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ACTFL’s Alignment

of the Standards with the Common Core

Presentation GoalsProvide an update on ACTFL’s

involvement with alignment effortHelp you to understanding the

connection between the Common Core English Arts Standard and the National Foreign Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Encourage feedback

Poll EverywhereHow familiar are you with the

Common Core?Has your State adopted the

Common Core?Is your state and/or district

working with the Common Core Standards?

If yes, has this impacted World Languages?

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What are the Common Core Standards?

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“Common Core Standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.” (NGA & CCSSO, 2010)

CCSS will impact states, districts, educators, parents, students.

http://www.corestandards.org/

Impetus for the Common Core State Standards

Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards, meaning public educated students are learning different content at different rates

All students must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students around the world

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Development of Common Core Standards

Joint initiative of:

Supported by:-Achieve -ACT-College Board -48 States and 3 Territories

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What is the Impact of the Common Core?

The CCSS mandates the student learning outcomes for every grade level.

The CCSS force a common language. Students will be tested and instructional

effectiveness will be measured based on CCSS.

Federal funding is tied to CCSS adoption, implementation, and accountability.

English Language Arts and Mathematics CCSS are just the beginning. . .more subject area standards are being developed.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS*

MATHEMATICS

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Content of the Common Core

Portrait of Students Who Meet ELA Standards

Students: Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to the varying demands of

audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Comprehend as well as critique Value evidence Use technology and digital media

strategically and capably Come to understand other

perspectives and cultures

Overview to English Language Arts Standards

Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and

Literacy in History/Social Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects College and Career Readiness

(CCR) Anchor Standards for each strand: • Reading • Writing • Speaking and Listening •Language

▪ Overarching targets for each grade band: K-5, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12▪Technical subjects: defined as engineering, technology, business, design, and other workforce-related subjects; technical aspects of wider fields of study such as art and music

Strands of English Language Arts Standards

Reading: Text complexity and growth of comprehension Grades K-5: Literature and Informational Text Grades K-5: Reading Standards –

Foundational Skills Grades 6-12: Literature and Informational

Text

Writing: Text types, responding to reading, and research

Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration

Language: Conventions and vocabulary

A Vision for Implementation

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TABLE DISCUSSION

How is your state/district using the Common Core State Standards?

How is the CCSS effort affecting or might it affect your work with World Languages?

English Language Arts Standards » Anchor Standards » College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing Text Types and Purposes

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

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.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

English Language Arts Standards » Anchor Standards » College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading Key Ideas and Details

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.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Process for the development of the “crosswalk” document. Small panel to develop draft

Expert review

Draft for presentation at the Delegate Assembly

Feedback from the field.

Common Core State Standards-ELA Standards for Learning Languages

Reading Interpretive (Reading, Listening, Viewing)

Key Ideas and Details

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

Interpretive Communication Students demonstrate comprehension of content from authentic

audio and visual resources.Practices and Products of Culture Students examine, compare and reflect on products, practices, and/or

perspectives of the target culture(s).Acquiring New Information Students acquire information from other content areas using

authentic sources2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize key supporting details and ideas

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text

Overview of the Draft Document

Novice Students Intermediate Students Advanced Students

Comprehend main ideas in developmentally appropriate oral/visual narratives based on familiar themes and highly predictable contexts with appropriate support.

Interpret informational texts with strong visual support, such as graphs and charts.

Understand the main themes and significant details on primarily familiar topics from authentic multimedia and print sources, both informational and narratives with clear storylines.

When presented with an inference based on an authentic text, identify if the inference is logical or illogical by citing specific textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text

Determine the main ideas and significant details of discussions, lectures, and presentations on current or past events from the target culture or other content areas.

Interpret the principal elements of technical, informational and narrative literary texts on topics of current and historical importance to the target culture.

English Language Arts Standards » SPEAKING AND LISTENING»

TABLE DISCUSSION

How can this crosswalk document be used to benefit: a) World Language learning

and teaching?b) the World Language profession?