Common Core Quadrant Project

(see attached file below summary for full Fall 2012 Final Project/Inquiry)

Summary of Common Core Final Project

By Sunny Dawn December 4, 2012

I went to a Common Core Conference Stakeholders Conference paid for my AFT. I was asked to go due to my teacher leadership with the Union. It was an honor but also eye opening in regards to the task ahead of us in implementing Common Core in our district and classrooms.

My Initial reflections after the conference and how I thought it should be implemented were posted on my blog in July (link below):

http://msdawnsturntospeak.blogspot.com/2012/07/initial-reflections-as-elementary.html

After doing the Quadrants and having time to reflect on the conference and leadership I feel I had done a good job with initial reflections but there were other stakeholders I was not considering when talking about implementation.

Since that time the Union (UESF) has asked me to write a resolution on Common Core to present to the Executive Board however at the moment I presented my Quadrant project (as shown in this project) and although they appreciated my work the various view points were not wanted from the UESF administration. They appreciated that I showed a variety of complexities but still just want the quick resolution.

Below you will see a Common Core Guide using the Framework taught to me at Mills College. How to analyze a problem through 4 lens

1. Political Questions to Consider
2. Organizational Management Questions to Consider
3. Climate/Cultural Questions to Consider
4. Programmatic Questions to Conisder