Writing (and more), Common Core & Web 2.0 Tools

Dr. Lisa Gonzales Coordinator, Curriculum & Instruction, Santa Clara COE ACSA Vice President of Legislative Action

Greg Pitzer Academic Technologist, Santa Clara COE

http://bit.ly/calsawriting

Outcomes:• Participants will better understand the new

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in writing• Participants will review four types of web

tools that support and benefit English Learners: reading, writing, listening, speaking• Participants will have time to explore new

tools in each of the four categories

Writing Standards - CCSS• The writing standards consist of 10 standards and are broken

up into 4 areas:• Text Types and Purposes

• Opinion/Argument• Informative/Explanatory• Narrative

• Production and Distribution of Writing• Develop and Organize the Piece• Edit and Revise• Produce and Publish using Technology

• Research to Build and Present Knowledge• Research, Evidence, Recall Information

• Range of Writing• Increase endurance to write over a period of time

Streamlined Writing Applications

CCSS:

•Opinion (K-5)/ Argument (6-12)

•Informative/ Explanatory Texts

•Narratives

CA Standards: Narratives Expository Descriptions Friendly Letters Personal or Formal Letters Response to Literature Information Reports Summaries Persuasive Letters/Compositions Research Reports Fictional Narratives Biographical/Autobiographical Narratives Career Development Documents Technical Documents Reflective Compositions Historical Investigation Reports Job Application/Resume

NAEP Alignment in Writing Three mutually reinforcing writing capacities:• To persuade• To explain• To convey real or imagined experience

Appendix C

• Appendix C in the Common Core Document lists student samples of proficient writing.

• To locate the appendix, • Google: Common Core Appendix C• www.corestandards.org

Appendix C Anchors

2nd grade writing & artwork

3rd Grade writing and artwork

EL Considerations• Over half of EL students were born in the United

States. But close to half of the EL’s in grades six through twelve are foreign born (Capps, et al. 2005; NCELA, 2007)• Currently…..it takes between four and seven

years on average for EL students to become proficient in academic English • EL students who attend high-poverty schools

tend to acquire English at a slower rate than other EL’s (Abedi & Dietel, 2004; Hakuta, et al. 2000; Jepsen & de Alth, 2005)

EL Considerations & Assumptions

• English Proficiency Level• Age/Grade Level Appropriateness• Language Skills & Objectives• Content Knowledge• Family & Community Connections

• Technology Resources and work-arounds

Rationale

ENGAGE• 21st century learner• Student centered, cooperative learning• Knowledge is created by the learner• Explore and construct meaning• Visual connections• Authentic contexts

Rationale

EMPOWER•Motivate• Highlight strengths• Give students some choice• Build a safe community of learners

Rationale

EXPRESS• Give learners authentic reasons for

speaking and writing• Help students make meaningful

connections• Help students find their stories/identity

Strategy #1 – Reading tools

Strategy #2 – Writing tools

Strategy #3 - Speaking Tools

Strategy #4 – Listening tools

Outcomes:• Participants will better understand the new

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in writing• Participants will review four types of web

tools that support and benefit English Learners: reading, writing, listening, speaking• Participants will have time to explore new

tools in each of the four categories

Evaluation

• Where are we headed?