pd workshop: foundational overview for common core...

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Non-product VersionISBN: 1154432 Days, up to 30 participants$7000 (or 3500 per day)

Program Description2-day workshop in which participants explore all components of the CCSS in English Language Arts (ELA). • Day One - Emphasizes implications of

standards on ELA content, curriculum, and assessment. Addresses College and Career Readiness anchor standards for four strands, and the progression and integration of the performance expectations within each strand.

• Day Two - Focuses exclusively on reading and writing standards. For reading, comprehension, text complexity, and informational texts are highlighted. For writing, the three genres are explored.

PD Workshop: Foundational Overview for Common Core Implementation for English Language Arts

OutcomesTeachers will be able to • explain the central importance of text

complexity to the reading standards• define the three writing genres

specified by the CCSS• trace the development of

argumentation through the grade spans

• use best practices and Reading Street 2008 materials to meet the CCSS

• plan for the impact of the CCSS on Reading Street content, instruction, and assessment

• NOTE to SALES REPS: Product-specific CCSS workshops are not product training. These workshops help teachers learn about the new standards within the known context of the reading program they use.

• PREREQUISITE FOR ALL PRODUCT-SPECIFIC CCSS WORKSHOPS: Product orientation. Please suggest a Product Implementation workshop if participants are new to their Pearson programs.

• Pearson has created correlations which align every grade level of all reading programs to the Common Core State Standards. Throughout these two-day workshops, the participants will have the opportunity to work with these correlations.

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC VERSIONS of Foundational Overview for CCSS ELA

• Reading Street 2011 ISBN 115366The RS 2011 workshop helps teachers meet the Foundational Skills for the Reading standards in grades K-5. The Concept Development and Amazing Word features in RS 2011 support the Speaking and Listening and Language standards. RS 2011 also incorporates CCSS specific features found in the program.

• Reading Street 2008 ISBN 115371The RS 2008 workshop helps teachers meet the Foundational Skills for the Reading standards in grades K-5. The Concept Development and Amazing Word features in RS 2008 support the Speaking and Listening and Language standards.

• Good Habits, Great Readers ISBN 115367The GHGR workshop explains how the 7 reading strategies at the core of the program help students meet the CCSS for Reading. The writer’s workshop model helps teachers incorporate the writing standards.

• PH Literature 2010 ISBN 115372The PH Lit 2010 workshop explains how features such as Big and Essential Questions, Writing Workshops, and comprehension supports help meet the CCSS for ELA.

• PH Literature 2012 ISBN 115543The PH Lit 2012 workshop explains how features such as Big and Essential Questions, Writing Workshops, and comprehension supports help meet the CCSS for ELA. PH Lit 2012 is fully aligned to the CCSS so teachers will learn how to use their TEs to identify the CCSS that are addressed within the instruction. During the workshop, participants learn how to use CCSS specific program features such as text complexity rubrics, exemplar texts, and Writing Workshops for argument.

• Reader’s Journey ISBN 115368The RJ workshop is flavored differently because of the emphasis on authentic literature which is in alignment with the CCSS.

SELL SHEET/QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Key Selling Proposition• After having participated in this 2-day

offering, teachers will have gained the foundational knowledge of what the CCSS for ELA is all about and the implications to their teaching. They will also have learned concrete strategies which help them take action right away in their classrooms to implement CCSS.

• Sally Hampton (one of the authors of ELA CCSS, and an America’s Choice Senior Fellow) was involved in the development of these workshops

Target Audience for this Workshop

• Titles: Teachers, Literacy or Reading Coaches, Reading Specialists• The ideal customer will have little background knowledge of the CCSS. If they are purchasing a

program-specific workshop, they should know these workshops are focused on understanding the organization of the CCSS and ways the program addresses the standards.

• Many states are offering some training on CC either through their DOE or their state-sanctioned PD agency. The quantity and quality of this training can vary widely, with some being limited to just 1 or 2 hours. Some district leaders may be led into thinking that such training is sufficient.

Probing Questions:How much training in CCSS ELA have your teachers received thus far?

If “none,” then this workshop will be perfect for them!If “some” or “a lot,” probe about how many hours have been devoted to training and what topics

have been covered. Signs of sufficient foundational training:

Teachers have completed at least 6 hours of trainingTeachers are able to describe the following terms and explain their role in the CCSS ELA

Standards: Anchor Standards, CCSS ELA Strands, Text Complexity, College and Career Readiness

If your customer’s answers indicate that teachers already have a sound foundational knowledge of CCSS ELA, then recommend a more in-depth workshop such as Digging into the Reading Standards, Digging into the Writing Standards, Speaking and Listening and Language Standards, or Performance-based Assessment for ELA.

Are you getting training from the state or the regional PD service agencies?If “yes,” how in-depth is that training? If “no,” how are they managing to provide it in their district?

