| Title: |
Common Core by Design: A Whole Systems Approach to CCSS Implementation. Working Paper |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Pivot Learning Partners |
| Source: |
Pivot Learning Partners. 2013. |
| Availability: |
Pivot Learning Partners. 500 12th St Ste 350, Oakland CA 94607. Tel: 415-644-3400; Fax: 415-644-0213; e-mail: info@pivotlearningpartners.org; Web site: http://www.pivotlearningpartners.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
9 |
| Publication Date: |
2013 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Systems Approach; Program Implementation; Common Core State Standards; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; School District Autonomy; Educational Resources; Capacity Building; State Action; State Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Design |
| Geographic Terms: |
California |
| Abstract: |
With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, California has embarked on its third wave of major curriculum reform, continuing a process that began with the initial round of curriculum frameworks in the 1980s and that continued with the adoption of the California State Standards, the Public School Accountability Act, and "No Child Left Behind." Much about California's context has changed since the State adopted the Common Core in 2010. Each of these changes present new challenges and opportunities for districts as they design and implement a plan for implementing CCSS. With Proposition 30, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the new categorical grant for CCSS implementation, districts are finally emerging from the one of the worst financial crises in the state's history with resources to dedicate to Common Core. The other major change in the context has been an increase in local control over how to design and implement change initiatives like Common Core. This paper discusses the need for a whole systems approach to CCSS implementation, which includes addressing design challenges. To assist districts in meeting the challenges posed by Common Core, Pivot provides comprehensive support for CCSS design and implementation, including but not limited to training and coaching. This paper provides details regarding how Pivot supports districts in this area. Districts will need to act strategically and proactively to design a new model for managing the transition to CCSS, one that enrolls site administrators and teacher leaders to play a more active role in designing and implementing change at the site level. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2016 |
| Access URL: |
http://www.pivotlearning.org/2014/10/pivots-whole-systems-approach/ |
| Accession Number: |
ED571019 |
| Database: |
ERIC |