Common Core 101

John Kendall

Now that the Common Core State Standards are coming to just about every school, what every school leader needs is a straightforward explanation that lays out the benefits of the common core in plain English and gets everyone thinking about how to transition to this promising new paradigm. 

In this webinar, John Kendall, author of Understanding Common Core State Standards, will overview the new standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics, highlighting their key aspects. He will also suggest transition activities for teachers and districts to consider, including

• Creating a Crosswalk, which compares the content of the common core with your current standards.
• Developing transition documents that support deeper understanding of the Common Core State Standards by using current standards as a bridge.
• Taking the longer view of implementing the common core systemically.

Recorded November 9, 2011

Common Core: Policy and Implementation

David Griffith and Efrain Mercado

ASCD Director of Public Policy David Griffith will discuss in-depth the various education effects adoption of the Common Core State Standards have had on education policy from the Department of Education down to the school district level.

Using his insight from the field, Common Core State Standards Lead Strategist Efrain Mercado will share common hurdles and questions associated with implementing the new standards.

Recorded November 15, 2011

The Common Core of a Whole Child Approach

Molly McCloskey

Too often high standards and a whole child approach are seen as opposite ends of the education spectrum. In this webinar, Molly McCloskey debunks the myth of standards versus support and shares the relationship between the Common Core State Standards and a school improvement approach that ensures each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

Learn about the comprehensive indicators of a whole child approach for each child and how to integrate the Common Core State Standards so that they can be most effective in improving student success. Explore the best questions schools should ask themselves as they raise their standards for students and staff and identify crucial alignment strategies to ensure that the common core is not just one more thing.

Going beyond the silos of too many school reform efforts, this webinar will explore integration, collaboration, and comprehensive framing rooted in high expectations for student and staff achievement.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 3:00 p.m. ET