Capacity Builder + is a new train-the-trainer service which Pearson is now offering specifically for Common Core training. Pearson provides in-depth training to district personnel on the Pearson CCSS workshop(s) of their choice and then licenses our materials to them so that they can train others. The benefits to the district are that CB+ saves them the time of building their own material and the money that would otherwise be required if we were to provide all the training. CB+ has been successfully at districts in Arizona and Delaware. For more information, contact Jeff Ikler or Claire Hollenbeck.

PD Workshop: Foundational Overview for Common Core Implementation for English Language Arts

Up-sell Opportunities• CCSS Digging into the Reading Standards• CCSS Digging into the Writing Standards• CCSS Speaking and Listening and Language

Standards• CCSS Performance-based Assessment for

ELA• Tech Integration• Teacher Compass

Many administrators have yet to make the connection between Race to the Top’s Teacher Effectiveness initiative and the Common Core. These are not separate issues, but rather closely related aspects of a larger strategy to change teacher practice so as to impact student performance. Ask the question: Does your current evaluation system account for the types of classroom instructional changes that will have to happen as a result of implementing the Common Core? Weave Teacher Compass into the conversation as a means of helping busy administrators to gather and organize data around teacher observations, and provide targeted PD to their teachers as they implement the CCSS. We are making videos for Teacher Compass which are specifically about CCSS.

DO NOT DISTRIBUTE - FOR INTERNAL USE ONLYSELL SHEET/QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE


Non-product VersionISBN: Grades K–2: 115445ISBN: Grades 3–6: 115447ISBN: Grades 6-12: 115449

1 Day, up to 30 participants$3500

PREREQUISITE: Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA or equivalent training

Program DescriptionThis one-day workshop provides participants with a deeper look at the Common Core State Standards (CCSS ) for Reading. Participants dig deeper into the topics of reading comprehension, text complexity, and informational texts. They learn how to select appropriately leveled texts and materials so that students are supported in meeting the high standards embedded within the CCSS. Strategies for teaching English language learners (ELLs) are also addressed throughout the workshop.

Grade-level VariationsK-2The CCSS reflects on increased rigor and expectations for academic achievement. The K-2 workshop shows participants how to tackle the increased rigor, while still maintaining developmentally appropriate activities for primary students. There is a focus on foundational reading skills.

3-6This workshop will help teachers of intermediate grades bridge the gap between working with developing readers and providing students with the reading instruction and independent practice to be ready for the rigorous expectations of the 6-12 standards.

6-12The 6-12 workshop guides participants through the reading standards with a specific focus on vocabulary and content area reading.

PD Workshop: Digging into the Reading Standards

OutcomesBy the end of the workshop, teachers will be able to • Plan appropriate classroom libraries and other

reading materials to scaffold students to higher standards (elementary).

• Apply grade-appropriate instructional strategies that enrich comprehension of complex text, vocabulary, and fluency.

• Incorporate reading comprehension strategies specific to informational texts.

• Support ELL students in achieving the CCSS reading standards.

• NOTE to SALES REPS: Product-specific CCSS workshops are not product training. These workshops help teachers learn about the new standards within the known context of the reading program they use.

• PREREQUISITE FOR ALL PRODUCT-SPECIFIC CCSS WORKSHOPS: Product orientation. Please suggest a Product Implementation workshop if participants are new to their Pearson programs.

• Pearson has created correlations which align every grade level of all reading programs to the Common Core State Standards. Throughout these two-day workshops, the participants will have the opportunity to work with these correlations.

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC VERSIONS of Digging into the Reading Standards

• Reading Street 2011 K-2 ISBN 1152413-6 ISBN 115263

This version of the workshop shows teachers how to use RS 2008 features and resources to meet the CCSS.

• Reading Street 2008 K-2 ISBN 1152433-6 ISBN 115242

This version shows teachers how to use RS 2011 features, including CCSS-specific resources, to meet the CCSS.


Key Selling Proposition

• This workshop provides strategies for supporting students in accessing complex texts, developing vocabulary, and reading informational texts.

• Each participant walks away from the workshop with a participant workbook in which they’ve recorded key strategies, conversations, and reflections from the workshop. They can use this information immediately to improve their instruction in alignment with the CCSS.

• Sally Hampton (one of the authors of ELA CCSS, and an America’s Choice Senior Fellow) was involved in the development of this workshop.


• Titles: Teachers, Literacy or Reading Coaches, Reading Specialists• The ideal customer will have a foundational knowledge of the CCSS.• Many states are offering some training on CC, either through their DOE, or their

state-sanctioned PD agency. The quantity and quality of this training can vary widely, with some being limited to just 1 or 2 hours. Some district leaders may be led into thinking that such training is sufficient.


If “none,” then this is not the correct workshop for them. Suggest instead the Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA.

