (oracy).
Shift 5
Writing from Sources Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or make an argument.
Shift 6
Academic Vocabulary Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade level complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts.
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HOW WILL WE ADDRESS THESE SHIFTS?
Build Rigor & RelevanceIntegrate Informational Texts with Close
ReadingPractice ArgumentationCreate Authentic Tasks
RIGOR AND RELEVANCE1. Rigor/Relevance Framework2. Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy3. Moving current lessons/units to
Quadrant D4. Modifying skills, instructional
strategies, and assessments to make our students college and career ready
INFORMATIONAL TEXTS AND CLOSE READING
• Reading more challenging texts, especially informational texts
• Going beyond what the text says to how it’s said and what it means
• Scaffolding so that students will be self-sufficient rather than dependent
• Being metacognitive • Analyzing text before teaching them to discover possible
challenges• Parsing texts• Learning how Lexiles work• Continuing comprehension strategies
ARGUMENTATIONLearn how the standards progress, K-12 How the vocabulary differs How to model argumentative paragraphs &
essays How to evaluate argumentation
AUTHENTIC TASKSFrom From From
Theoretical Retrieval or Usage Tests
Authentic Analysis, Application, Projects & &Learning Inquiries
ACCOUNTABILITYObservations for implementing CCSS
strategies Weeks set aside for deliberate presentations Administrators/Coaches come in to observe
strategies being implemented Provided with specific rubrics relating to
CCSS standards
OUR PLAN1. Learn and implement these strategies this semester.
Two of each, for a total of eightMonitored on unit plans and classroom visits
2. Develop talking points and practice presentations (train the trainers). 3. Impart our knowledge through PLC’s for science, mathematics, and social studies teachers next semester.
“Principals and teachers aren’t sure what these
tests look like right now. The whole system has
been reset, and the only sensible solution is…
teaching.” ~Tim
Shanahan