Differentiated Activities and Assessments Using the Common Core Standards A significant advantage in using Common Core State Standards is that they are general, with broader curriculum application. They can potentially lead to higher-level thinking and mastery of 21st century skills rather than focus on lower-level test-prep answers. Coil’s practical examples show educators how to use differentiated curriculum, differentiated instruction, and differentiated assessment with the Common Core State Standards. Differentiation is essential when educators work with diverse groups of students while using the same set of Common Core State Standards for each student. These activities and corresponding assessments are specifically designed examples of how the CCSS can be implemented in your classroom with diverse students. .
Differentiated curriculum calls for differentiated assessment. Not only are the topic activities differentiated and provide for student choice, but the assessments are differentiated as well. Using differentiated activities and assessments leads to greater success and achievement on high-stakes standardized tests. Coil includes over 50 topics in language arts, math, social studies, science, and interdisciplinary topics. Lesson formats include Curriculum Compacting, Individual Lesson Plans (ILP™), Questivities™, Tic-Tac-Toes, and Tiered Lessons & Units. The accompanying CD includes all 50+ lesson formats (activities AND assessments) in ready-to-use customizable WORD files

New Common Core Standards Workshops presented by Carolyn Coil For information on booking a workshop for your school or district, email Emily(emily@piecesoflearning.com) Differentiating Instruction Using the Common Core Standards The Common Core Standards are based on the most effective standards from states throughout the country and from other countries around the world. They provide guidelines about what students should know and be able to do as a result of their schooling. Clear and understandable, they include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order thinking skills. In this workshop, you will learn how to incorporate these standards into your curriculum using a number of practical, user-friendly differentiation strategies. You will leave this workshop with many realistic and doable teaching ideas that you can use right away! Using the Common Core Standards with Gifted Students The Common Core Standards are based on the most effective state standards and on standards from other countries around the world. A big advantage in using them with gifted students is that they are broader in application, incorporate evaluative thinking and research skills, and can lead to higher level thinking, rigorous work and problem solving. In this session, see a variety of practical differentiated activities with corresponding assessments that use the Common Core Standards, extend learning, and are appropriate for gifted kids. Using the Common Core Standards with Diverse Learners In this interactive workshop, we will consider and reflect upon the needs of Special Education students, English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students as the Common Core Standards are implemented in schools and school districts nationwide. Examine connections between Differentiation, RTI and the Common Core Standards. Discover practical strategies, interventions, policies and organizational structures that can be used by school districts, schools and teachers to implement these standards while continuing to meet individual student needs. Informational Texts and the Common Core Standards One major characteristic of the Common Core Standards is that they emphasize analysis, reflection and research based on informational texts. In an age where anything and everything can be put on the Internet with no screening, editing or outside evaluation and review, teaching our students how to read, use, assess and evaluate informational texts is essential. In this workshop we will identify many of the Common Core Standards that focus on informational texts. See how to meet these standards by using differentiated activities and assessments in many subject areas and correlating them to the appropriate standards. Differentiated STEM Activities and Assessments Using the Common Core Standards This workshop focuses on the “how-to” of differentiation. Participants will examine a number of Common Core Standards and learn how incorporate them into a variety of practical differentiated STEM activities with their corresponding assessments. Strategies include: … Curriculum compacting … Tiered lessons/units … Learning preferences … Individual Lesson Plan™ format … Tic-Tac-Toe learning activities … Assessments using mini-rubrics and criteria cards … Questivities™ (Higher level questions) Participants will leave this workshop with many realistic and doable teaching ideas and examples focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math that can be used right away!