Common Core

and Danielson

Framework How The Leader In Me Creates a

Common Core/Danielson

Classroom

Kim Cummins

Principal

MPE

Objectives

• Participants will…

• identify Leader in Me practices that yield

the Common Core End in Mind student.

• identify and describe LIM/7 Habits

enhanced Common Core ELA and Math

Curricular outcomes.

• identify and describe Leader in Me

strategies that yield success on the

Danielson rubric in multiple areas.

Common Core

End in Mind…

• Students who are college and career ready

in reading, writing, speaking, listening

and language.

• They demonstrate independence.

• Habits 1-3: building independence in

students

• Student mission statements

• Student goal setting

• Student leadership roles

• Student “big rock” scheduling

Big Rock

Scheduling

Student Missions

Common Core

End in Mind…

• They respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline.

• Habits 2: Begin with the end in mind.

• Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

• Empathic listening lessons

• The comprehend as well as critique.

• Habit 5 and Private Victory to Public Victory

• Emotional bank account deposits

Account Deposits

Common Core

End in Mind…

• They value evidence.

• Habit song entries

• Habit writing topics

Common Core

End in Mind…

• They come to understand other

perspectives and cultures.

• Habits 4-6: Interdependence

• Win-Win Agreements

• Empathic Listening

Habit Song Entries

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

Reading Standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely

to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • 7 Habits Comprehension Questions for

Literature

• Application of 7 Habits to reading stories

each week

• Orally in discussion

• In book reports for independent reading

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • 7 Habits Comprehension Questions for

Literature

• Questions developed in the summer and

ongoing PD sessions

• Promotes higher order thinking

• Provides a starting point for higher level

application

• “How do you know this habit applies?”

Book Report

Application

7 Habits Discussion

Questions

7 Habits Infused With Common Core

Unit 1- SRA

“Rugby and Rosie”

Q: How did the boy think win-win when Rosie had to leave?

A: The boy thought win-win in this situation because, even thou it would be hard to see her go, he

would get to be proud of her, and Rosie would get to help a blind person.

Q: What would make this situation a win-lose?

A: In this situation, a win-lose, would be if the boy kept Rosie for himself. He would be happy, but Rosie

would not get to help a blind person.

“The Legend of Damon and Pythias”

Q: Did Pythias begin with the end in mind when he declared that the Kings’ laws were cruel? Use

evidence from the text to support your answer.

A: Some students could say that Pythias did “Begin with the End in Mind” because he spoke out against

the law to make things better for all the people. He knew there would be consequences for him, but

making changes against the cruel laws the King he had was his ultimate end in mind.

They could argue that he didn’t “Begin with the End in Mind” because the ultimate end would be Pythias

going to jail and dying.

“Good-bye 382 Shin Dang Dong”

Q: What is an event in the story that was part of Jangmi’s outer-circle? (Things she couldn’t control.)

A: She couldn’t control that she had to move to America and leave her home and friends.

Q: What was part of her inner-circle? (Those are the things that she could control.)

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

Writing Standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1 Write

arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • 7 Habits Writing Prompts

• Application of 7 Habits to reading stories

• Student writing assignment weekly applying 7 Habits to the story (3rd grade)

• Friendly letters to pen pals explaining the Leader in Me (1st grade)

7 Habits in Writing

7 Habits in Writing

7 Habits in Writing

7 Habits in Writing

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

Vocabulary Standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.6 Acquire

and use accurately a range of general

academic and domain-specific words and

phrases sufficient for reading, writing,

speaking, and listening at the college and

career readiness level; demonstrate

independence in gathering vocabulary

knowledge when encountering an

unknown term important to

comprehension or expression.

