Common Core Standards and Scope and Sequence

Common Core Standards and creating a Scope and Sequence The process of creating the Scope and Sequence What do we think about when we plan curriculum? NY State Standards and the Common Core Standards is here Why create a Scope and Sequence for our curriculum? -to integrate all the elements of curriculum planning in one place, for each subject, across the school year. What will we teach? -Topics, published curriculum When will we teach it? -how many days/ weeks/months? -pacing of units and lessons What will we use to teach this? -Resources, materials How does it connect to the standards? How will we assess learning? How will we use our assessments to drive future planning? What are the Common Core Standards? Aligning NYS Standards and CCS and moving toward the future pacing and order the big picture (breadth, range) of your curriculum Understanding the document: 3rd grade Scope and Sequence for Math Published curriculum Month Skills block (3rd and 4th grade only) Standards Concepts/skills to be assessed on end-of-unit assessments Power Standards Power standards -are bolded in the scope and sequence -are very often the concepts assessed in the spiraled questions Assessment Concepts: Multiple choice questions + spiraled questions (questions on previous concepts taught) + short answer questions Reading:• -Greater focus on informational texts• More explicit in terms of genre specific standards (in imaginative texts/literature and informational texts)• -Includes more critical types of content such as stories from around the world, classic myths, foundational U.S. documents, writings of Shakespeare, etc. Writing:• -Greater emphasis on opinion, research, and persuasive writing• -Focus on the requirements of writing in the workplace Language:• -Greater focus on conventions and grammar• -Greater focus on growing vocabulary Speaking and Listening•**(stressed by TCRWP) -“The standards require that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas, and evidence through listening and speaking as well as through media.” · -“An important focus of the speaking and listening standards is academic discussion in one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class settings.” -Partnerships, book clubs, read alouds with accountable talk English Language Arts -greater numeracy focus in Kindergarten (skip counting by 10s and 5s, base ten and base 5, higher counting). Time also eliminated. -focus on foundational skills in elementary ages (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals) as preparation for higher mathematics concept -heavier focus on conceptual understanding rather than solely procedural skill (understanding the concept of multiplication rather than only understanding the multiplication algorithm) -taking skills outlined in NYS Standards one step further i.e.: NYS Standards require fourth graders to be able to round numbers to 100,000. CCS require fourth graders to round numbers to 100,000,000. Mathematics An organization called PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is creating a common set of K-12 assessments that will replace NYS standardized tests. These new nationwide assessments will use the Common Core Standards. *There were embedded questions on this past year's NYS assessment. *Sample questions have been released for ELA and Math, grades 3-8. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/common-core-sample-questions/ Power standards are... -gateways or building blocks for many other skills -skills that are essential for college/workforce readiness -skills that are frequently tested Example: An understanding of place value helps us understand rounding, money, addition, and subtraction. One possible order for this process: a. Begin with the Math Connects curriculum. Use this curriculum to create the initial sequence of units by topic. b. Align monthly units from Math Connects curriculum with the NYS Standards. c. Align this work with the Common Core Standards. d. Add in additional curriculum resources to fill in holes in the main published curriculum (based on the standards) and enhance teaching to standards (additional math curriculum resources in K-2, skills resources in 3-4) e. Plan and describe assessment concepts Italicized standards are Common Core Standards NOT included in the NYS Standards Questions and Feedback -What is missing in this process or these documents? -How could we make them easier to understand, more comprehensive, or more applicable to other academic disciplines (music, art, science, etc.)? Looking at the standards together... Active Engagement: Turn and tell your partner what you notice. What questions do you have? f. Apply a "fit test" by checking to make sure that all standards"fit" within the instructional days of the year Resources and Helpful Links The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and the Common Core: Units of Study and the CCS http://tc.readingandwritingproject.com/resources/common-core-standards/units-of-study-and-the-ccs Common Core State Standards Initiative Website http://www.corestandards.org/ The Common Core Standards: downloadable PDFs http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards -How can we make the scope and sequence relevant to our curriculum mapping throughout the year? Standards are meant to guide curriculum and provide guidelines for the type and breadth of knowledge and understanding children should gain by certain ages and grades. Standards have historically been created by state governments. The Common Core Standards Initiative is a state-led initiative to make goals and expectations clear and shared across the nation. Standards Looking at scope and sequence documents What components are there? What do you notice? When will you look at this? How will it be useful? *Turn and Talk to your partner