{"product_id":"making-the-common-core-standards-work-9781452258577","title":"Making the Common Core Standards Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential reading for school leaders!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Common Core State Standards adopted by the vast majority of U.S. states, educators face the challenge of translating the standards into successful, positive change within schools. Written for school leaders, this practical guide offers a blueprint for implementing and exceeding the new standards using very targeted professional development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find realistic strategies supported by examples from a diverse range of schools. Topics include\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpowering teachers and staff as partners in planning for and implementing the new standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdapting existing curriculum to meet goals for mathematics and language arts at each grade level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning assessments that measure mastery of the standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnsuring that the standards benefit learning for all students, including multicultural learners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLead your school or district in fulfilling the promise of the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eMaking the Common Core Standards Work\u003cem\u003e provides a detailed approach to systems thinking and how to manage a real-life paradigm shift. Having that coached in the context of core standards is somewhat unique and provides an opportunity for enhanced dialogue across grade levels and disciplines in areas of the country where those discussions may not have occurred on their own.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- William Richard Hall, Jr., Principal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eMaking the Common Core Standards Work\u003cem\u003e looks at the implementation of CCSS within the context of all of the components that face public schools, and, in doing so, put the CCSS in a proper perspective. This is a book that could actually help make a difference in the improvement of instruction in the public schools.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Martin J. Hudacs, Superintendent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The book is easy to read and offers concrete suggestions without establishing walls that prohibit creative practices. \u003c\/em\u003eMaking the Common Core Standards Work \u003cem\u003epushes educators to plan, reflect, and revise cooperatively to move from a traditional scripted approach of teaching to one that promotes critical thinking and analysis for all students.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Charlotte R. Bihm, Instructional Specialist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As a busy superintendent who is very careful with her time, I’ve been searching for what seemed to be an impossible … one resource that is full of good, solid research and practical information on CCSS. Manley and Hawkins are practitioner scholars…and they created, in \u003c\/em\u003eMaking the Common Core Standards Work\u003cem\u003e, exactly what I need to intelligently and confidently move my district forward …thanks!\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Roberta Gerold, Superintendent, Middle Country Schools, Centereach, NY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedication Foreword by Dan Domenech Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: Why American Schools Must Move Toward Common Core State Standards Section I. Designing Competitive Curriculum for a Global Economy 1. Common Core State Standards:  What Are They?    Common Core State Standards:  More Than Standards With an International Flavor    A Quick Trip Around the World    Moving Forward 2. The School Leader′s Role in Making the Common Core State Standards Work    Creating Guiding Ideas to Implement the Common Core State Standards    Guiding Ideas and Evidence    Getting to How:  Operationalizing Your Guiding Ideas    Identifying the Innovation    Teaching the Change    The Social and Emotional Literacy Components of the Common Core State Standards    School Leaders and Teachers Partner to Help Students    Inspiring Trust, Creativity, Transparency, and Success: A Framework for Loose Versus Tight Leadership    Part I: Building Understanding About the Issue and Its Impact on Your Organization    Part II: Moving From Understanding to Action Section II. Helping Communities Create a New Future 3. Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in English    Real-World Applications    Grades K-2, Phonological Awareness (One Topic)    Grades K-2: Key Ideas and Details and Craft and Structure    Grades 3-4: Fluency (One Topic)    Grade 5: Reading With Fluency and Accuracy    Grades 6-8: Key Ideas and Details (One Topic)    Grades 9-10: English Language Arts Curriculum    Grades 11-12: Reading and Writing 4. Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics    Comparison of State and Common Core State Math Standard Emphasis    Common Core State Math Standards    Kindergarten Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards    Grade 1 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards    Grade 2 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards    Grade 5 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards    Six Domains of Instructional Strategies for All Students    Purpose of the Math Common Core    Grade 7 Common Core State Math Standards: Ratios and Proportional Relationships    Grades 9-10 Common Core State Math Standards: The Real Number System    Grade 10 Common Core State Math Standards for Geometry: Congruence    Grade 12 Common Core State Math Standards for Statistics: Using Probability to Make Decisions 5. Challenges to the Implementation of Rigorous Common Core State Standards    Testing Policies Do Not Improve Schools    The Common Core State Standards: Opportunities for Equity and Excellence Section III. Helping Teachers Redefine Their Profession 6. How to Assess Mastery of the Common Core Curriculum State Standards    Direct Instruction    The Power of Formative Assessments    Formative Assessment Examples From Real Schools    Building Successful Schools    Special Education and General Education 7. The Leadership Challenge: Creating Common Understandings of the Common Core State Standards    The Role of School Leaders    Envisioning Excellence    We Get the Results We Design Schools to Achieve    Vision or Nightmare?    Enter the Common Core State Standards 8. Dialogue: Providing Opportunity So Facts Influence Opinions    Creating Context for the Common Core State Standards    Teachers Need Deep Understanding of the Common Core State Standards    Identifying Gaps: Current Versus Desired Reality Section IV. Creating Systems That Accelerate Learning for All 9. Multicultural Issues That Teachers and School Leaders Must Face Beyond the Common Core State Standards    Common Core State Standards Lift Us Beyond Difference    What All Teachers and School Leaders Need to Know About Multiculturalism    Grouping and Labeling Students    Building a Multicultural Learning Community 10. An Effective Intervention in Schools That Improves Instruction and Learning    Creating Sustainable Change in Struggling Schools    Leaders Create the Context and Design for Change to Succeed    Homework    Student Work and Deficit Assumptions    Focus Groups    School Leaders    Parent Involvement    Students    Changing Public Mental Models About School Reform 11. Public Policy: Helpful and Harmful References Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739343302999,"sku":"9781452258577","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781452258577.jpg?v=1720051961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-the-common-core-standards-work-9781452258577","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}