NYC City-wide expectations for Common Core implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards for 2011 - 2012 school year.

1. Common Core
An introduction and FAQ to the
changes in New York State
Learning Standards
- K. Crowley

2. Shout - outs
• Yeah
• Good job
• Your awesome
• High Five
• You’re the best
• Amazing
• Rock on
• Keep it up
• Great work

3. Who, What, When, Where, Why
The Common Core State Standards provide a
consistent, clear understanding of what students are
expected to learn, so teachers and parents know
what they need to do to help them. The standards are
designed to be robust and relevant to the real world,
reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young
people need for success in college and careers. With
American students fully prepared for the future, our
communities will be best positioned to compete
successfully in the global economy.

4. Who
• All schools in NYC and the
state of New York

5. What
• Presently, the Common Core addresses the following
• Mathematics standards
• Literacy Standards
• Literacy through Content (including technology)
• It does not yet address –
• ELL education
• Special Education modifications
• Specific Social Studies and Science standards

6. When
• Tentatively speaking – the time line for Common Core implementation
is as follows –
• Summer 2010 – Summer intensive training on Common Core for
school staff
• 2010 – 2011 School administration and support staff provide no less
then two experiences with the Core Standards
• 2011 – 2012 – Core Standards begin to phase in and State Standards
in Literacy and Math phase out
• 2012 – 2013 – Core Standards take over.
• 2014 – 2015 – State Assessments align to Common Core through a
new administration of testing know as PARCC or Partnership for
Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

7. Where
• New York adopted the Common Core
Standards on July 19th 2010.
• 35 other states have adopted the Common
Core curriculum including New Jersey,
Connecticut, and California.
• Some notable states that have yet to adopt
the curriculum include Texas, Virginia, and
Alaska

8. Why
• In order to qualify for funding (or more
specifically to get more points) for the race for
the top funding New York State needed to
align standards to at least two other states.
The best way to do this was Common Core
Standards.

9. So what does this mean -
There are still many questions that do
not have answers –
For example we don’t know if New York
will align State Assessments before
2014 – 2015
We also don’t know if the standards will
change in Science and Social Studies

10. For math specifically -
There are fewer topics and more generalizing and linking of
concepts
– This method is well aligned with the way high-achieving
countries teach math
Emphasis on both conceptual understanding and procedural
fluency starting in the early grades
– More time to teach and reinforce core concepts form K – 12
– Some concepts will now be taught later
Focus on mastery of complex concepts in high math (i.e. –
algebra and geometry) via hands on learning
Emphasis on mathematical modeling in the upper grades.

11. For literacy specifically -
Standards increase in complexity from K – 12 helping to
articulate what students need to know and be able to do along
with trajectory and assist with differentiation
– Teachers form K – 12 will need to focus on the same higher order skills and
apply them in increasingly complex ways over time
Literacy-building as a shared responsibility for all content area
teachers
– Teacher s in Science and Social Studies will be reguired to gain expertise
around literacy development
– Teachers will need to be more deliberate about choosing a wide array of
reading materials.
Emphasis on teaching reading of informational text
– College and work demand that students read and analyze information text
from various sources. Because of this there is more emphasis on teaching
these skills.

12. For literacy specifically -
Emphasis on steadily increasing students’ ability to understand
more and more complex text over time.
Integration of research skills across standards and grades
– The information processing demands of our modern society and the vast
amount of information being produced on a daily basis, we can no longer
wait until the upper grades to teach our students how to conduct research
papers and write to inform and persuade.
Emphasis on writing to argue, inform, and explain in the upper
grades to prepare students for college level writing
– Teacher are not told “how to get there,” only where to go.

13. Break into content teams & create a chart and include
•Noticings
•Findings
•Disappointments,
•What is missing (in your opinion)
•What is new,
•Questions
•Concerns
We will then share out!
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