I live in Washington state. I feel confused that if the CCSS is
national (well... 45 states), why there would be different tests in the
West from in the East. I understand that to be true, but I don't know
why.
For 8th grade one of the reading literature standards is about theme
and setting and plot. I'd like a lesson using a children's book that I
can use to show my students what this standard means. We can then use
that information with a more challenging book, but I always want to
teach a new skill with an easy text.
Jan
Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>:
Common Core will be assessed through one of two assessments- here in
Maryland it
will be the PARCC.Other states the assessment will be provided by the Smarter
Balanced Assessment Consortium.
What state do you live in, Jan? Where you live drives what test will
be used to
assess common core. I don't think we will know how exacting the
standards will
be until they have finished developing the tests. The few samples of
the PARCC
on line were enough to convince me that the test will be rigorous.
Why not post a few of the confusing standards on line and let's talk them
through.
Jennifer
On Jun 25, 2013, at 7:01 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I just got Lucy Calkins book today. I'm not a big fan of hers, but I will
read the book word for word.
> I understand that CCSS is about what to teach, but when I (sometimes) don't
understand what the standard means, I'm not sure what to teach. I'm also not
sure how exacting the standards will be.
> What does PARCC stand for?
> Jan
>
>
> Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>:
>> Have you read Lucy Calkins book Pathways to the Common Core? I got
a lot of
my
>> questions answered by reading it. Common Core is not a how-to
manual... It's
>> what to teach- not how to teach it. Calkins keeps it real-- and research
based. A great read for perspective-- common core has some good aspects-- in
fact the
>> only area I'm worried about is text complexity-- but Calkins does
a great job
in
>> explaining how good teachers should think about that. ( as
always-- it's the
>> tests that are worrisome--still waiting on the PARCC...)
>>
>> The standard you quoted is more about analysis and less about the
Bible. We
want
>> our students to analyze cultural references in current texts and
consider how
>> the author uses/changes/adjusts material to make his or her point.
>> By common law-- you can teach about religion in public schools-- but you
can't
>> proselytize... You can't try to convert kids to a religion. Kids are a
captive
>> audience and we as teachers are agents of the state-- which is why the
supreme
>> court does not allow us to lead prayer in school. its like the
state forcing
a
>> religion on kids. I don't want to get into whether or not prayer should or
>> should not be allowed--I am just explaining how I understand Supreme Court
>> rulings on this issue dictate what we can or cant do. Basically, you can
share
>> religious texts... Even engage in close reading of them... But you are
treating
>> them as a cultural artifact in the school setting.
>> Jennifer
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:11 PM, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I'd love a conversation about the Common Core State Standards. I cannot
>> figure out how I am supposed to understand what the standards mean without
>> seeing sample test questions. The standards seem extremely challenging to
me. > For example, one of the 8th grade standards for literature is
>> > Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns
of events,
or
>> character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious
works such as
the
>> Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. >
How modern is
"modern'? I really fear the Bible part. Whose Bible? What am
>> I allowed to say about the Bible in a public school? All the
"or's" in the
>> sentence make me think I'm supposed to pick what to emphasize, but I don't
>> believe that's true. > Where do I look to find someone who can answer my
questions?
>> > Jan
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>:
>> >> We've been quiet... As we often are in early summer. Who wants to get
things
>> >> started?
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>
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