Adkinson says
the Common Core standards emphasize that students explain their thinking in math and English language arts.
In language arts,
the Common Core standards emphasize reading informational texts as opposed to literature.
The new
Common Core standards emphasize multiple ways of solving problems.
What are your suggestions for the frustrated teacher who states, «Today
the Common Core standards emphasize expository reading and writing; tomorrow a new reform will reverse the trend and promote more fiction and poetry» (p. 121)?
Brought about through the collaboration of governors, state schools» chiefs and Gates Foundation funding,
the Common Core standards emphasize teaching fewer things, in greater depth.
«It's is the only way to get students ready for success in the modern world,» she says, adding that
the Common Core standards emphasize the kind of performance - based skills that foster deeper learning.
While
the Common Core standards emphasize development of reasoning and critical - thinking skills, the standards» perpetuation of a test - driven accountability system and teacher - directed learning environment compromises children's development of these higher - order skills.
Not exact matches
Becallo also
emphasizes ethics reform, and promises to stop the
common core education
standards.
«It's important to
emphasize that the changes in scores do not mean that schools have taught less or that students have learned less, but rather reflect this new
standard, the
Common Core adopted by 46 states because these
standards represent the trajectory to college and career success,» King said, on a conference call.
Twelve states and the District of Columbia have adopted the new science
standards for the K - 12 classrooms, which
emphasize three main «dimensions» of science learning: science practices for investigating the world, crosscutting concepts
common to all scientific topics, and
core ideas within scientific disciplines.
In addition, we must
emphasize that the
Common Core has long been a state - led effort, and the federal government has had no role in the creation of these academic
standards.
For example, the
Common Core emphasizes writing in the English language arts
standards.
The stark differences between state
standards and the
Common Core are partly due to differences in topics addressed, but also to the fact that the
Common Core emphasizes somewhat different cognitive skills: devoting less time to memorization and performing procedures, and more to demonstrating understanding and analyzing written material.
Torlakson's message was more «stay the course,» a path that has shown increased funding for schools and new ways to teach and test students under the
Common Core standards, which
emphasize critical thinking over rote learning.
The voluntary
Common Core standards, which cover math and English Language Arts,
emphasize critical thinking and hands - on activities to help students master the subject matter.
He liked the
Common Core standards when he first read them because they
emphasized writing and speaking and listening.
THINK Literacy provides teachers with instruction on what and how to teach, sequenced in units that
emphasize student engagement and develop a love of reading, while also building essential critical thinking skills aligned with
Common Core standards.
Yet despite years of effort,
Common Core's critics have largely failed to repeal the
standards, which aim to
emphasize critical thinking over rote memorization.
Indeed, while elements of
Common Core's ELA
standards emphasize «close reading» and «finding evidence» and imply the teaching of reading skills in a manner disconnected from the knowledge embedded in and presumed by the assigned texts, other parts of
Common Core firmly reiterate the premise that «knowledge is intimately linked to reading comprehension ability» (see Appendix A, p. 4).
But because the
standards emphasize critical thinking and citing evidence, most teachers expect that new tests aligned with the
Common Core will require students to write essays based on multiple reading passages.
In a report on the
Common Core State
Standards that went to the governor and the State Board of Education earlier this month, Indiana Department of Education officials again
emphasized the need for academic
standards that prepare students for college and career.
NGSS, the science equivalent to the
Common Core standards or English and math,
emphasizes a deeper understanding of concepts within scientific disciplines, integrating engineering and science practices to help students understand the workings of science and the natural world.
These new tests are funded by $ 330 million in stimulus money through the federal Race to the Top competition and are intended to measure critical thinking, particularly the critical skills
emphasized by the
Common Core State
Standards, the set of educational
standards most states have agreed to adopt.
Supporters of the
Common Core have
emphasized that the Department of Education never specified that the
Common Core was the «college - and career - ready
standards that states needed to adopt.»
As much as supporters
emphasize the democratic origin of the
standards and count out the dozens of experts and teachers who were consulted, the
Common Core math
standards were ultimately crafted by three guys whose only goal was to improve the way mathematics is taught.
The
Common Core standards» cross-content focus on deep learning and real - world situations closely parallels a number of the tenets of project - based learning, which
emphasizes not only content, but also communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
They also are out of sync with the shift toward teaching reasoning skills over memorization
emphasized in the
Common Core social studies
standards and the C3 Framework, a document published by the National Council for the Social Studies that provides guidance for state
standards in history and civics.
And yet, as much as supporters
emphasize the democratic origin of the
standards and count out the dozens of experts and teachers who were consulted, the
Common Core math
standards were ultimately crafted by three guys whose only goal was to improve the way mathematics is taught.
Cheatham also said that Gov. Scott Walker's recent call to repeal the
Common Core State
Standards in Wisconsin, and Republican legislators» efforts to do the same during the last legislative session, are unhelpful distractions for the district, which has
emphasized implementation of the
standards.
Illinois adopted the
Common Core standards in June 2010 for K - 12 schools,
emphasizing critical thinking, problem - solving and a greater depth of instruction to ensure all graduating students are prepared to attend college or enter the workforce.
Additionally, each book of The Last Readers
emphasizes at least one
Common Core reading anchor
standards associated with each of the ELA
standards strands:
Advocates say the
common core state
standards emphasize problem solving and critical thinking.
He
emphasized, «This is a clear message to
Common Core advocates that the state of Texas has our own
standards and we will protect them from being undermined by national interests.»
And when comparing the
Common Core with
standards in other nations that perform well on international tests, the team found that the
Common Core placed more emphasis on higher - order thinking whereas some of the highest - performing countries
emphasized more basic skills, such as computation.
Whereas previous
standards have focused on skills and strategies, the
Common Core State
Standards emphasize text types.