Common Core State Standards Initiative

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative

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Helpful Links

REAC3H (Regional Educators Advancing College, Career, and Citizen-Readiness Higher) Network

Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS)

Contacts

Phyllis Hartfiel, Director of English Language Arts, (405) 522-3522

Courtney Lockridge, Director of Mathematics, (405) 522-3525

Oklahoma Common Core Standards Team | Email

NOTE: Most documents on this page are in pdf format.

Overview
Oklahoma Implementation Timeline	Introduction to the Common Core State Standards	Application of the Standards for English Language Learners	Application to Students with Disabilities

Standards
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects	English Language Arts Appendix A Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards	English Language Arts Appendix B Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks	English Language Arts Appendix C Samples of Student Writing
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics	Mathematics Appendix A	College and Career Readiness Sample Mathematics Tasks

Presentations
Common Core State Standards and Assessments Created and Posted on Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Web Page May 20, 2011	Common Core State Standard Presentation from the 2010 State Superintendent's Annual Leadership Conference	Working on Common Ground - State Superintendent's 2010 Math Academy Common Core State Standards (CCSS) & Oklahoma’s Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS): Mathematics

REAC3H (Regional Educators Advancing College, Career, and Citizen-Readiness Higher) Network view Web
Summit 1: Common Core Standards August 31 - September 1, 2011	Summit 1: Network Roles August 31 - September 1, 2011	Summit 1: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) August 31 - September 1, 2011	Summit 1: Teacher and Leader Effectiveness August 31 - September 1, 2011

Resources
A Guide to Creating Text Dependent Questions for Close Analytic Reading	Activity Packet for Professional Development	Activity Packet Answers and Examples	Bringing Common Core to Life
Common Core Assessments (PARCC)	Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Literacy in History/Social Studies Correlation to Oklahoma Social Studies Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) \| Grades 6-8 \| Grades 9-12 \|	Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Maps	Connecting High-Quality Expanded Learning Opportunities and the Common Core State Standards to Advance Student Success
First Edition ELA CCSS Curriculum Maps	Frequently Asked Questions	July 22, 2010 Memo to Superintendents	Key Design Considerations
Language Arts Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) - Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Side-by-Sides	Literacy Strands in the Science Classroom English/Language Arts for Common Core State Standards	LiveBinders CCSS	Math Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) - Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Side-by-Sides
Max Teaching for Reading and Writing	Myths About Content and Quality: General	NGA and CCSSO Common Core Standards Web site: http://www.corestandards.org/	Online Survey (Outside Web site)
P21 Common Core Toolkit	Process	Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Side-by-Side Comparison	Text Complexity Article

Achieve
Close Reading Exemplars	Deeper Engagement with the Math Shifts	The Illustrative Mathematics Project	Math Resources

College Board
College Board Endorses Common Core State Standards (CCSS)	College Board Alignment and Implications	Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and College Board	Common Core State Standards (CCSS) College Board Alignment

District Transition Plan
Guiding Questions	OK9EE District 3 Year Transition Plan \| pdf \| Word \|	Sample Calendar Template \| pdf \| Word \|
Sample Plan Template \| pdf \| Word \|	State Board Rules Common Core State Standards – Oklahoma Administrative Code 210:15-4

