Teacher Leadership CouncilScience K-8Session 2

January 12, 2012

Implementing the Common Core and Essential Standards

Teacher Leadership is Key

TLC Timeline

October 13Review and Input on benchmarksIntroduction to Common Core &

Essential StandardsIntroduction to the development of

Standards Division Documents

January 12Tested Areas – SDD for

Instructional Timelines and Benchmarking

Non-Tested – SDD for Instructional Timelines

Session 3(February)

Independent TLC – led Standards Division Document

Development

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TLC Timeline

Session 4(March)

Independent TLC – led Standards Division

Document Development

Session 5(April 19)

Draft of SDD and Resource Discussion

Session 6(May 17)

SDD for all grade levels and contents

Looking at interdisciplinary

alignment

Session 7(June)

CelebrationSDD Posted to Rubicon

Atlas

Session 2 Agenda

Large Group Session 1 ReviewLocating the New StandardsStandards Division DocumentsBenchmarking/ MSL’sContent-Specific InitiativesTLC Timeline for remainder of 2011-2012

Session 1 Review

• Be able to locate your standards and support tools

• Understand how the standards are written and their characteristics

• Begin the process of unpacking • Understand the purpose of Curriculum

Division Documents and what they look like.• Understand the Next Steps in the Curriculum

Division Document/Benchmarking Process

Considerations for Standards Division

What do students need to know and be able to do during each Standards Division?Characteristics of StandardsExisting ResourcesState Assessment Initiatives (Summative)

MSLs (Measures of Student Learning)

Subject area considerations

Session 1 Review

• Rubicon Atlas (Reference Tab):– www.onslowcounty.rubiconatlas.org

• NC Department of Public Instruction:– http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/

• Science-Unpacked Wiki:– www.science-unpacked.wikispaces.com/

Session 1 Review

Review ACRE Site

Session 1 Review: Next Steps

How do you begin to “divide” the new Common Core?

How should the “Standards Division Documents” be divided? (6, 9, 18 weeks)

How often should benchmarking be conducted? (6, 9, 18 weeks).

Standards Division Documents

Primary TLC work to be completed during the Spring Semester of 2012.Primary discussion points and work sessions in content break out sessions today.

Benchmarking and MSL’s

• 2012-2013 Benchmarks in Summative Testable Areas– Grades 5 and 8 Science– Biology

• 2012-2013 Assessments: Based on Common Core/Essential Standards; developed in NC; this is a 2-year plan.

Measures of Student Learning

Measures of Student Learning (MSLs), sometimes called “common exams,” are a shared way to gauge student growth in all currently non-tested grades and subjects in the Common Core State Standards for Math and ELA and in the NC Essential Standards. While these measures will be used statewide, they are not the same as our statewide summative assessments in the NC Testing Program: the End-of-Grade and End-of-Course assessments. Districts and charter schools will have flexibility to decide how to use the MSLs as part of students’ grades.NC will implement the MSLs statewide during the 2012-13 school year.

Benchmarking and MSL’s

– Measure of Student Learning (MSL’s)• To be utilized in the state of North Carolina in all

currently non-tested areas.

– Teacher Effectiveness Mandate• Standard 6

– Linked to the State’s Instructional Improvement System (IIS)

– More information forthcoming

Science K-5 Initiatives

1. Curriculum Division Documents for each Grade (to include Literacy Strands for Science)

2. Visual Document for Essential Standards

3. Curriculum Trajectory Diagram for Science K-8

4. Develop the Science-Unpacked Wiki as a resource.

Content Break Out Sessions

– Thank you again for your leadership.

– In a moment, we will report to our content break out sessions.

– Questions?

TLC Timeline

October 13Review and Input on benchmarksIntroduction to Common Core &

Essential StandardsIntroduction to the development of

Standards Division Documents

January 12Tested Areas – SDD for

Instructional Timelines and Benchmarking

Non-Tested – SDD for Instructional Timelines

Session 3(February)

Independent TLC – led Standards Division Document

Development

To

da

y

TLC Timeline

Session 4(March)

Independent TLC – led Standards Division

Document Development

Session 5(April 19)

Draft of SDD and Resource Discussion

Session 6(May 17)

SDD for all grade levels and contents

Looking at interdisciplinary

alignment

Session 7(June)

CelebrationSDD Posted to Rubicon

Atlas