CCSS Common Core State Standards Curriculum Council
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) K – 12 Research and evidence based Aligned with college & work expectations Rigorous Internationally benchmarked
RUBRICS STANDARDS- BASED Grades & ASSESSMENTS ACCOUNTABILITY NCLB GLOBAL TEST SCORES
CCSS fewer clearer higher
MATH The standards must address the problem of a curriculum that is “a mile wide and an inch deep.” These standards are a substantial answer to that challenge.
SHIFT procedural skill mathematical understanding
SHIFT abstract real-world application
QUANTITIES In real world problems, the answers are usually not numbers but quantities: numbers with units, which involves measurement. Grade School: length, area, volume High School: person-hours, MPH, heating degree days, per-capita income…
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
STRANDS reading writing speaking + listening language
SHIFTS ↑ ARGUMENTATION/LOGIC ↑ TEXTUAL EVIDENCE ↑ INFORMATIONAL TEXTS ↑ INTEGRATE: research, technology, media
Alignment! CCSS are aligned with ACT Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career