standards

Content Area Learning Standards You Should Be Familiar With...

 * **[|Common Core State Standards]** **in English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, and Technical Subjects -approved June 2, 2010** Download the Core Curriculum Standards for English Language Arts, History/Social Studies, and Technical Subjects (2010) to review reading and writing standards related to your discipline (Reading standards for literature or informational texts; Speaking and Listening Standards; Reading standards for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects - Notice pages 3-33 focus on Grades K-5 and pages 34-66 focus on grades 6-12)
 * [|RIDE Resources about Literacy in ELA, History, and Technical Subjects]


 * **[|Next Generation Science Standards]**

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 * **[|Rhode Island GSE's in Civics and Social Studies]** (from Rhode Island Dept. of Education)
 * [|(National) C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards] (College, Career, and Civic Life)

Other Related Resources for More Information....

 * **PARCC April 2013 Draft of Performance-Level Descriptors at each grade level for ELA and draft rubrics**
 * **[|Grade Level Descriptors] see draft for April 2013 [[file:DraftELAPLDsALLGRADES.pdf]]**
 * **Reading:** 1) Text complexity; 2) **Range of accuracy** in expressing reading comprehension in student response; and 3) **quality of evidence** cited from sources read
 * **Writing:** 1) Written expression; 2) Knowledge of language and conventions
 * **Rubrics: one for grade 3, one for grades 4-5, and one for grades 6-11**
 * **see also for complexity analysis worksheets for informational and literary texts**
 * **[|RIDE Common Core Teaching Resources] - great collection!**
 * **Georgia Common Core Standards Supports and Rubrics **
 * **[|Model Content Frameworks for the Common Core Standards]**- Grade level interpretations of the standards - drafted and released November 2011. Download pdf [[file:PARCC MCF for ELA Literacy_Fall 2011 Release (rev).pdf]]
 * [|Implementing Common Core Standards]: Use the [|Literacy Design Collaborative] and [|Math Design Collaborative] templates to design
 * [|AchievetheCore.org]: tools, articles, free resources, teacher voices, and lots more to help you get started.
 * Short CCSS-focused YouTube [|Videos from the Hunt Institut]e with David Coleman
 * [|Achieve OER Online Evaluation Tool] (use to evaluate digital resources for students and their alignment to CCSS)- [|The Rubric]
 * [|Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons]: A growing collection of open-source materials available for teachers (linked to OER Online Evaluation Tool so will soon be aligned to CCSS)
 * Interstate Teacher Assessment Support Consortium (InTASC ) [|Model Core Teaching Standards] - download standards [[file:InTASC_Model_Core_Teaching_Standards_2011.pdf]]
 * [|Standards for Professional Learning]
 * Common Core and Special Education Challenges
 * [|What Special Educators Need to Know]
 * ** [|Common Core Standards Overview] and Details translated into five languages (designed to share with parents):
 * [|Overview of the Common Core Standards]
 * [|Highlights of Language Arts and Content Area Subjects]
 * [|Bilingual Common Core Initiatives] (Engage NY)
 * [|Core Knowledge Language Arts Curriculum PreK-3] (Core Knowledge Foundation)
 * **2014 IES report on how schools receiving school improvement grants are supporting ELLs **

Other Materials related to CCSS** >>
 * [|Measuring Text Complexity in the CCSS] - addendum to Appendix A
 * [|Making Challenging Texts More Accessible (CCSS)]: A long video and several companion handouts and slideshows
 * [|Making Texts Accessible for All Students]: Conference handouts with many considerations for ELL learners
 * [|2013: What does it really mean to be college and career ready]- Community Colleges (video and resources)
 * NEA 2010 Policy Brief explaining the Common Core Standards in Lang Arts and Math [[file:NEA Common Core Standards 2010 Policy Brief.pdf]]
 * Finn, Chester (March 1, 2012): [|The war against the Common Core.] Flypaper, Fordham Institute. An interesting commentary on the current state of affairs associated with the Common Core State Standards
 * Assessment Issues associated with measuring performance on common core standards
 * [|Common Assessments a Test for Schools' Technology] (Education Week, April 22, 2011)
 * Two groups developing assessments include [|Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium] and [|Achieve: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness and College Careers]
 * [|Common Assessment Consortia Expands Plans] to provide instructional materials and professional development that link to the assessments they are designing for the new set of common academic standards [[file:PARC Supplemental Proposal.pdf]]
 * Online repositories for Common Core Related Lessons
 * [|Learn Zillion] - lesson videos, slides, and commentaries
 * [|PowerMyLearning]free online educational activities
 * [|Scootpad]: personalized practice for math and reading
 * Other related resources under development
 * [|Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project] (For teachers by teachers)
 * [|Solutions for linking standards to curriculum and professional development] (Pearson)
 * Possible solutions for linking standards to curriculum for adolescents ([|Scholastic])
 * Teaching with Informational Texts and Companion Videos (from [|Scholastic Scope Videos])

[|Next Generation Science Standards]
 * [|A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas]** (a precursor to the Common Core State Standards in Science) - scroll down on the page a bit to view the whole text online for free) >


 * [|Rhode Island State Content Standards]:** (from RIDE - RI Department of Education)
 * Grade Level Expectations (GLE's for K-8) and Grade Span Expectations (GSE's for 9-12)
 * Click on the link above and...
 * For **RI Reading/Language Arts standards**, download the pdf or word document for "Local Reading GLE's and GSEs for grades 5-12.
 * For **RI Math and Science standards**, locate the appropriate document beneath the "Math" or "Science" heading
 * For **other RI content standards**, you may find updated documents at the [|Education World RI Standards website]
 * For Foreign Language standards, visit the [|National Standards for Foreign Language Education]. You might also explore some of the documents at [|Standards In World Language Education]


 * Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards** (from RIDE - RI Department of Education) [[file:ripts.pdf]]

[|**Rhode Island Model Educator Evaluation System**] (from RIDE)


 * National Content Standards** (in case RI does not have standards in your discipline or you are aligning your lesson to national standards as well)
 * You should locate the professional organization in your content area at [|Education World's National Index]. I'm assuming you are familiar with these standards from your methods classes.