- 1. https://todaysmeet.com/grappleGrappling with the CCSS:
Developing PLC Units of StudyHesperia Unified School DistrictDavid
F. Cain, Secondary Curriculum Coach
[email protected] McCollum, Director of Curriculum,
Instruction, & Assessment [email protected] Jodi
Consten, Coordinator, Staff Development and Induction
[email protected]
2. The need of teachers [Common Core] implementation must
include time for teachers to adjust and collaborate with colleagues
NEA President, Dennis Van Roekel, October 2013It was the best
collaboration time we have had. When we were done we realized that
we had six weeks worth of lesson plans. Teacher, Mesa Grande
Elementary School, HUSD 3. Acknowledging the truth We had a problem
The old system of benchmark tests, pacing plans, etc., was not
meeting the learning needs of students. Students were falling by
the wayside as the machine trudged on. Our highest elementary
schools, four between 864 and 904, were matriculating students who,
as a cohort, went on to have the greatest decrease in CST
performance. Our old resources and the new Common Core Aligned
resources did not attend to the necessary shifts in instruction and
developing depth of knowledge. Teachers were feeling besieged by
the looming CCSS transition. If we implemented the CCSS using the
same practices and systems that we used with our old standards, we
would be repeating past failures and failing to meet the needs of
students. 4. Putting a plan into motion Actively engaged with the
CCSS, beginning in 2010 and developed an implementation plan
Established collaboration Wednesdays across the district Develop a
CCSS Transition Team of teachers, district coaches, and district
administrators Utilized our established Calibration Committee
(grade and subject representatives from all schools in district)
Initial CCSS site and parent presentations in 2012 CART (Site
presentations and productstwo-hours each, five times this year) 5.
Pitfalls in the Process of Transition Cross-walking is Jaywalking
Phil DaroStandards are not just lists Standards are not the
curriculum Dont look backward: Tabula RasaThe most significant
change is how we teach 6. Our TargetWHY?HOW?WHAT? 7. A Common
Destination 8. Our Primary Purpose Hesperia Unified School District
Mission: Preparing todays students for tomorrows world Validating
the professionalism of our teachers We are our own best resource
Have the freedom to be innovative Focusing on Results A deliberate
process A deliberate result 9. Guiding Principles Focus on Student
Learning that has lasting impact Educating the whole child 21st
Century Learning and the 4 Cs Critical Thinking Creativity
Collaboration Communication 10. Shifts Language ArtsMath Building
knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts
Focus strongly where the Standards focus Knowledge and depth across
the disciplinesevery teacher is a reading and writing teacher
Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text Regular practice
with complex text and its academic vocabulary Writing from sources
Coherence: think across grades, and link to major topics within
grades Rigor: in major topics pursue: conceptual understanding,
procedural skill and fluency, and application *with equal
intensityBalance both breadth and depth in all areas 11. CCSS as
opportunity to emphasize balance 12. Our Epiphany CCSS and PLCsmade
for each other Shaping our focus What do we want students to learn
and be able to do? How will we know it? What will we do if they
dont learn it? What will we do if they already know it or learn it
quickly? 13. Collaborative Units of StudyLinked Unit of Study 14.
Links to support collaboration 15. Units of Study, PLC, and
technology collide 16. Learning by Doing: Starting with big ideas
and essential questions 17. Collaborative decisions about
proficiency and assessment 18. Developing quality assessments 19.
Anticipating challenges 20. Grappling with What? and How? 21.
http://hesperi a.org/ehusd/ 22. Questions & Comments
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