1 August 2011School Board Meeting

Common Core Curriculum Standards adopted by Mississippi and 45 other states

Rigorous standards taking content to a much greater depth of understanding and often introducing content much earlier than we currently do

I. Help teachers toUnderstand the standards and the depth of

understanding that the standards call for▪ What do they really say?▪ Provide teachers with content professional

development when needed▪ Pilot units to practice and revise

Learn how to write appropriate assessmentsUse NAEP as guidePilot assessment procedures as they are

developed (PARCC)

Working on comparing present curriculum standards to CCSS with West Ed Research and Development Group37 Language Arts teachers K-1036 Math teachers K-8, Algebra I

Let me guess…..you were

in the Common Core workshop.

The Many Faces of Common Core Training

2011 – 20121)Identify Essential Standards – ELA

and K-8 Math; English 9-10, Algebra I2)Develop unit plans – ELA and K-8

Math; English 9-10, Algebra I3)Develop teaching calendar4)Implement K-2 (State mandated)

2011 – 2012 (continued)

5)Use October/January teacher days for teachers trained in the summer to train other teachers through district-wide collaboration

6)Train K-2 ELA/Math during August7)Develop assessments for K-2 8)Pilot some units from 3-8, High School

Summer 2012

1)Develop Common Assessments2)Identify Essential Standards and

develop unit plans for other subjects3)Rework teaching calendars to

include assessments4)Make K-2 adjustments

2012 - 2013

1)Implement 3-8 ELA/Math, 9-10 English, Algebra I

2)Train all staff on other curriculum

Summer 2013

1)Develop Common Assessments for other Curriculum

2)Make 3-8, 9-10 English, Algebra adjustments

2013 - 2014

FULL IMPLEMENTATION

2014 - 2015

NEW CCSS ASSESSMENTSLIVE