This document provides an overview of a presentation on introducing the Common Core standards. The presentation's objectives are to start a professional conversation around implementing Common Core, participate in unpacking how a standard can be taught in a 4th grade classroom, and choose a grade focus for future presentations. The agenda includes setting context, introductions, modeling a classroom activity, and discussing next steps.

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE
COMMON CORE
STANDARDS
A SNAPSHOT VIEW
PRESENTED BY BONNIE MOZER

2. OBJECTIVES
• Begin a professional conversation connected to
implementation of the common core standards
• Actively Participate in unpacking how one standard
can be introduced in the classroom (grade 4
example today)
• Next Steps-Chose grade focus for next 15 minute
Presentation to be delivered by teachers

3. AGENDA-COMMON CORE STANDARDS
A SNAPSHOT VIEW
• Set Context of Presentation-First of ongoing series of
fifteen minute presentations
• Introductions
• Objectives
• Purpose-To become familiar with the Common
Core Standards in order to begin to gradually
implement in the classroom through a cycle of
collaboration and practice
• Slide presentation- “Getting the Lens Ready”
• Activity-Modeling of classroom activity
• Debrief-Next Steps

4. WHAT’S CONSIDERED A “TEXT”
IN THE 21ST CENTURY?
• Turn to a partner and identify two different types of
text used in the 21st century. Think of those that
may be considered new or have a new emphasis in
the Common Core Standards
• Share out one of the text types you identified

5. 21ST CENTURY TEXT
• Stories, novels, memoirs, poetry, problem sets,
essays, equations, expressions, lab reports,
research papers, directions for cooking, email,
text-messaging, video games, financial reports,
tests/exams, advertisements, signs, visual and
motion media, graphs, artwork, PowerPoints,
charts, speech

6. LITERACY-WHAT DOES IT MEAN NOW?
Read the word. Read the world.
- Paulo Freire
How are these words relevant to
teaching and learning now?

7. 21ST CENTURY LITERACY SKILLS
• Technology
• Multimedia
• Collaboration and
Interdependence
• Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Critical Problem Solving
• Entrepreneurial Spirit

8. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
•Transition Words
connect sentences whether
we’re writing or talking

9. PRO-CON ACTIVITY
• Purpose:
• To scaffold the instruction related to Writing an
Argument by expressing two opposing views
• To provide students the opportunity to engage
and practice the connection between speaking
and writing

10. PRO/CON IMPROV
CELEBRITIES IN
ADVERTISING
On the other hand… Even so…
In spite of…
Still…
Regardless
• Then again…
• However…
• Despite…
• Although this may be true…

11. THANK YOU
• Presenter: Bonnie Mozer
• Contact Information:
bonmozer@aol.com
• Cell number:415-300-7428