Teaching the Standards

SECTION ONE
Chapter One- How will the Common Core State Standards affect teaching/learning? *
What are they?How did we get here?What is cooperative learning and how does it improve instruction?Chapter Two- How learning happens*
Theories of learningNeuroscience and learningSchemaAttachmentChapter Three- Reflections: How do we know what we know?*
What have we learned about how children learn? What have we learned about the upcoming CCSS?
SECTION TWO
Chapter Four- CCSS and English/Language Arts
Understanding the theories behind CCSS in literacyTeaching reading in English/Language Arts and CCSSTeaching writing in English/Language Arts and CCSSTeaching listening in English/Language Arts and CCSSTeaching speaking in English/Language Arts and CCSSDeveloping effective vocabulary acquisition and language usage strategiesChapter Five - CCSS and math
Blending CCSS into the current mathematics curriculum- an overviewTeaching reading in math using CCSSTeaching writing in math using CCSSDeveloping effective vocabulary acquisition strategies in mathChapter Six- CCSS and social studies
CCSS and the current thinking about history/social studies Using a matrix for rigor to develop social studies lesson plansWhat is history? How do historians read history?How can educators help develop mature historical thinking?History is an enigmatic subjectChapter Seven - CCSS and science
Blending CCSS into the current science curriculum- an overviewTeaching reading in science using CCSSTeaching writing in science using CCSSDeveloping effective vocabulary acquisition strategies in science


SECTION THREE
Chapter Eight- Reflections: How will we use what we know now?*
What do we know and how will we apply what we have learned about CCSS and changes to English Language ArtsMathematicsSocial studies and Science Chapter Nine- At-risk students and CCSS*
What we need to know about engaging discouraged learners What we need to learn about effective instructional and management skills How we can use CCSS to move all students forward?Chapter Ten- CCSS Assessments and rubrics*
What we know about the assessments for the forthcoming CCSSWhat we know about the rubrics used to score student work