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English Teacher, PD Facilitator & Author

Teaching Common Core Standards

Made Easy with Google Apps

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentWhat is the Common Core?

State led initiative.

Coordinated by the National Governors Association & Council of Chief State School Officers

Input provided by:• State departments of education• Scholars & assessment developers• Professional organizations• Parents, students and members of the public

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentWhy were the CCSS developed?

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentHow are the CCSS organized?

www.corestandards.org

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentEnglish Language Arts

Categories:

• Reading literature• Reading informational text• Reading foundational skills (*K-5)• Writing• Speaking and listening• Language

History, Science & Technical Studies separated at 6-12 into subject specific reading & writing

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentWhat Are Anchor Standards?

Read closely to determine explicit and implicit meaning of text and cite textual examples.

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Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentCommon Core is Like a Staircase

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentReading Math Standards

K-5 Math Standards

Provide students with a solid foundation in:

• Operations & algebraic thinking• Number & operations in base 10• Number & operations - fractions• Measurement and data• Geometry

6-8 Math Standards

6-8th grade standards provide students with a solid foundation in:

• Ratios & proportional relationships• Number system• Expressions & equations• Geometry• Functions• Statistics & probability

9-12 Math Standards

The high school standards are listed in conceptual categories:

• Number & quantity• Algebra• Functions• Modeling• Geometry Statistics & Probability

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentCollege and Career Ready?

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentSurprising Stats

2008-2009: 1.5 million students in remediation% of students not prepared for college levelwork:

• 33% reading• 47% social science• 58% algebra• 72% biology

Only 23% of college students do not require anyremediation.

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentHow will this impact you?

It's not that bad.

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentImportant Points of Emphasis

The Common Core Standards:

Stress real world relevance

Encourage higher-order thinking skills

Value research and problem solving

Weave in technology and media literacy

Emphasis on depth not breadth

Rubrics - Self & Peer Assessment21st Century Literacy

The Standards “lay out a vision of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st century.”

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentGoogle Docs

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To Teach Common Core State Standards

Create presentations

Collect & organize info

Design a survey or quiz

Access tons of pre-made templates, then "make a copy" to adapt and use

Create flow charts, mind maps, venn diagrams, & timelines

Just a bit about docs...

Collaborate on shared docs

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentClose Reading

Text Column for group annotations

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentDefine Words

Determine meaning of unknown words

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentCombine Reading & Writing

Standards

Column for group discussion

Text

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentWriting Standards

Types of Writing required:

• Argument

• Informative/Explanatory

• Narrative (*English)

“Students must devote significant time and effort to writing, producing numerous pieces over short and extended time frames.”

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentVideos to Drive Debates

Hyperlink to videos and use to drive discussions & debates

Prewriting: Argument Writing

Drawing: Prewriting

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentGoogle Drawing

Timelines

Venn Diagrams

Mind maps

Essay maps

Comic strips

Storyboarding

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentUse Templates to Support Writing

Check out templates (e.g. essay machine)

Research within a doc

Informative Writing & Research

Teach Students to Search Smarter

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Collab with comments or live chat

Collaborate Using Technology

Group Analysis of a Text

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Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentNarrative: My Life on a Map

Publish Writing

Multimedia Presentation

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentMath: Group Problem Solving

Group students for problem solving

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentReal Life Scenarios

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentDesign Surveys, Collect Data & Analyze

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentMeasurements & Ratios

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentCreative & Collaborative Math

Rubrics - Self & Peer AssessmentMath Map Challenges

YouTube & Common Core

Flip Your Instruction

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