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Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you're having a wonderful day today. Today, we're going to be looking at an overview of the standards. Now for today's lesson, I've chosen a quote by Michael Jordan which states, "You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself." What we're going to look at today are some of those standards that you can implement in the classroom to help set those high standards for your teaching.
By the end of the lesson today, you will be able to understand the content standards, specifically when we look at their connection to various objectives, and outcomes, and competencies, and how you create those I Can statements within every objective. You'll be able to locate those content standards so that you can get more information about the ones that will apply to your teaching. And you are going to analyze the connection between the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards and the Literacy Standards in Social Studies and in the Sciences.
So first, let's go ahead and look at a little overview of the content standards. What standards can be defined as the knowledge or skills that students are expected to master. The purpose of these content standards is to guide the teacher when planning instruction. Also, they should be used to help build those objectives and I Can statements.
Now, when we go ahead and look at how we're going to use those standards within the planning process, it's important to understand that when it comes to planning your curriculum throughout the entire year or even the curriculum throughout a unit or a basic lesson, you as a teacher need to be able to use the standards to help guide you through that curriculum. They often help work through those curriculum maps, or unit maps, or lesson maps so that you are really confident that you are reaching the student and not getting overwhelmed by these standards.
So when we look at how to use those standards, I like to think of it as sort of a stair step approach, a flow, to help you go from big to small. So first and foremost, it's important that you break down those standards or what students need to be able to do into much smaller units so that you're able to really focus in on the individual elements that the student needs to know by the end of the unit lesson or year. Then you're going to take a look, first, at those high-level outcomes. You're going to want to look at how those are related to the various content standards and competencies that you're working with and say on a big, broad, overall level, what is it that I want the students to be able to master by the end of this unit, or lesson, or year?
You're going to take those outcomes and you're going to use them to create specific objectives for each individual unit. Those continue to sort of funnel in and really target what you want that student to know in very discrete chunks. This allows the students to not get overwhelmed. And it also helps you to not get overwhelmed by the large number of content standards that we deal with throughout the year.
Then you're going to get stuff even more specific. You're going to take those objectives for the unit and you are going to begin to target them towards each of the lessons that you're doing. When you get all of those objectives targeted to each lesson, it's really important that you start writing them in terms of I Can statements in kid-friendly language. This really allows the students to kind of take responsibility of their own learning so that they are able to know exactly what they'll be able to do by the end of each individual lesson.
So now, let's take a look at how you can find those standards. If you're looking for the Common Core Math Standards, the best place to go is corestandards.org/math. Let's take a look at what that website looks like. Now, these Common Core Math Standards were developed in 2010. And that development really involved a whole consortium of state leaders and educators from all across our country. The standards in Common Core Math really indicate what students should know and be able to do in math in order to really prepare them for, both that next grade level, but also, then, for college, and finally, for real career readiness. The math standards also help include standards for different things like mathematical practice, describing a lot of those habits and that state of mind that students need to be in as opposed to just the specific math skills.
If you're looking for the Common Core English Language Arts Standards, you're going to go to that same main website-- corestandards.org, but this time you're going to focus in on ELA-Literacy. Let's take a look at what that website looks like. The English Language Arts Common Core Standards were also developed in 2010, again, by a similar consortium of state leaders and educators from all across the country. And these standards, similar to math, indicate what students should be able to know and do within the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening to really prepare them for the next grade and also, then, for their college and career readiness.
In grades K-5, there tends to be a greater emphasis on things like foundational reading skills and a lot of that balance between informational texts as opposed to fiction. And then when you move up to Grades 6-12, there tends to be a larger focus, then, on the reading, writing, the research, and even, then, the speaking and listening across a number of different content areas, really focusing that balance of reading materials, shifting greater to the nonfiction area.
If you're looking for the Next Generation Science Standards, you're going to focus in on nextgenscience.org. Let's take a look at that website. The Next Generation Science Standards were published in 2003 as a result of a collaborative effort of a number of state leaders and educators, as well as other people from across the United States. They tend to be defined around a three-dimensional framework which looks at science practices, disciplinary core ideas, and a lot of cross-cutting concepts, so science content, as well as pattern, similarities, differences, all of those elements, energy, matter. There is a greater emphasis in these standards on engineering standards than in previous science standards.
If you're looking for the Historical Thinking Standards, you're going to have a bit more to put in because these were developed at UCLA. So you're going to look at nchs.ucla.edu. Let's take a look. As I stated before, these standards were developed by the University of California way back in 1996 and not really focused to complement the other history standards that existed. They were designed to be used in just Grades 5-12 and really emphasize what students should be able to do to really think like historians, put themselves within that areas. They're looking at chronological thinking, at historical comprehension, historical analysis interpretation, historical research capabilities, and historical issue analysis and decision making.
Finally, we have the World Language Standards. Those are found at actfl.org. And I've found the quickest way to get there is /node/192. Now, the World Language Standards were also published in 1996, but they were developed through an 11-person team that really collaborated and was funded by the National Endowment for Humanities. And these World Language Standards really focus in on language, communication, and various cultures within the world languages. It's important to note that other areas have standards as well and that some states and districts have additional or different standards than those that are illustrated here.
Now, what I would like to do is really focus in on the major differences between the Common Core Language Arts Literacy Standards, History Standards, and Science Standards. There's a common misconception that the Common Core Standards exist for both history and science. And that's not true. However, the Common Core does have those literacy standards in terms of what students can read in all those elements of literacy for history and science courses. Those focus in on literacy, specifically. And they begin, for history and science, at the secondary level. So what those focus in on are the informational reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research that students are doing as well as their college and career readiness within those specific content areas.
Now that we've reached the end of the lesson, you are able to understand each of those content standards, specifically their connection to the various objectives and outcomes and I Can statements that you will create based on those standards. You know how to locate those content standards so that you can go back and access the ones that are most applicable to you. And you've analyzed the connection that exists between the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards and the various Literacy Standards in Social Studies and the Sciences.
Now that you've learned all about the overview of those various standards, what do you think will be the most difficult part of taking those standards and using them to create your objectives, and outcomes, and I Can statements for your lessons? Now to dive a little deeper and learn how to apply this information, be sure to check out the Additional Resources section associated with this video. This is where you'll find links targeted toward helping you discover more ways to apply this course material.
(00:00-00:22) Intro
(00:23-00:56) Objectives
(00:57-01:22) Content Standards Overview
(01:23-03:49) Content Standards in Use
(03:50-08:16) Finding the Content Standards
(08:17-09:07) Common Core Literacy Standards
(09:08-09:41) Review
(09:42-10:12) Reflection
Common Core State Standards
This is the official web site for the Common Core ELA and Math Standards. This web site is an easy to navigate portal that includes the ELA Anchor Standards, Standards by Grade, Literacy Standards for History and Social Studies, Literacy Standards for Science and the Technical Areas, Math Practice Standards, and Math Standards by Grade. In addition to the complete set of standards, this site provides the appendices to the standards, which include student work samples, suggested texts, implementation guidance, and instructional strategies.
http://www.corestandards.org/
Common Core State Standards: Implementation Tools and Resources
This document provides resources on teaching with the Common Core State Standards, which are great implementation tools for teachers who are integrating Common Core Standards into their lessons and instruction. This handbook provides an overview of available videos, presentations, and documents designed to support CCSS implementation. Each resource includes a brief overview to assist you in finding the best tools to meet your needs. Most videos present clear rationales and strategies for implementation.
https://ccsso.org/tools-and-resources-standards-implementation