This “conference-in-a-conference” is embedded within our exciting 2013 annual conference. Each registrant will receive eight hours of intensive professional development, engaging in conversation and hands-on activity around best practices to develop students’ argumentative reading and writing skills across disciplines. Participants will emerge with a deeper understanding of the Common Core State Standards and with practical tools for implementing appropriate instructional shifts in the classroom.
✦Three separate “strands” are for elementary school teachers or for teams of secondary level History-Social Studies and English-Language Arts teachers. Choose one of three presenting groups, each with long experience and an outstanding track record such collaborative work. All are prepared to continue this work upon request by individual or consortia of districts or schools. Strand B is waiting room only as of February 11, 2013. Strand A is waiting room only as of February 28, 2013.
STRAND |
GRADE LEVEL
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PRESENTERS |
FOCUS |
FORMAT |
A
Waiting
Room
Only
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MS/HS (6-12) |
Staff and teacher leaders of the Oakland USD / Mills College / Alameda County Office of Education History-ELA Collaborative
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Argumentative writing: students identifying effective argumentation (claim/evidence/reasoning) within historical texts and using historical knowledge, evidence and reasoning to develop thoughtful, coherent historical essays. |
Presentation/discussion based on Oakland USD history and ELA teachers’ collaborative efforts to implement the Common Core History and ELA Reading and Writing Standards supporting argumentative writing.
We will closely examine student thinking and writing generated through collaborative lesson study addressing the following question: What instructional practices best support students in developing the reading and writing skills necessary to write thoughtful and coherent historical essays in both history and ELA classrooms? Insights drawn and questions arising from study around this question will be shared. Participants will leave with an appreciation of how the demands of the Common Core overlap between the two disciplines and how they diverge, and with concrete strategies and resources to be used in history and ELA classes separately and in collaboration.
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B
Waiting
Room
Only
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ES/MS/HS (K-12) |
Staff and teacher leaders of the California History-Social Science Project
http://chssp.ucdavis.edu
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Curriculum from the CHSSP’s History Blueprint initiative , as well as other CCSS-aligned resources.
(http://historyblueprint.org) Specific strategies are designed to improve student reading comprehension of abstract informational text to build historical content knowledge, produce clear writing appropriate for the discipline and grounded in evidence from historical sources, and build academic vocabulary.
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Presentations by experienced teacher leaders and CHSSP staff featuring hands-on activities, ample time for discussion and sharing among participants, and classroom-ready lesson plans and resources for teachers.
Participants will receive research-based, classroom-tested, and CCSS- and California HSS-aligned curriculum that can be put to use immediately in teachers’ classrooms.
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| C |
ES (K-5) |
Dr. Michelle Herczog, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Joy Soares, Tulare County Office of Education
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Preparing Young Students for College, Career and Citizenship, Grades K-5: fulfilling the civic mission of our schools for the young people we serve and the future of our democracy.
By integrating the Common Core State Standards and History/Social Studies education, educators can provide all students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions for success in college or career but also as responsible and engaged citizens in the 21st century.
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Information, strategies, exemplars, and teaching resources to help teachers fulfill the civic mission of our schools as well as meet the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
By viewing and analyzing video vignettes, teachers will see how to utilize close reading techniques, expository writing, speaking and listening, language, media and technology to engage all students (including English Learners and students with special needs) in understanding and applying complex informational texts in real world settings. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use exemplars, templates, and strategies to use in their classrooms.
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How to register:
Sign-up for the conference-in-a-conference using our group registration form. (No extra charge!)
Scholarship Opportunities:
CCSS is committed to expanding its membership and programming to schools and districts that are commonly underserved with regard to professional development services. To address those needs, we are offering a scholarship program to facilitate participation of teachers and administrators from those areas. Click here to apply!
Conference-in-a-Conference Schedule
Registrants will also be able to take advantage of other conference offerings, such as the special Civil Rights Program, between times for Common Core intensive work.
| Friday, March 8th |
7:45 am - 8:15 am.....................First Timers' Session - Orientation for New Attendees (open to all)
8:30 am - 9:30 am.....................Registrants may attend a "Session A" strand at the 52nd Annual Conference
10:00 am - 12:00 pm................Common Core Strand: Session 1
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm....................Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm....................Common Core Strand: Session 2
4:00 pm - 5:00pm......................Keynote Speakers: Kathy Swan and Michelle Herczog
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.....................CCSS Reception
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm....................."Social Studies on the March" Special Friday Evening Program |
| Saturday, March 9th |
7:00 am - 8:20 am......................Legislative Breakfast (ticketed event)
8:30 am - 10:30 am...................Common Core Strand: Session 3
11:00 am - 12:00 pm..................."Social Studies on the March" Plenary Panel
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm....................."Social Studies on the March" Breakout Sessions
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm.......................Common Core Strand: Session 4
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm........................Registrants may attend a "Session N" strand at the 52nd Annual Conference |
| Sunday, March 10th |
Registrants are free to attend all Sunday sessions at the 52nd Annual CCSS Conference
8:30 am - 9:30 am..........................Session P
9:45 am - 10:45 am........................Session Q
11:00 am - 12:00 pm......................Session R |
