The document discusses how technology and online tools can support the implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in schools. It explains that the CCSS emphasize deeper learning goals and integrate media and technology standards. It also describes how online professional development courses for teachers through EdTech Leaders Online can help educators understand how to align their teaching with the CCSS, with a focus on how technology enables deeper learning and allows teachers to explore resources for the classroom. The courses provide opportunities for reflection, trying new strategies, and receiving feedback to help implement the mathematics and English language arts CCSS.

1. Implement Common Core
with Online Tools and Media
Barbara Treacy
March 2013

2. Today’s Focus
 How technology and media standards are infused
throughout the CCSS
 How technology and media supports the deeper
learning goals of the CCSS
 How technology supports the professional
development needs of teachers to implement the
CCSS

3. About EdTech Leaders Online
Goal: Build capacity to use online learning to
meet educational goals
 Based at EDC (education non-profit) since 1999
 For states, districts, regional centers, universities,
other educational organizations
 Over 4500 online facilitators trained in 36 states
 Online facilitator & course design programs
 70+ online courses, including for Common Core
 Custom course development
 Learning Community, facilitated model

4. Quick CCSS Overview
CCSS are:
 Standards for students to be college and career ready
 Build on strengths/lessons of current state standards
 Designed to be: coherent, clearer, fewer, higher,
measurable and internationally benchmarked
 Focus on fostering deeper learning
CCSS are not:
 Curriculum
 Prescription for how to teach

5. Cross-grade learning progressions:
Organization for Deeper Learning
 ELA
 designed as a “staircase”
 anchor standards in Reading, Writing, Speaking
and Listening, and Language
 media and literacy throughout
 increased focus on
 informational text
 informative/explanatory writing
 domain specific vocabulary

6. Coherent Organization
for Deeper Learning
 Math
 Standards for Mathematical Practice
 Consistent across all grade levels
 Describe mathematical habits of mind
 Standards for Mathematical Content
 Organized in domains that progress over
several grades
 High school standards presented by
conceptual theme

7. CCSS Focus on Deeper Learning
“Rigorous: he standards will include high-level
cognitive demands by asking students to
demonstrate deep conceptual understanding
through the application of content knowledge and
skills to new situations.
High-level cognitive demand includes reasoning,
justification, synthesis, analysis, and problem-
solving.”
- Common Core State Standards Initiative Standards-Setting Criteria
http://www.corestandards.org/resources

8. CCSS Focus on Technology and Media
From the English Language Arts Standards:
“Just as media and technology are integrated in school
and life in the twenty-first century, skills related to
media use (both critical analysis and production of
media) are integrated throughout the standards.”
“Students employ technology thoughtfully to enhance
their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and
language use.”
http://www.corestandards.org/resources/key-points-in-english-language-arts

9. Focus on Technology and Media, cont.
From the CCSS Mathematics Standards:
“When making mathematical models, [students] know that
technology can enable them to visualize the results of
varying assumptions, explore consequences, and compare
predictions with data... They are able to use technological
tools to explore and deepen their understanding of
concepts”
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Practice
ELA and Math CCSS Media and Technology references:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B6xcBbWvNc4SwCKQz2eIbUIVvXpPT-
xHFtI6AMI7mlc/edit

10. CCSS Professional Development
Needs
Educators need:
 to understand the the media and technology
standards
 to understands how technology supports deeper
learning throughout standards
 to understand the standards – overall - and how to
align their teaching

11. Online PD for CCSS Approach
 Focused on content, pedagogy, and assessment
 Developed in a learning community model
 Provide time for teacher reflection
 Enables teachers to try out strategies in their classrooms
and create new classroom-based CCSS aligned lessons
 Enables feedback from course participants and facilitator
 Focus on how media and technology support teacher and
student deeper learning – providing important experience
with technology resources teachers can explore and use
with their students
.

12. Two-Course Series for Mathematics and for
English Language Arts/Literacy
 English Language Arts-Literacy
 Implementing ELA-Literacy CCSS – Focus on
Assessment & Reading Standards
 Implementing ELA-Literacy CCSS – Focus on Writing,
Research & Presentation
 Mathematics
 Exploring the Common Core Math Practices
 Examining the Common Core Math Content Standards
Preview: http://moodle.etlo.org
Username and Password: webinar

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24. Session Two

25. www.edtechleaders.org/content/common-core-ranking

27. http://www.edtechleaders.org/custom-development/interactives/graph-party-gam

31. Thank you!
Barbara Treacy
btreacy@edc.org
EdTech Leaders Online
http://edtechleaders.org
Education Development Center
http://edc.org