State teams that are part of OCTAE's CCR Standards Project met last week for a second workshop to support their efforts to implement College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education in their programs and classrooms. A description of this project and professional development units from the Implementation Institutes that help adult educators with staring to implement these standards are available on LINCS here. The units are grouped around the Key Advances English Language Arts (Complexity, Evidence, Knowledge) and Mathematics (Focus, Coherence, Rigor). These materials include ready-made PowerPoints, participant handouts, and a facilitator's guide.
Options Area science educators gathered this morning for their first session of 'Focusing on the Core for All' , the Options NVACS professional learning cycle for the 2015-2016 school year. This group includes teachers from Options Area schools, Implementation Specialists from MTSS and Student Support Services departments, Student Support Services area administrators, and Options Area school site principals, each of whom has chosen a content focus for the year (English Language Arts, History-Social Studies, Science, or Mathematics). The professional learning cycle for this year builds on that of past years (namely, the High School Core Task Project and Shifting Instruction to the Core ) and is focused on supporting teachers, implementation specialists, and administrators in the Options Area to expand and deepen alignment of instruction, materials, and programs Common Core Standards and Instructional Shifts so that all students are prepared for college and career.
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