understanding the kentucky core academic standards

Understanding the Kentucky Core Academic StandardsLisa King, CKSEClisa@cksec.org

Pre-service TeachersTransylvania University

What do all these letters mean?

• CCSS• KCAS• CCR• ELA• CHETL• CCSSO• RL• RI• SL

Kentucky Core Academic Standards Key Understandings• The same as the Common Core State

Standards (CCSS)• Released in 2010 and immediately

implemented• Outline end of year expectations at each

grade level• Guarantee increased rigor and

consistency, higher order thinking and application

• Aligned with College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR)

• Progression of learning expectations in English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math

• In grades 6-12 there are content area literacy standards in Science, SS and Technical areas

• There are no new standards for Arts and Humanities. Still using Core Content 4.1– Accountability is measured through

Program Reviews

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT ELA STANDARDS

College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standards

The LAYOUT

Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Language

CCR Anchor Standards for Reading (Strand)

Craft and Structure (Boxed sub-heading)

Key Ideas and Details (Boxed sub-heading)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Boxed sub-heading)

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity (Boxed sub-heading)

CCR Anchor Standards for Reading (Strand)

4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard5. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard3. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

7. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard8. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

10. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

Key Ideas and Details (Boxed sub-heading)

Craft and Structure (Boxed sub-heading)

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (Boxed sub-heading)

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity (Boxed sub-heading)

CCR Anchor Standards for Writing (Strand)

Production and Distribution of Writing (Boxed sub-heading)

Text Types and Purposes (Boxed sub-heading)

Research to Build and Present Knowledge (Boxed sub-heading)

Range of Writing (Boxed sub-heading)

CCR Anchor Standards for Writing (Strand)

4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard5. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard3. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

7. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard8. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

10. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

Text Types and Purposes (Boxed sub-heading)

Production and Distribution of Writing (Boxed sub-heading)

Research to Build and Present Knowledge (Boxed sub-heading)

Range of Writing (Boxed sub-heading)

CCR Anchor Standards for

Speaking and Listening(Strand)

4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard5. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard3. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

Comprehension and Collaboration (Boxed sub-heading)

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas (Boxed sub-heading)

CCR Anchor Standards for Language (Strand)

3. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard5. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anchor Standard

Conventions of Standard English (Boxed sub-heading)

Knowledge of Language (Boxed sub-heading)

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (Boxed sub-heading)

STANDARD PROGRESSION

MATH STANDARDS

Arts and Humanities, Science and History• Arranged around big ideas

– ART: Structures in the Arts, Humanity in the Arts, Purposes for Creating the Arts, Processes in the Arts and Interrelationships Among the Arts.

– Science: newly adopted– Social Studies: Government and Civics,

Cultures and Societies, Economics, Geography and Historical Perspective

ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Reading and Math every year K-8• Plan, Explore and ACT• End of Course: Eng. 10, Biology , US

History and Algebra 2

CHETLCharacteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

QUESTION AND COMMENTS

VISUAL SYNECTICS

How are the Kentucky Core Academic Standards like a ______?