Gates Foundation
Anatomy of an LDC Module	Template Tasks v.1	Transformations

Hunt Institute Videos on Common Core State Standards Index of Videos
English Language Arts	General	Mathematics
The Balance of Informational and Literary Texts in K-5 \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	Common Core State Standards: A New Foundation for Student Success English \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \| Spanish \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	Gathering Momentum for Algebra \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Common Core State Standards: Principles of Development \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	The Crucial Role of Higher Education and Business in Developing the Standards \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	Helping Teachers: Coherence and Focus \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Conventions of Standard English Writing and Speaking \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	Literacy in Other Disciplines \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|	High School Math Courses \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
The English Language Arts Standards: Key Changes and their Evidence \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		The Importance of Coherence in Mathematics \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Literacy in Other Disciplines \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		The Importance of Focus in Mathematics \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Literary Non-Fiction in Grades 6-12: Opening New Worlds for Teachers and Students \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		The Importance of Mathematical Practices \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Speaking and Listening: The Key Role of Evidence \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		The Importance of Mathematics Progressions \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Text-Dependent Analysis in Action: Examples From Dr. MLK, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		The Importance of Mathematics Progressions from the Student Perspective \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
Writing to Inform and Make Arguments \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|		Mathematical Practices, Focus, and Coherence in the Classroom \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		Mathematics Fluency: A Balanced Approach \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		The Mathematics Standards and the Shifts They Require \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		The Mathematics Standards: How They Were Developed and Who Was Involved \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		The Mathematics Standards: Key Changes and Their Evidence \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		Operations and Algebraic Thinking \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		Ratio and Proportion in Grades 6-8: Connections to College and Career Skills \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		Shifts in Math Practice: The Balance Between Skills and Understanding \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|
		Whole Numbers to Fractions Grades 3-6 \| Windows Format \| YouTube Link \|

Teacher Resources
English Language Arts	History/Social Studies	Mathematics	Science
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading Grades 6-12	Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12	Key Points in Mathematics	Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects Grades 6-12
Common Core Standards – English Language Arts K-12	Writing Standards for History/Social Studies	Path to Algebra Chart
Draft Publisher’s Criteria for the Common Core State Standards in ELA & Literacy, Grades 4-12
English Language Arts and Literacy Standards “Roadmap”
Key Points in English Language Arts
Progression Chart - Reading Standards for Literature \| Kindergarten-5 \| Grades 6-12 \|
Staying on Topic Within a Grade and Across Grades: How to Build Knowledge Systematically in English Language Arts K-5
Text Complexity Analysis \| Bookmark \| of How to Steal a Dog \| of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate \| of The Hunger Games \| of Moon Over Manifest \|
A Treasure Hunt through the… Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Studies \| Questions \| Answer Key \|
Using the Text Complexity Triangle as Suggested in Appendix A of the Common Core Standards to Evaluate Texts

Appendix B Examples
Kindergarten-First \| Story \| Poetry \| Read Aloud Story \| Informational \| Read Aloud Informational \|	Grades 2-3 \| Story \| Read Aloud Story \| Read Aloud Poetry \| Informational \| Read Aloud Informational \|	Grades 4-5 \| Story \| Poetry \| Informational \|
Grades 6-8 \| Story \| Poetry \| Drama \| Informational \| Informational History/Social Studies \| Informational Science \|	Grades 9-10 \| Story \| Poetry \| Drama \| Informational \| Informational History/Social Studies \| Informational Science 1 \| Informational Science 2 \|	Grades 11-12 \| Informational \| Informational History/Social Studies \| Informational Science 1 \| Informational Science 2 \|

On June 2, 2010, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released the final version of the K-12 standards in English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science, and Mathematics as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process being led by governors and state school superintendents in 48 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia. These standards, developed together with teachers, school administrators, curriculum content experts and others, seek to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.

The final versions may be accessed in the table above, or at http://www.corestandards.org. The Oklahoma State Department of Education received the first round of public comments, questions, and feedback from Oklahomans and submitted a summary of those comments to the NGA Center and CCSSO for consideration as they prepared the final versions. We would still like to hear from you. You may send an email to CommonCoreStandards@sde.state.ok.us and/or complete an online survey by clicking here. These comments will be compiled and shared with the Oklahoma State Board of Education in the coming months.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education hosted a videoconference on Wednesday, March 31, about the Common Core State Standards Initiative, including an opportunity for question and answer as well as public comments. You may view a recording of the videoconference here.

The Common Core State Standards Initiative, which began officially in July 2009, will provide states choosing to adopt the standards with common language and common expectations for all students. Governor Brad Henry and State Superintendent Sandy Garrett were among the first to sign on to the state-led initiative, and educators across the state are looking forward to the opportunities that having common standards in English language arts and mathematics could provide to Oklahoma.