CCSS for ACE

The Road To The Common Core ACE 2013

Are you prepared for this journey?The key to promoting professional learning lies in the procedures adopted and the culture within which the framework is used.Principals must promote a culture of inquiry. Professional learning requires both time and support for teachers to work together to improve their skill as well as the setting of a tone of inquiry that emphasizes teachers obligation to engage in ongoing learningand the resulting joy in doing so.

--Charlotte DanielsonWhats in your suitcase?Take itLeave it.Collaborative environmentHigh level instructional goalsHigh expectations for all teachers and all studentsShared accountability and supportTeam spirit/joint effortStatus Quo attitudeLow expectations for teachers and studentsAcceptance of mediocrityAnti-CCSS RhetoricThings you cant control

Take 60 to think and share.What is some of the baggage you need to drop in the road as you start this next part of the CCSS journey?3

Did you pack the essentials?Know the CCSS

Know the Shifts

Know the Domains

Know Webbs Depth of Knowledge

Know the Elements of Effective Teaching

At the first turn in the road.Common Core Climate and Culture

People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. People will never forget how you made them feel.--Maya Angelou

How will you.Build morale?Celebrate success?Keep drama from undermining progress? Recognize initiative?Encourage the discouraged?Take 30: Pick one and pack it

At turn #2Common Core Learning EnvironmentAndClassroom Management

CCSS Demands..Learning Environment:Classroom Management:Collaborative21st Century Goals Creative/Innovative DesignEncourages hands-on explorationNot the Sage on the Stage anymore

Teachers have strong Classroom Management systems in placeDemonstrates gradual release strategiesClimate of mutual respect and ownershipFix a FlatWhat triage systems do you have in place to support teachers who struggle with classroom management? With CCSS concepts? With Instructional Design?Take 30: Brainstorm what a Triage Team could look like at your site? Who do you have on your staff that could head up a Triage Unit?

Approaching turn #3Common Core Best Practices

Major IntersectionCCSS and Evaluation are NOT separate entities.

CCSS are the Curriculum APS (and the State of NM) has chosen and expects schools (and teachers to use)

Content Areas (Science, History, Social Studies, Fine Arts) should be able to provide evidence of CCSS standards integration. MOU between APS and ATF stands as the basis for our CCSS expectations

The Wisdom of PracticeIf you were to walk into a classroom, what might you see or hear there (from the students as well as the teacher) that would cause you to think that you were in the presence of an expert?Take 30: At your table come up with a brief list of criteria/evidence that illustrates teaching expertise. Arriving at your destinationStudent Success

How will you know when you are there?Administrator as CCSS ExpertEffective and rigorous evidence of CCSS in every classroomRise in PLC/Collaborative planning, data-driven conversation, CCSS Lesson Planning with suggested templatesGradual Release in instructional practice (teacher as facilitator & student-driven)Data begins to turn on an upward trend

Take 30: Pick one element that you will set as a benchmark for yourself, your staff and your students to work on for this year.How was your trip?The most powerful use of the framework is for reflection and self-assessment.

--Charlotte Danielson

Check your pressureTake a temperature reading every 6 weeks.

If a teacher is not showing evidence of CCSS, find out why and take the next step (informal or formal)

Do you need help from an outside source?Admin peer supportC/I TriageHuman ResourcesAFT (Invoke the MOU)

A final word for travelersDont be afraid to drive with the top downStop to smell flowers and look at the sceneryCheck your engine, make sure its healthyIf things arent running smoothly, call roadside service:C/IProfessional LearningAFTHuman ResourcesLACESPED

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. Robert FrostThe Road To The Common Core ACE 2013

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