Common Core Collaborations/Concerns from Conference

Below are pictures of other districts and collaborations.  Also when I went to Language Arts Common Core Break Out sessions teachers from across the nation including teachers who have implemented CC shared their concerns.  Pictures were taken of posters from that session

The AFT Quality Education Agenda

http://www.aft.org/newspubs/press/qualityagenda.cfm/

Start here as a basis for understanding teacher's across the nation and what we are facing.  I appreciate this agenda as it is easier to unpack various headings in this agenda and backwards plan as a teacher/principal.

UESF and SFUSD Collaboration Team (around Common Core)

Common Core Slides from Smarter Balance Presentation

Notice how CA. data shifts depending on variables....

  I appreciated that 1 of our teachers brought up to AFT the funding behind Smarter Balance.  

S.F. Group Brainstorm of Common Core Standards Community Resources/FAQs

Resources:
PTA: Parent guides for CCSS on website

When:
Multiple ways and often

Who: (10 Organizations)
1. Parents for Partners
2. PUC
3. Coleman Advocates for Families and Children
4. NWACP
5. YMCA, Beacon Center, Boys and Girls Club
6. Health Services-SFUSD
7. PTA
8. ACE: Alliance Of California's for Community Empowerment
9. SF Labor Council
10. Politicians: Mayor's Office, School Board
11. SF ED FUND
12. Parks and Recreation
13. City Arts & Science
14. Collaboration with South Bay - Silicone Valley
15. University Partners: City College, SF State, USF, Academy of Art, UCSF...
16. ARC -
17. Faith Based Organizations
18. California Achievement Council

?'s:
Name the different opportunities/venues that we can share this information with our community partners.

FAQ's:
What are standards? How are they different?

How will testing be the same, how will it be different?

What will it look like inside and outside classroom?

How will standards affect your child/students?

Is it going to be harder for my student?

What does this mean for my child (special ed)?

What does this mean for the language pathways?

How is this going to help close the achievement gap?

If my child is a GATE student, what does this mean?

How is this different from traditional math coursework in High School?

How do we know it's going to be better?

How will this prepare my child for college and/or career in the 21st century?

What are 21st Century Skills?

Another Attack on Unions

SUPREME COURT INCREASES REGULATION ON UNIONS

Jun 28,2012 - A recent Supreme Court ruling in Knox v. SEIU Local 1000 has some labor advocates howling that the Court is beginning to come after workers. The 7-2 ruling last week states that public sector employees must opt in to have their money spent on political action, instead of opting out as had been previously mandated in the case Beck v. CWA. The ruling could dramatically decrease the amount of money that public-sector unions, whose members currently compose 37 percent of all union members, have to spend on political action. Many public-sector union members are already financially strapped and may choose not to give their money to political campaigns. The drop in the number of public employees giving money could increase dramatically if employers put pressure on public employees to not opt in to giving money to their unions’ political action funds. The recent Supreme Court ruling Citizens United eliminated protections that previously barred employers from pressuring workers on political matters...

Read More

http://www.unions.org/

Great ELL Website for Common Core Standards

http://www.colorincolorado.org/

This is a great website that piloted Common Core Standards!  (Albuquerque)

Teachers presented Ellen Bernstein, Pres. of Albuquerque Teachers Federation
Miriam Martinez, Lead Teacher
Deborah Mathen, Lead Teacher
Moderator: Assoc. Director, AFT Educational Issues Giselle Lundy-Ponce

AFT conf. notes 6/30

Pictures to come from presentation.

Smarter Balance Website

http://www.smarterbalanced.org/

I will post pictures from slide presentation and Common Core Type Assessment Questions.

The Smarter Balance for CA. expects the nation to all have Ipads in all classrooms by 2014/2015 in order test students for STATE assessments.

Yeah Right.

Excellent Common Core Math Website (All Grades!)

http://illustrativemathematics.org/

Political News Updates Website on Excellent Education

http://www.edexcellence.net/