1.
How
can
we
have
a
consistent
educational
program
which
prepares
our
students
for
college
while
still
performing
well
on
our
state
tests?
Carlos
F.
Camargo,
Ph.D.
INSTRUCTIONAL
ALIGNMENT
PROJECT:
GETTING
TO
AN
APS-­‐CORE
Phase
I
-­‐
Ini5ate
&
Plan
1.
Iden5fy,
Enroll,
&
Engage
All
Stakeholders
include
all
key
stakeholders
from
the
very
beginning
from
teachers,
administrators
and
district
leaders
to
support
staff
and
parents.
2.
Perform
a
Gap
Analysis
&
Tac5cal
Needs
Assessment
create
teams
to
conduct
this
gap
analysis
determine
how
each
state
standards
differ
from
the
Common
Core
standards,
and
most
especially
where
gaps
between
the
two
sets
of
standards
occur
and
how
to
address
the
gaps
via
scafforlding
and
PD
3.
Provide
Professional
Development
using
Model
Curriculum
Modules
Develop
Anchor
Standards
by
Grade
for
ELA
&
Math
Develop
Anchor
Standards
for
Priority
Content
Provision
a
Train-­‐the-­‐Trainer
PD
roll-­‐out
with
coaching
supports
Train
educators
and
provide
strategies
for
how
to
deliver
instruc5on
so
that
students
are
empowered
to
effec5vely
apply
their
knowledge
in
real-­‐world
situa5ons
Phase
II
-­‐
Absorb
&
Take
Ac5on
4.
Visualize
the
Standards’
Full
‘Trajectory’
Understand
the
learning
progressions
Think
ver5cally
about
the
educa5onal
standard
-­‐-­‐
across
grades
before
and
aUer
specific
training
teachers
will
require
revolves
around
beXer
strategies
to
draw
students
into
classroom
discussions
need
to
develop
students’
listening
and
speaking
skills,
as
well
as
their
reading
and
wri5ng
skills
5.
Think
About
How
Standards
Cross
Curricular
Disciplines
design
and
manage
an
integrated
instruc5onal
approach
stressing
the
four
learning
modali5es:
reading,
wri5ng,
speaking,
listening
regular
mee5ngs
where
teachers
work
together
to
share
their
understanding
of
the
content
and
how
to
teach
it
so
that
students
can
learn
the
material.
6.
Create
A
Repository
Of
Lesson
Plans
And
Other
Resources
Create
Inventory
&
Guide
of
Available
Resources
Create
team
to
manage
submission
and
content
updates

2.
How
can
we
have
a
consistent
educational
program
which
prepares
our
students
for
college
while
still
performing
well
on
our
state
tests?
Carlos
F.
Camargo,
Ph.D.
INSTRUCTIONAL
ALIGNMENT
PROJECT:
GETTING
TO
AN
APS-­‐CORE
Phase
III
-­‐
Monitor
&
Communicate
7.
Focus
on
All
Students’
Needs
Sepcial
Popula5on
Resources:
ELL
&
SWD
Blended
Pedagogy
Tools
&
Resources
8.
Follow
the
Leading
Assessment
Consor5a
Monitor
&
Adapt
SBAC
and
PARCC
Inputs
Create
a
framework
for
APS-­‐Core
9.
Provide
Common
Core
&
APS-­‐Core
Informa5on
in
Many
Formats
Engage
staff,
ac5vate
partents,
mo5vate
students
Seek
feedback
and
input
via
surveys
Phase
IV
-­‐
Close-­‐out
&
Report-­‐Out
10.
Conclusion
&
Debrief:
Step
Back
and
Reflect
Celebrate
&
Recalibrate
Each
enumerated
step
occurs
over
10
business
days,
or
two-­‐week
cycles.
The
above
represents
a
100-­‐day
action
plan.
! Phase
I:
30
days
or
1
month
–
May
1
! Phase
II:
30
days
or
1
month
–
June
1
! Phase
III:
30
days
or
1
month
–
July
1
! Phase
IV:
10
days
or
2
weeks
–
July
10