Objectives Gain a greater understanding of the Common Core State Standards Understand the benefits of the Common Core

re State Standards Locate Common Core Resources that provide information on implementation Identify & explore specific articles and websites that will benefit classroom instruction and student learning Comment on 2 articles and 2 websites located on the FRSD Common Core Blog Scale of 1-10 with 10 being proficient, where are you right now when it comes to the Content of Common Core Standards that pertain to your area of instruction? 12:00-12:30 Introduction of FRSD Blog & our tasks for the day Videos: Bubba, Mastery Connect o What is the food Bubba is telling us about? o What is the way Bubba is telling us to prepare it? o What ingredients does Bubba want us to use? Common Core State Standards tell us what to (cook) teach. NOT how to (cook, prepare, present) teach it Widget from Mastery Connect

12:30-2:45 Complete tasks 1-4 listed below at computers in the lab or library 3:00-3:30 Meet back in the library to summarize, discuss and complete evaluations ____________________________________________________________ Standards are the ingredients in a powerful curriculum, but they should NEVER become the curriculum. ____________________________________________________________ Assignments: 1. Read #7 Teaching Like a Four Star Chef (article is online and also in folder) 2. Visit website #4 Mastery Connect-Common Formative Assessments a. Create an account b. Watch the interactive tour tutorial c. Explore on your own after the tour 3. Explore the entire FRSD common core blog 4. Comment on a specific article, website, or video. Your comment must address the specific # you are commenting in the appropriate section on so others can refer back to your recommendation. You can choose to sign your name, initials or remain anonymous after the comment. Everyone should comment on at least 2 articles and 2 websites. CONTINUED ON BACK
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Questions to answer together or on your own from Article #1 How was the standard track width implementation for railroads similar to the implementation of Common Core Standards? What were some barriers that railroad systems and educational systems face before a common standard was adopted?

7 Benefits of Common Core State Standards

1. Equity all students in every state will be expected to meet the same rigorous standards, which will prepare each of them to be college and career ready. 2. Results when implemented with fidelity internationally and in states like Massachusetts, fewer, higher and clearer standards have resulted in significant gains in student achievement. 3. Efficiency Instead of each state developing all of its own instructional supports, states now have multiple partners among whom they can share resources. Small states will have the same standing as large states and will not be compelled to purchase instructional materials or textbooks simply because they were adopted by another, much larger state. 4. Cost Effectiveness pooling resources eliminates duplication and takes advantage of economies of scale. 5. Consistency in an increasingly mobile population, all students, regardless of zip code, will have the same high standards and expectations. 6. Collaboration Even in the early stages of implementation of the CCSS there is a dramatic increase in attention being paid to approaches to teaching, strategies for teacher preparation and cross-state initiatives, which draw on the collective experience and knowledge of teachers nationwide. 7. Innovation historically, the adoptions of agreed-upon standards in business, technology and industry have resulted in dramatic increases in innovation. Examples include the Transcontinental Railroad, wireless network standards and DVD standards.