Making the Common Core Standards Work: Using Professional Development to Build World-Class Schools / Edition 1

by Robert J. Manley, Richard J. Hawkins

Overview

Essential reading for school leaders!

Providing a blueprint for implementing and exceeding the new Common Core State Standards, this practical guide focuses on realistic strategies for lasting change within schools. The authors build an inspiring case for how individual schools can develop a world-class education system through targeted professional development. Topics include:

• Empowering teachers and staff as partners in implementing the new standards
• Adapting existing curriculum to meet grade-level goals for mathematics and language arts
• Designing assessments that measure mastery of the standards
• Ensuring that the standards benefit all students, including multicultural learners

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452258577
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/26/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Robert J. Manley graduated from Iona College with a BA in Spanish Language Arts and minors in Philosophy and Education. He completed his MA degree in the Humanities at Hofstra University and his Professional Diploma and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Educational Administration at St. John's University. He taught Spanish language skills and served as an instructor in a New York State Model Humanities program at West Babylon High School. For 21 years, he served in a variety of administrative positions including Assistant Principal at Babylon Jr./Sr. High School, Principal in Plainedge School Distrct, and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and Superintendent of Schools in West Babylon, New York. He served as President of the Board of Directors for the Suffolk County Library System and Suffolk County Organization to Promote Education. Currently, he is Professor of Educational Administration and Leadership in the Doctoral Program at Dowling College, New York.

In the last six years, he has presented peer-reviewed papers at the Sixth Annual Conference on Social Issues at Oxford University, England; the World Association for Case Research and Application in Mannheim, Germany, and Lucerne, Switzerland; and the Eastern Educational Research Association in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Clearwater, Florida. In addition, he presented workshops on School Board Governance practices at the New York State School Boards Annual Convention and at the National School Boards Conference. On January 8, 2009, he presented "Systems That Work for Students in Higher Education" as Keynote Speaker at the International Symposium for Quality in Higher Education at Shri M.D., Shah Mahila College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai, India. In January 2011, his paper titled "Indian, Mexican, and USA Management Students Interpret Moral Leadership for a Global Economy" was awarded Best Paper for Management at the International Business and Economy Conference at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico. He is the coauthor with Richard Hawkins of a book on school reform titled Designing School Systems for All Students: A Toolbox to Fix America's Schools.

Dr. Richard J. Hawkins graduated from Hofstra University with his BS in Music Education. He completed his MS in Education and Professional Diploma in Education Leadership at Long Island University. Rich received his doctorate in Educational Administration at Dowling College. He began his teaching career in the William Floyd School District as an instrumental music teacher and later became District Coordinator of Music and Art. After his department was recognized as the Outstanding Music Program in the country by the Music Educators National Conference, Rich moved to the district office as the Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education and Personnel. Schools under his supervision received designation as New York State (NYS) Schools of Excellence and U.S. DOE Blue Ribbon Schools. Rich served as Superintendent of the William Floyd School District for almost 12 years. He has served as President of the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association (SCSSA) and held various roles with the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). Currently, he is Director of Contract Services for the College of St. Rose, Albany, NY.

Since retiring from William Floyd, Rich served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Advanced Certificate and Ed D programs in Educational Leadership at Dowlling College. He also is an instructor in the Educational Leadership program at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY. In addition, Rich taught full time at the College of St. Elizabeth as Assistant Professor in their Ed D and Master's programs. In 2006, Rich formed Hawkins and Associates: Organizational Learning Consultants to help leaders and their organizations reach their goals and aspirations. Over the last nine years, he has peer-reviewed papers presented at the World Association for Case Research and Application in Lucerne, Switzerland, and Mannheim, Germany; the Eastern Educational Research Association in Hilton Head, South Carolina; and in the Long Island Education Review. Rich has made numerous presentations to the NYS School Boards Association, NYSCOSS, and SCSSA. He has presented at Hofstra University's Social Emotional Literacy Conference and Dowling College's Annual Practical Research Symposium. He was also a Keynote Presenter at the U.S. DOE Safe School/Healthier Students Conference, Tysons Corner, VA.

He is the coauthor with Robert Manley of a book on school reform titled Designing School Systems for All Students: A Toolbox to Fix America's Schools.

