Making the common core standards work : using professional development to build world-class schools / Robert J. Manley, Richard J. Hawkins ; foreword by Dan Domenech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manley, Robert J., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Education--Standards.

United States.

Education--Curricula--United States.

Education--Curricula.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2013]

Summary:

With the Common Core State Standards adopted by the vast majority of U.S. states, educators face the challenge of translating the standards into successful, positive change within schools. Written for school leaders, this practical guide offers a blueprint for implementing and exceeding the new standards using precisely targeted professional development.

Readers will find realistic strategies supported by examples from a diverse range of schools. Topics include

Empowering teachers and staff as partners in planning for and implementing the new standards

Adapting existing curricula to meet goals for mathematics and language arts at each grade level

Designing assessments that measure mastery of the standards

Ensuring that the standards benefit learning for all students, including multicultural learners

Lead your school or district in fulfilling the promise of the Common Core State Standards and preparing students for a competitive global economy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Designing Competitive Curriculum for a Global Economy 17

Chapter 1 Common Core State Standards: What Are They? 19

Common Core State Standards: More Than Standards With an International Flavor 20

A Quick Trip Around the World 23

Moving Forward 27

Chapter 2 The School Leader's Role in Making the Common Core State Standards Work 31

Creating Guiding Ideas to Implement the Common Core State Standards 34

Guiding Ideas and Evidence 35

Getting to How: Operationalize Your Guiding Ideas 38

Identifying the Innovation 44

Teaching the Change 47

The Social and Emotional Literacy Components of the Common Core State Standards 51

School Leaders and Teachers Partner to Help Students 52

Inspiring Trust, Creativity, Transparency, and Success: A Framework for Loose Versus Tight Leadership 54

Part I Building Understanding About the Issue and its Impact on Your Organization 54

Part II Moving From Understanding to Action 55

Section II Helping Communities Create a New Future 59

Chapter 3 Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in English 61

Real-World Applications 69

Grades K-2: Phonological Awareness (One Topic) 69

Grades K-2: Key Ideas and Details and Craft and Structure 71

Grades 3-5: Fluency (One Topic) 74

Grade 5: Reading With Fluency and Accuracy 75

Grades 6-8: Key Ideas and Details (One Topic) 78

Grades 9-10: English Language Arts Curriculum 81

Grades 11-12: Reading and Writing 83

Chapter 4 Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics 87

Comparison of State and Common Core State Math Standard Emphasis 88

Common Core State Math Standards 97

Kindergarten Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 97

Grade 1 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 99

Grade 2 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 101

Grade 5 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 101

Six Domains of Instructional Strategies for All Students 106

Purpose of the Math Common Core 109

Grade 7 Common Core State Math Standards: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 112

Grades 9-10 Common Core State Math Standards: The Real Number System 113

Grade 10 Common Core State Math Standards for Geometry: Congruence 116

Grade 12 Common Core State Math Standards for Statistics: Using Probability to Make Decisions 118

Chapter 5 Challenges to the Implementation of Rigorous Common Core State Standards 123

Testing Policies Do Not Improve Schools 124

The Common Core State Standards: Opportunities for Equity and Excellence 127

Section III Helping Teachers Redefine their Profession 133

Chapter 6 How to Assess Mastery of the Common Core Curriculum State Standards 135

Direct Instruction 140

The Power of Formative Assessments 143

Formative Assessment Examples From Real Schools 147

Building Successful Schools 157

Special Education and General Education 159

Chapter 7 The Leadership Challenge: Creating Common Understandings of the Common Core State Standards 161

The Role of School Leaders 161

Envisioning Excellence 163

We Get the Results We Design Schools to Achieve 165

Vision or Nightmare? 167

Enter the Common Core State Standards 168

Chapter 8 Dialogue: Providing Opportunity So Facts Influence Opinions 173

Creating Context for the Common Core State Standards 177

Teachers Need Deep Understanding of the Common Core State Standards 178

Identifying Gaps: Current Versus Desired Reality 181

Section IV Creating Systems that Accelerate Learning for All 185

Chapter 9 Multicultural Issues that Teachers and School Leaders Must Face Beyond the Common Core State Standards 187

Common Core State Standards Lift Us Beyond Difference 191

What All Teachers and School Leaders Need to Know About Multiculturalism 194

Grouping and Labeling Students 204

Building a Multicultural Learning Community 205

Chapter 10 An Effective Intervention in Schools that Improves Instruction and Learning 209

Creating Sustainable Change in Struggling Schools 210

Leaders Create the Context and Design for Change to Succeed 213

Change to Succeed 213

Homework 218

Student Work and Deficit Assumptions 220

Focus Groups 224

School Leaders 224

Parent Involvement 226

Students 227

Changing Public Mental Models About School Reform 229

Chapter 11 Public Policy: Helpful and Harmful 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781452258577

1452258570

OCLC:

800043625