Prairie Ridge Common Core Parent Information Night

In Partnership with PTA

September 19, 2012

What are the Common Core Standards?

A set of common standards for nearly all states—48 to be exact

A framework for curriculum, instruction, and assessment development

www.corestandards.org

Who developed Common Core Standards?

The National Governor’s Association Center and state associations, along with feedback from a variety of other sources including teachers

It ensures children get the best possible education by providing educational equity throughout all participating states.

Why use Common Core Academic Standards?

What makes this process different from other efforts to create educational standards?

It is state-led.

Common Core has the support of educators, as well as business and state leader associations.

When will Common Core Standards be in effect?

Standards in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are available now at www.commoncorestandards.org .

The date for full implementation of Math and ELA is the ‘14-’15 school year.

Why are Common Core Standards replacing Kansas Standards?

•Standards are fewer, clearer, and delve more deeply.

•Standards are aligned with college and work expectations, so all students are prepared for success upon graduating from high school.

•They contain rigorous content and applications of knowledge, using higher-order skills, so that all students are prepared for the 21st century.

•Standards are internationally benchmarked, so students are prepared for success in our global economy and society.

•Standards are research and evidence-based.

What will happen to the currently existing Kansas Standards?

•Existing Kansas standards in Math and ELA will be retired.

•All other content areas will continue with existing Kansas Standards, while integratingCommon Core Standards.

Learners, NOT Knowers

Questioners,NOT Answer Givers

Confident Learners, NOT Helpless Avoiders

Common Core Intentional Impact

Continuous Improveme

nt(Precision

& Accuracy)

Be Curious!(Problem

Formulation)

Seek Answers! (Research)

Treasure, not Trash

(Interpretation)

Show What You Know!

(Communication)

Why are the Common Core Standards focused on Math and English Language Arts?

•These subjects contain skills necessary for other subjectareas.

•They are the most frequently-assessed subjects for accountability purposes.

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

Reason abstractly and quantitativelyConstruct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of othersModel with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategicallyAttend to precisionLook for and make use of structureLook for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning.

Mathematical Practices

It’s not Reading, Writing and Spelling in isolation anymore.

ELA is English Language ArtsAll ELA subjects are integrated for more real

world learning.Reading (Foundational Skills, Informational Text,

Literature)WritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguage

Big Shifts in ELA

Balance of informational text and literature

ComplexityText-based answersWriting from multiple sourcesAcademic Vocabulary

Big Shifts in ELA

What about Science and Social Studies?

Science and social studies content instruction will continue using Kansas State standards, and isembedded in ELA Common Core Standards. This is meant to complement, rather than

supplement, content standards in those subjects.

Feedback Prompts

Now it’s YOUR turn!

•Be a kid again! You get to experience a Common Core lesson in your child’s classroom.•Participate in a Question and Answer Period