Introduction to Common CoreState Standards

Deb St ClairHMS

Background● PowerPoint presentation about Common

Core State Standards (from district)● Chart:

○ "Knows" and "Need to Knows" based off the information we learned from that presentation.

● Use "Need to Knows" list to further our exploration of the CCSS.

● Use Diigo - an online social bookmarking tool.

Assignment

● Partner with another teacher. ● In that pair - each teacher selects a topic

from the "Need to Know" chart regarding the CCSS.

● Find an online article that addresses the CCSS and your "Need to Know" topic:○ Example: CCSS and Assessment

● Create a Diigo account● Use the social bookmarking tool to

bookmark the article, annotate it and share the annotated version with your partner.

Part 1 of Assignment

● For the next staff meeting:○ Bring the web address of the online article you found

that addresses your "Need to Know" topic and the CCSS.

● At the next staff meeting we will:○ Create a Diigo account○ Learn how to bookmark, annotate and share a

sample article.○ Add your CCSS article to your library○ Review the assignment for your article

Part 2 of Assignment

● During this staff meeting you will:○ Create a Diigo account○ Learn how to bookmark, annotate and share a

sample article.○ Add your CCSS article to your library○ Review the assignment for your article

Create a Diigo Account

● Go to http://www.diigo.com/● Click on the small text to the bottom right where it says,

"Educator? Get started here"● Choose Option B for Teacher - and click on "here" in

green.○ Complete registration

● When you finish - log in to Diigo● Under "Tools" add Diigolet to your Toolbar

www.diigo.com

Click on "Educator?"

Click on "here" under option B

Using Diigo

● To get started:○ Open another tab for the internet○ Go to any news website and click on a news article.

● Click on the Diigolet Add-on button on your toolbar.○ Options will appear to Bookmark, Highlight, Sticky

Note, Share● Bookmark your news article and then try to

highlight a portion of the text and add a sticky note and share.○ Note - to share your annotated version - you must

click on "Get Annotated Link".

When you click on "Diigolet" - the tags to highlight, bookmark, sticky note or share

Independent Practice

● Add the CCSS article you found into your Diigo Library (bookmark it)

● After you read it:○ Highlight 2-3 main points of the article○ Add 2-3 sticky notes that post questions you have

from the article○ Share your annotated CCSS article with your partner

and with Deb

Follow-up

● At the next staff meeting, we will take 5-10 minutes to:○ Debrief with your partner the experience using Diigo○ Brainstorm with your table group different ways you

could use Diigo as an instructional tool○ Share out with whole staff brainstorm ideas

Sample