Literacy summer

1. 2014-2015LITERACY TEAM RECAP

2. After the next 30 minutes, I will be able to:
Define disciplinary literacy.
Explain what the CCSS are.
Explain the connection between disciplinary literacy
and the CCSS.
Explain how the CCSS are structured.
Identify where the CCSS already exist in your
discipline.
Explain how the CCSS will impact our students at LT.
OBJECTIVES

3. WHAT IS DISCIPLINARY LITERACY:
Disciplinary Literacy is the merging of
content knowledge with the ability to read,
write, listen, speak in order to problem
solve, think critically, and perform
effectively in ways that are meaningful and
relevant to each discipline.

4. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS=
Set of common standards to prepare students
for success in college and careers
ELA Math Literacy
ELA History Science
Social
Science
Technical
Subjects
This is where Disciplinary Literacy thrives.
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
CCSS AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY?

5. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
CCSS AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY?

6.  English II
 English III
 Algebra
 Geometry
 Biology
 Chemistry
 Health
 Consumer Economics
 U.S. History
 World History
TARGETED LITERACY TEAMS

7. Anchor Standard
There are 10 for reading.
There are 10 for writing.
Each one is broken down
into a K-12 progression.
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9/10
11/12
HOW ARE THE COMMON CORE STATE
STANDARDS STRUCTURED?

10. While not perfect, the standards require
students to:
Think.
Read independently.
Write.
Use WHAT they read in WHAT they write.
Learn content AND care about more than JUST the
content.
Produce evidence of thought.
WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT THE CCSS?

11. Please take a look at the writing progression
and:
Determine the differences between the language of
the 9/10 & 11/12 standards
Make short notes of learning experiences in which
you already teach the standards in class
ANALYSIS OF PROGRESSIONS

12. After the next 30 minutes, I will be able to:
Define disciplinary literacy.
Explain what the CCSS are.
Explain the connection between disciplinary literacy
and the CCSS.
Explain how the CCSS are structured.
Identify where the CCSS already exist in your
discipline.
Explain how the CCSS will impact our students at LT.
OBJECTIVES

13. QUESTIONS?