7 Habits Tie-In: • Vocabulary word of the week (in Synergy

song of the week)

• Student sentence entries

Vocabulary/7

Habits

Vocabulary/7

Habits

Vocabulary/7

Habits

Vocabulary Steps: • Select word from song of the week

• Post on reading leader board

• Refer to it during Synergy Assembly

• Students write sentences

• Whole class

• SRA workshop

• Cummins selects finalists

• Sentence leaders score finalists w/rubric then select

• Winning sentence written on sentence strip and posted

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

Writing Convention

Standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions

of standard English grammar and usage

when writing or speaking.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions

of standard English capitalization,

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Editing Leaders

at Work…

Common Core

ELA/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Editing Leaders

• Allow peers to edit for writing conventions

• Frees up teacher to spend writing conference

time focused on style

• Promotes self-editing—students more aware

of conventions when peers will “catch” their

mistakes

• Promotes excellence: students WANT to be

editing leaders

Common Core

S&L/7 Habits

Synergy…

Speaking & Listening Standards: • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for

and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Common Core

S&L/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Student-led conferences

• A hallmark of the Leader in Me process

• Student presentation of personal mission

statements in class

Common Core

S&L/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Student-led conference best practices

• Preparation form for students to fill out

• Practice w/accountability partner before

the event

• Partner student w/another adult if parent

isn’t present

• Offer parent option of private time

Common Core

S&L/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Reflection w/microphone at the end of an

activity

• Public speaking opportunities at the

school level

• Synergy Supervisor, mission statement of

the week

Common Core

Math/7 Habits

Synergy…

CCSS Standards for Math Practice: • CCSS Standards for Math Practice:

• MP1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

• MP3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

• MP5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

• MP6. Attend to precision.

Mathematically proficient students try to communicate precisely to others. They try to use clear definitions in discussion with others and in their own reasoning. They state the meaning of the symbols they choose, including using the equal sign consistently and appropriately.

Common Core

Math/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Problem-solving in groups: use of synergy

(habit 6) to determine the BEST answer to represent the group

• Evaluating the work of group members in selecting an examplar • Application

of win-win

thinking

Common Core

Math/7 Habits

Synergy…

7 Habits Tie-In: • Begin w/the end in mind

Common Core

Math/7 Habits

Synergy…

Danielson End in

Mind…

• Highly Effective Teachers

• Three areas directly impacted by

Leader in Me

• 2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

• 3b: Using Questioning and

Discussion Techniques

• 3d: Using Assessment in Instruction

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

2c: Managing Classroom

Procedures • Instructional time is maximized due to

efficient and seamless classroom routines

and procedures.

• Students take initiative in the management

of instructional groups and transitions,

and/or the handling of materials and

supplies.

• Routines are well understood and may be

initiated by students.

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Student Leadership Roles

• Student-run classrooms due to assigned

tasks

• Big Rock Scheduling/Habit 3 Focus

• Student Engagement Meter

• Student feedback on lesson

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Student Leadership Roles

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

• The teacher uses a variety or series of questions or prompts to challenge students cognitively, advance high-level thinking and discourse, and promote metacognition.

• Students formulate many questions, initiate topics, challenge one another’s thinking, and make unsolicited contributions.

• Students themselves ensure that all voices are heard in the discussion.

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Student-Led Discussion

• Higher-order questioning prompts using 7

Habits

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Student-Led Discussion Procedures

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

3d: Using assessment in instruction

• A variety of forms of feedback, from both teacher and peers, is accurate and specific and advances learning.

• Students self-assess and monitor their own progress.

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Student Data/Leadership Notebooks

• Weekly goal setting in all areas

• Reading fluency, sight words, math facts, decodables, AR, etc.

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Classroom Scoreboards

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • School-wide Scoreboards

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Use of accountability partners

• In academic areas as well as Health/PE

Danielson/ Leader

in Me Synergy…

Leader in Me Tie-In: • Use of accountability partners

• In academic areas as well as Health/PE

• Monthly goal setting in health/fitness

• Quarterly goal setting in fitness meet

areas

• Reflection/review with accountability

partners

Common Core

and Danielson

Framework The Leader in Me…Building a

more effective classroom!