Pajaro Valley USD - Administrators

Administrators

The following resources will assist instructional leaders in the work of planning and carrying out the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.

What administrators can do now:

With teachers at your site, begin to review and understand how the new standards are similar to and different from California’s 1997 content standards

IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY:

Immediate considerations for English language arts (ELA) instruction:

♦ Clarify the implications for teaching more informational text and determine common strategies for implementation across the grade levels

♦ Incorporate into instruction more text-dependent questions that require students to read a text closely to determine what it says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it

♦ Have students read more non-fiction and complex texts

♦ Focus writing instruction substantially on writing to inform and structure an argument, not only writing stories

IN MATHEMATICS:

Immediate considerations for mathematics instruction:

♦ Discuss the mathematical practices and discuss what evidence of student demonstrations of these practices might inform your instructional designs and activities

♦ Focus instruction more on the the few key topics emphasized in each grade in the standards

♦ Emphasize problem-solving and real-world application