If “some” or “a lot,” probe about how many hours have been devoted to training and what topics have been covered.

Signs of sufficient foundational training:Teachers have completed at least 6 hours of trainingTeachers are able to describe the following terms and explain their role in

the CCSS ELA Standards: Anchor Standards, CCSS ELA Strands, Text Complexity, College and Career Readiness

Are you getting training from the state or the regional PD service agencies?

If “yes,” how in-depth is that training? If “no,” how are they managing to provide it in their district?

Capacity Builder + is a new train-the-trainer service which Pearson is now offering specifically for Common Core training. Pearson provides in-depth training to district personnel on the Pearson CCSS workshop(s) of their choice and then licenses our materials to them so that they can train others. The benefits to the district are that CB+ saves them the time of building their own material and the money that would otherwise be required if we were to provide all the training. CB+ has been successfully at districts in Arizona and Delaware. For more information, contact Jeff Ikler or Claire Hollenbeck.

Up-sell Opportunities• CCSS Digging into the Writing Standards• CCSS Speaking and Listening and Language Standards• CCSS Performance-based Assessment for ELA• Tech Integration

• Teacher CompassMany administrators have yet to make the connection between Race to the Top’s Teacher Effectiveness initiative and the Common Core. These are not separate issues, but rather closely related aspects of a larger strategy to change teacher practice so as to impact student performance. Ask the question: Does your current evaluation system account for the types of classroom instructional changes that will have to happen as a result of implementing the Common Core? Weave Teacher Compass into the conversation as a means of helping busy administrators to gather and organize data around teacher observations, and provide targeted PD to their teachers as they implement the CCSS. We are making videos for Teacher Compass which are specifically about CCSS.


PD Workshop: Digging into the Reading Standards


Non-product Versions OnlyISBN: Grades K–2: 115451ISBN: Grades 3–6: 115453ISBN: Grades 6-12: 115455



Program DescriptionThis one-day workshop provides participants with a deeperlook at the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Writing.Participants dig deeper into the writing genres, particularlyArgumentation and Explanatory. They plan appropriately leveledwriting prompts and assignments. Strategies for teaching Englishlanguage learners (ELL s) are also addressed throughout theworkshop.

Grade-level VariationsK-2The CCSS reflects on increased rigor and expectations for academic achievement. The K-2 workshop shows participants how to tackle the increased rigor, while still maintaining developmentally appropriate activities for primary students.

3-6The intermediate years are extremely important in the development of writers. This workshop will help teachers of intermediate grades bridge the gap between working with developing writers and providing students with the writing instruction and independent practice to be ready for the rigorous expectations of the 6-12 standards.

6-12One of the significant changes that the writing standards for 6-12 reflects is an increase in nonfiction writing, which includes informative/explanatory and argument writing. The 6-12 workshop guides participants through the expectations and considerations for writing instruction for these genres.

PD Workshop: Digging into the Writing Standards

OutcomesBy the end of the workshop, teachers will be able to • Plan appropriate writing prompts and assignments

to scaffold students to higher standards.• Apply grade-appropriate instructional strategies

that support students in writing opinion/argument and informative/explanatory pieces.

• Support ELL students in achieving the CCSS writing standards.

PRODUCT-SPECIFIC VERSIONS ARE NOTAVAILABLE FOR THIS WORKSHOP.

PRODUCT-SPECIFIC VERSIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2012.


Key Selling Proposition• The workshop focuses on integration of the standards, so

participants will leave the workshop with ideas for implementingthe CCSS immediately. Additionally, best practices are woven throughout the workshop, so participants will not only understand what they need to teach, but will also receive training on effective teaching methods for writing instruction.

• When writing instruction improves, there is a ripple effect in all other academic areas, and in order to improve writing instruction, teachers need to clearly understand the writing standards.

• Each participant walks away from the workshop with a participantworkbook in which they’ve recorded key strategies, conversations, and reflections from the workshop.

• Sally Hampton (one of the authors of ELA CCSS, and an America’s Choice Senior Fellow) was involved in the development of this workshop.


• Titles: Teachers, Literacy or Reading Coaches, Reading Specialists• The ideal customer will have a foundational knowledge of the CCSS.• Many states are offering some training on CC, either through their DOE, or

their state-sanctioned PD agency. The quantity and quality of this training can vary widely, with some being limited to just 1 or 2 hours. Some district leaders may be led into thinking that such training is sufficient.


If “none,” then this is not the correct workshop for them. Suggest insteadthe Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA.


Signs of sufficient foundational training:Teachers have completed at least 6 hours of trainingTeachers are able to describe the following terms and explain their role

in the CCSS ELA Standards: Anchor Standards, CCSS ELA Strands, Text Complexity, College and Career Readiness



Capacity Builder + is a new train-the-trainer service which Pearson is now offering specifically for Common Core training. Pearson provides in-depth training to district personnel on the Pearson CCSS workshop(s) of their choice and then licenses our materials to them so that they can train others. The benefits to the district are that CB+ saves them the time of building their own material and the money that would otherwise be required if we were to provide all the training. CB+ has beensuccessfully at districts in Arizona and Delaware. For more information, contact Jeff Ikler or Claire Hollenbeck.

