Making the Common Core Standards Work

Using Professional Development to Build World-Class Schools

Robert J. Manley, Richard J. Hawkins

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9781452258577
• eBook ISBN: 9781452284439
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Educational Policy

Essential reading for school leaders!

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 very 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 curriculum 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.

"This book looks at the implementation of CCSS within the context of all of the components that face public schools, and, in doing so, puts the CCSS in a proper perspective. This is a book that could actually help make a difference in the improvement of instruction in the public schools."
—Martin J. Hudacs, Superintendent
Solanco School District, Quarryville, PA

"Making the Common Core Standards Work provides a detailed approach to systems thinking and how to manage a real-life paradigm shift."
—William Richard Hall, Jr., Principal
R. C. Longan Elementary School, Henrico, VA

Index

Acculturation, 188–189

Afghanistan war, 2

African Americans, 189

Algebra:

Common Core State Math Standards (CCSMS), 87, 98t, 99t, 102t

formative assessment, 147–150

All Our Children Learning (Bloom), 62

American Association of School Administrators, 173

American Creed, 189, 190–191, 193

American Creed for Education, 173–174

American Educational Research Association, 173

American Educator, 110

American Teacher, 140

Apotheker, Leo, 32

Arab Spring, 2

Assessment. See Formative assessment; Standardized tests

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 173

Bell, Alexander Graham, 143

Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs), 28

Bilingual education, 192, 197

See also English language learners (ELL)

Bloom, B., 62

Bloom’s taxonomy:

English language arts (ELA) curriculum, 61–62

global educational assessment, 26

inquiry-based model, 46–47

Board of Cooperative Educational Services, 184

Brazil, 2, 3

Castle Learning Systems, 46, 85, 146

Changing Education Paradigms (2010), 179

Charter schools, 6, 10

China:

educational assessment, 162, 179

global economy, 1–2, 3

U.S. loan, 1–2

Civil rights movement, 189

Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), 197

Classroom management, 141

Classroom observation, 196–198, 200, 202, 203t

Clinton, Bill, 9

Cognitive acceleration program, 151–152

Cold War, 161–162

Collaboration:

English language arts (ELA) curriculum, 66–68

formative assessment, 137, 139–140, 146, 148–149, 152

inquiry-based model d...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Introduction: Why American Schools Must Move Toward Common Core State Standards
• SECTION I. DESIGNING COMPETITIVE CURRICULUM FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMY
• SECTION II. HELPING COMMUNITIES CREATE A NEW FUTURE
• SECTION III. HELPING TEACHERS REDEFINE THEIR PROFESSION
• SECTION IV. CREATING SYSTEMS THAT ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR ALL
• References
• Index