PA Core Standards

Implementation &Available Resources

Stages of Implementation

Implementation is a process that does not happen all at once; it occurs in discernable

stages.

The stages are not linear or separate; each appears to impact the others in

complex ways.

Adapted from Implementation: The Missing Link Between Research and Practice, Dean Fixsen

PA Core Standards Implementation Plan

PA Core RefresherInstructional Shifts

English Language Arts Mathematics

Balancing Informational and Literary Text

Focus

Building Knowledge in the Disciplines

Coherence

Staircase of Complexity Fluency

Text-Based Answers Deep Understanding

Writing From Sources Applications

Academic Vocabulary

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Complex Text

Measures such as:• Word length• Word frequency• Word difficulty• Sentence length• Text length• Text cohesion

Step 1: Quantitative Measures

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Step 2: Qualitative MeasuresMeasures such as:

• Layers of meaning• Levels of purpose• Structure• Organization• Language conventionality• Language clarity• Prior knowledge demands• Cultural demands• Vocabulary

Complex Text

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Complex?

In general, the cost or other basis is the cost of the property plus purchase commissions and improvements, minus depreciation, amortization, and depletion. If you inherited the property, got it as a gift, or received it in a tax-free exchange or involuntary conversion or in connection with a “wash sale,” you may not be able to use the actual cost as the basis. If you do not use the actual cost, attach an explanation of your basis.

You can use the average basis method to determine the basis of shares of stock if the shares are identical to each other, you acquired them at different prices and left them in an account with a custodian or agent.

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Step 3: Reader and Task

Considerations such as:• Motivation• Knowledge and experience• Purpose for reading• Complexity of task assigned

regarding text• Complexity of questions

asked regarding text

Complex Text

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Standards for Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning

of others.4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and make sense of regularity in repeated

reasoning.

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Standards for Mathematical Practice

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Standards for Mathematical Practice

• Let’s go back to the problem.

• Which SMP did you employ?

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Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

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Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Recall and Reproduction Level 1

Skills and Concepts Level 2

Strategic Thinking Level 3

Extended Thinking Level 4

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Rigor

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It’s the depth PLUS the verb!!!!

Bloom’s

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Raise the Rigor

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• ELA Example:Your class just completed reading a novel. You asked the students to identify the main character. • Math Example:Given the swimming pool dimensions, find the surface area.

22 ft

4 ft

PA Core Standards Instructional Framework

Overarching Goal: …to create a PA Core Standards Instructional Framework for grades PK – 12 in English Language Arts and Mathematics for use by districts

Accessing Maps• Log into the SAS Portal• Click on Teacher Tools• Select Curriculum Mapping• Select one of the PA Core Standards

Instructional Frameworks TAB

Grade Band Summaries

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Grade Level Summaries

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Focus and Important

What kind of employees are we making?

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