Up-sell Opportunities• CCSS Digging into the Reading Standards• CCSS Speaking and Listening and Language Standards• CCSS Performance-based Assessment for ELA• Tech Integration



PD Workshop: Digging into the Writing Standards


Non-product Versions OnlyISBN: Grades K–2: 115457ISBN: Grades 3–6: 115459ISBN: Grades 6-12: 115461



Program DescriptionThis one-day workshop explains performance-based assessmentsin relation to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS ).Participants discuss the implications of performance-basedassessments for English Language Arts (ELA) on classroominstruction and assessment. They review sample performancetasks, develop a template to create similar assessments, and learnstrategies for implementation.

Grade-level VariationsK-2The K-2 workshop will incorporate developmentally appropriate assessments that will provide teachers with the information they need to determine what students have mastered, and what they are ready to learn. The workshop will also touch on how to use performance-based assessments to appropriately group students into flexible grouping.

3-6The 3-6 workshop will show participants how to assess intermediate students in a way that will prepare them for the assessments they will encounter in grades 6-12.

6-12The 6-12 workshop will show participants how to design performance-based assessments that will prepare students for high-stakes testing, as well as provide sound information about what students have mastered.

PD Workshop: Performance-based Assessment for ELA

OutcomesBy the end of the workshop, participants will be able to

• Implement strategies to create and evaluate performance-based assessments.

• Use the sample performance tasks in Appendix B as a model for creating performance-based assessments.

• Use student samples in Appendix C as a model to evaluate student work.




Key Selling Proposition• As a result of the CCSS, students need to be exposed early and

often to performance-based assessments. This training will not only educate participants about performance-based assessments, but will provide a model for creating assessments, which participants will use both during the workshop and beyond.

• Participants will have guidance and time to create assessments specific to their curriculum.

• Research on backward design, the work of Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe is included in this workshop.



• Titles: Teachers, Literacy or Reading Coaches, Reading Specialists, Assessment Coaches

• The ideal customer would have a foundational knowledge of the CCSS for ELA. They would know how each of the four strands is organized so they can apply that knowledge to creating assessments.

• Many states are offering some training on CC, either through their DOE, or their state-sanctioned PD agency. The quantity and quality of this training can vary widely, with some being limited to just 1 or 2 hours. Some district leaders may be led into thinking that such training is sufficient.


If “none,” then this is not the correct workshop for them. Suggest insteadthe Foundational Overview of CCSS for ELA.


Signs of sufficient foundational training:Teachers have completed at least 6 hours of trainingTeachers are able to describe the following terms and explain their role

in the CCSS ELA Standards: Anchor Standards, CCSS ELA Strands, Text Complexity, College and Career Readiness




Up-sell Opportunities• CCSS Digging into the Reading Standards• CCSS Digging into the Writing Standards• CCSS Speaking and Listening and Language Standards• Tech Integration



PD Workshop: Performance-based Assessment for ELA


Non-product Versions OnlyISBN: 115467



Program DescriptionThis one-day workshop provides participants with a deeperlook at the Common Core State Standards (CCSS ) for Speakingand Listening and Language. Participants focus on incorporatingspeaking and listening standards and language standards intoreading and writing lessons. Strategies for teaching Englishlanguage learners (ELLs) are addressed throughout theworkshop.

PD Workshop: Speaking and Listening Standards and Language Standards

OutcomesBy the end of the workshop, participants will be able to

• Plan reading and writing lessons that incorporate speaking, listening, and language standards.

• Support ELL students in achieving the CCSS English Language Arts (ELA) standards.




Key Selling Proposition• Speaking and Listening and Language Standards are tied to all

content area instruction. This workshop will review the standards and support teachers in delivering integrated instruction that incorporates effective communication.

• The workshop includes a video that demonstrates how to lead an effective discussion with minimal teacher support.



• Titles: Teachers, Literacy or Reading Coaches, Reading Specialists, Assessment Coaches

• The ideal customer would have some knowledge of the CCSS for ELA for both reading and writing. This workshop is appropriate for content area teachers.

• Many states are offering some training on CC, either through their DOE, or their state-sanctioned PD agency. The quantity and quality of this training can vary widely, with some being limited to just 1 or 2 hours. Some district leaders may be led into thinking that such training is sufficient.




Up-sell Opportunities• CCSS Digging into the Reading Standards• CCSS Digging into the Writing Standards• Performance-based Assessment for ELA• Tech Integration



PD Workshop: Speaking and Listening Standards and Language Standards

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