Table of Contents

Dedication ix

Foreword Dan Domenech xi

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xix

About the Authors xxi

Introduction: Why American Schools Must Move Toward Common Core State Standards 1

The World is Flat 1

The Problem and the Solution: Education 6

Can Government Rescue Our Schools? 8

Section I Designing Competitive Curriculum for a Global Economy 17

Chapter 1 Common Core State Standards: What Are They? 19

Common Core State Standards: More Than Standards With an International Flavor 20

A Quick Trip Around the World 23

Moving Forward 27

Chapter 2 The School Leader's Role in Making the Common Core State Standards Work 31

Creating Guiding Ideas to Implement the Common Core State Standards 34

Guiding Ideas and Evidence 35

Getting to How: Operationalize Your Guiding Ideas 38

Identifying the Innovation 44

Teaching the Change 47

The Social and Emotional Literacy Components of the Common Core State Standards 51

School Leaders and Teachers Partner to Help Students 52

Inspiring Trust, Creativity, Transparency, and Success: A Framework for Loose Versus Tight Leadership 54

Part I Building Understanding About the Issue and its Impact on Your Organization 54

Part II Moving From Understanding to Action 55

Section II Helping Communities Create a New Future 59

Chapter 3 Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in English 61

Real-World Applications 69

Grades K-2: Phonological Awareness (One Topic) 69

Grades K-2: Key Ideas and Details and Craft and Structure 71

Grades 3-5: Fluency (One Topic) 74

Grade 5: Reading With Fluency and Accuracy 75

Grades 6-8: Key Ideas and Details (One Topic) 78

Grades 9-10: English Language Arts Curriculum 81

Grades 11-12: Reading and Writing 83

Chapter 4 Designing Local Curriculum to Absorb the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics 87

Comparison of State and Common Core State Math Standard Emphasis 88

Common Core State Math Standards 97

Kindergarten Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 97

Grade 1 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 99

Grade 2 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 101

Grade 5 Common Core State Standard and Local Curriculum Math Standards 101

Six Domains of Instructional Strategies for All Students 106

Purpose of the Math Common Core 109

Grade 7 Common Core State Math Standards: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 112

Grades 9-10 Common Core State Math Standards: The Real Number System 113

Grade 10 Common Core State Math Standards for Geometry: Congruence 116

Grade 12 Common Core State Math Standards for Statistics: Using Probability to Make Decisions 118

Chapter 5 Challenges to the Implementation of Rigorous Common Core State Standards 123

Testing Policies Do Not Improve Schools 124

The Common Core State Standards: Opportunities for Equity and Excellence 127

Section III Helping Teachers Redefine their Profession 133

Chapter 6 How to Assess Mastery of the Common Core Curriculum State Standards 135

Direct Instruction 140

The Power of Formative Assessments 143

Formative Assessment Examples From Real Schools 147

Building Successful Schools 157

Special Education and General Education 159

Chapter 7 The Leadership Challenge: Creating Common Understandings of the Common Core State Standards 161

The Role of School Leaders 161

Envisioning Excellence 163

We Get the Results We Design Schools to Achieve 165

Vision or Nightmare? 167

Enter the Common Core State Standards 168

Chapter 8 Dialogue: Providing Opportunity So Facts Influence Opinions 173

Creating Context for the Common Core State Standards 177

Teachers Need Deep Understanding of the Common Core State Standards 178

Identifying Gaps: Current Versus Desired Reality 181

Section IV Creating Systems that Accelerate Learning for All 185

Chapter 9 Multicultural Issues that Teachers and School Leaders Must Face Beyond the Common Core State Standards 187

Common Core State Standards Lift Us Beyond Difference 191

What All Teachers and School Leaders Need to Know About Multiculturalism 194

Grouping and Labeling Students 204

Building a Multicultural Learning Community 205

Chapter 10 An Effective Intervention in Schools that Improves Instruction and Learning 209

Creating Sustainable Change in Struggling Schools 210

Leaders Create the Context and Design for Change to Succeed 213

Change to Succeed 213

Homework 218

Student Work and Deficit Assumptions 220

Focus Groups 224

School Leaders 224

Parent Involvement 226

Students 227

Changing Public Mental Models About School Reform 229

Chapter 11 Public Policy: Helpful and Harmful 233

References 243

Index 249

Editorial Reviews

"Making the Common Core Standards Work 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. "

Martin J. Hudacs

"Making the Common Core Standards Work 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. "

William Richard Hall

"The book is easy to read and offers concrete suggestions without establishing walls that prohibit creative practices. Making the Common Core Standards Work pushes 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. "

Charlotte R. Bihm

"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 Making the Common Core Standards Work, exactly what I need to intelligently and confidently move my district forward …thanks! "

Roberta Gerold