CA Dept. of Education
Common Core State Standards Symposium for Special Educators
3/21/2014
Transition to the Common Core State Standards 
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Aligning IEPs and the CCSS: Used by Kevin Schaefer for the presentation and also contains live links and descriptions in the
"notes view". Feel free to use in whole or part for PD purposes. (29mb)
CCSS IEP Goal Writing Document:Color-coded by verb, executive functions, and CCSS ELA Strands as an at a glance visual to assist in goal development and instructional design (accommodations). 
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Universal Design for Learning Guidelines: The UDL Guidelines, an articulation of the UDL framework, can assist anyone who plans lessons/units of study or develops curricula (goals, methods, materials, and assessments) to reduce barriers, as well as optimize levels of challenge and support, to meet the needs of all learners from the start. 
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Updated Universal Design for Learning Guidelines: CAST has recently updated the UDL Guidelines by, most notably, moving "student engagement/motivation" to a more prominent position as Principle #1. (393kb)
LPF for CCSS ELA Contain progress indicators that describe observable learning along the learning continuum for each strand in the ELA LPF. The implications for goal development and aligned lesson design are many. (881kb)
LPF for CCSS Math Contain progress indicators that describe observable learning along the learning continuum for each strand in the Math LPF. The implications for goal development and aligned lesson design are many. (986kb)
Cognitive Rigor Matrices Explains how Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's DOK levels are alike, yet different within core content activities. (1.6mb)
DOK Compilation A resource created to illustrate the differences between DOK Levels regarding: definitions, products, questioning, teacher/student roles, and activities. (186kb)
12 goal-writing considerations for IEPs. Considerations that will support IEP teams in refining and individualizing goal writing which is closely aligned with UDL practices. (151kb)
Common Core State Standards Goal Writing TemplateThe development of goals and benchmarks should include a progression toward independence by increasing the difficulty and decreasing the level of support. Using this template in the creation of goals allows for easy comparison of the required components. (842kb)
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