1. Implementing the Common Core
State Standards for Literacy and the
N.C. Essential Standards for
Information & Technology
Bladen County Schools
October 26, 2012

2. DRAFT
Digital Disclaimer
The digital tools used during the course of this training
have been helpful to some educators across the
state. However, due to the rapidly changing digital
environment, NCDPI does not represent nor endorse that
these tools are the exclusive digital tools for the purposes
outlined during this session.

3. DRAFT
Access to training materials:
http://rt3region4.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
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4. DRAFT
Norms
• Ask questions
• Engage fully
• Integrate new information
• Open your mind to diverse views
• Utilize what you learn

5. DRAFT
Graffiti Wall Activity
1. What words or short phrases describe what
you want students to accomplish by the time
they complete your grade/course?
2. What comes to mind when you think about
literacy in your classroom?
3. What comes to mind when you think about
technology in your classroom?

6. DRAFT
Graffiti Wall Resources
• Read, Write, Think Interactive Literary Graffiti
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/graffiti-
wall-discussing-responding-208.html?tab=1#tabs
• Facing History’s Graffiti Board
http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/strategies/graffiti-boards

7. DRAFT
Meeting Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will.…
• Be familiar with Common Core 6-12 Literacy
Standards
• Be familiar with N.C. Information & Technology
Essential Standards
• Collaborate with discipline colleagues on ways to
integrate disciplinary & digital literacies into their
classrooms.

8. DRAFT
What does it mean to be
College & Career Ready?

9. DRAFT

10. •“
http://www.utopiatheory.com/elephant-in-the-room/

11. STARTING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE
ELEPHANT
K-5 focus:
learning to read & write
6-12 focus:
reading & writing to learn

12. DRAFT
Literacy defined…
"… literacy is essential for success in almost every area
of life. Literacy is far more than the ability to read and
write basic text. Rather, literacy is the ability to read,
speak, listen, and think in order to learn,
communicate, and making meaning of increasingly
complex print and online texts. Literacy and content
learning are deeply intertwined" (Taking the Lead on
Adolescent Literacy Action Steps for Schoolwide
Success by Judith Irvin, Julie Meltzer, Nancy Dean,
Martha Jan Mickler, page 2

13. DRAFT
Jigsaw Activity
• At your tables, assign each member an assignment
from the next 2 slides.
• Take 5 minutes to read your assigned section and be
prepared to briefly explain it to your tablemates.
• Teach your tablemates (The Self-Assessment
document on the wiki is useful for taking notes.)

14. Link for Informational DRAFT
Technology Standards
• Open the link for the Informational Technology Essential Standards
(ITES) livebinder and research the 5 strands in the ITES. Discuss
with a partner ways that technology enabled instruction can be
integrated into all the content areas and the relevance of the ITES
in teaching and learning. How do these strands influence the
decisions you will make as a classroom teacher in planning and
facilitating meaningful learning for all learners?
Link for ITES Livebinder:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/163455

15. Take a Break

16. DRAFT
Literacy Standards for Reading

17. DRAFT
Literacy Standards for Writing

18. DRAFT

19. DRAFT
Create your own Word Cloud
• www.wordle.net
• www.tagxedo.com
• www.tagul.com
• How might you use word clouds with your
students?

20. Self-Assessment
Present Future
1. I’ve never heard of this. • Look through
2. I’ve heard about this, but CCSS/NCES for
just haven’t tried it. examples that align with
3. I’ve tried this once or
the literacy standards and
twice. make personal notes.
4. I’ve tried this several • Identify 1-3 areas for
times. growth.
5. This is an integral part of
my classroom

21. DRAFT
Collaborative
Brainstorming/Planning
• With a partner, discuss the following:
– Identify ways in which you currently implement disciplinary literacy
(Literacy standards) and digital literacy (IT standards).
– Brainstorm ways in which you can integrate disciplinary literacy
(Literacy standards) and digital literacy (IT standards) in your
lessons.
– Set a goal for integrating these standards into at least one
lesson/unit by the date determined by your building administrator.

22. DRAFT
Available DPI Resources
• Disciplinary Literacy Module
• Digital Literacy Module
• Regional Consultants

23. DRAFT
Other Tech Resources
• Verizon Thinkfinity - http://www.thinkfinity.org (especially
the following ReadWriteThink interactives: Essay Map,
Persuasion Map, Notetaker, Webbing Tool, Doodle
Splash)
• Intel Engage -
http://engage.intel.com/community/teachersengage/
Bruce Ketcham facilitates a WCS community on Intel
• Web 2.0 tools listed on regional wiki

24. DRAFT
Books
• Content Matters: A Disciplinary Literacy Approach to Improving
Student Learning edited by Stephanie. M. McConachie & Anthony
R. Petrosky
• Disciplinary Literacy: Redefining Deep Understanding and
Leadership for 21st-Century Demands by Thomasina Piercy &
William Piercy
• Literacy is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age
by Lee Crockett, Ian Jukes & Andrew Churches
• Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble
• Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World edited
by Heidi Hayes Jacobs

25. DRAFT
Final Reflection
• http://tinyurl.com/bcs612literacyreflection
• Responses will be shared with school and
district leaders to provide follow-up
support.

26. Questions?
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27. Contact Information
Regional DPI Staff
• Donna Albaugh donna.albaugh@dpi.nc.gov
• Jody Cleven jody.cleven@dpi.nc.gov
• Heather Stewart heather.stewart@dpi.nc.gov