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Shifting to Common Core Literacy
Reconceptualizing How We Teach and Lead
Develop new philosophical and pedagogical approaches to 21st century learning. Perfect for school and district administrators, professional development providers, and CCSS coaches, this book offers an evidence-based road map to Common Core success. You'll investigate economic, societal, and educational benefits of the CCSS, discover out-of-the-box strategies to support implementation, and explore a more holistic approach to standards-based instruction and assessment.
Benefits
- Learn the history behind the Common Core and compelling reasons for deep implementation.
- Follow practical examples and stories that make complex content understandable.
- Examine relatable hot-button issues most schools face during implementation.
- Reflect on and discuss chapter topics and themes using purposeful end-of-chapter questions.
- Gain a straightforward process and protocol to develop a shared vision for schoolwide CCSS implementation.
- Explore the necessary shifts in roles for students, teachers, principals, and leaders to ensure successful implementation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Chapter 1: Where Are We Now? Standards Déà† Vu
Chapter 2: Back to the Future: Road to the Core
Chapter 3: International Benchmarking: Go East, Young Man! Far East!
Chapter 4: Ready, Set, Shift: Three Seismic Shifts to Move Us Into the 21st Century
Chapter 5: A Core That's Not So Common—Are the CCSS Really That Different From Recent State Standards?
Chapter 6: A Deep Dive Into the CCSS
Chapter 7: Centering CCSS in CSI
Chapter 8: Role Over! New Roles in the CCSS School
REPRODUCIBLES
- CCSS Role-Implementation Plan
- Creating a Shared Vision
- Example of a School's Core Values and Beliefs
- Role Description Chart
- Sample Shared Vision Chart for Assessment—How We Assess Learning
- Sample Shared Vision Chart for Curriculum—What We Teach
- Sample Shared Vision Chart for Instruction—How Students Learn
- Sample Shared Vision Chart for the Learning Environment—the Context in Which Students Learn
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
- Achieve the Core
- Achieve the Core, "About Us”
- Achieve the Core, "Featured Lessons”
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
- Hess' Cognitive Rigor Matrix & Curricular Examples
- National Center for Education Statistics, "NAEP Tools and Applications”
- National Center for Education Statistics, "PIRLS 2011: Released Reading Literacy Items”
- P21, "Framework for 21st Century Learning”
