Supporters of the bill called the Common
Core standards an example of federal government meddling in state education policy.
Not exact matches
For
example, each
core transaction paradigm requires radically different matchmaking strategies or rules and
standards.
For
example, when asked whether the Common
Core will create
standards in all subject areas, on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 meaning strongly agree and 1 meaning strongly disagree), 49 percent answered with a 4 or 5, indicating some level of agreement with this false statement (another 24 percent answered with a 3, which I take to mean neither agreeing nor disagreeing).
For
example, preparing to teach to the new, higher «Common
Core»
standards is an effort best done together, with the expertise of front - line teachers playing a key role.
How will students demonstrate evidence of
core concepts and practices (for
example,
standards) in their artifacts?
For
example, the Common
Core emphasizes writing in the English language arts
standards.
For
example, EdNext identifies majority (but declining) support for Common
Core, while PDK finds a strong majority opposed to using those
standards to determine curricular and instructional decisions at the local level.
The heavily weighted criteria (for
example, implementing
standards, improving teacher and principal effectiveness, turning around the lowest - achieving schools, supporting high - performing charters) formed a coherent and comprehensive
core.
[2] For
example, the belief that Common
Core was initiated by President Obama and the belief that states were not allowed to add content to the
standards were identified as misconceptions, and some of these were associated with respondents» opposition to the
standards.
Five - plus years into the experiment with new «college - and career - ready
standards» (of which Common
Core is the most notable and most controversial
example), we know little about teachers» implementation and the ways policy can support that implementation.
Another
example:
Standard 2 on «Early Reading» assesses whether «The program trains teacher candidates to teach reading as prescribed by the Common
Core State Standards.»
In addition to providing concrete
examples of how the educator preparation program at Tulane has evolved to meet the challenges that new, higher
standards bring, they made a strong case for establishing a grace period during which results from the next - generation assessments slated to accompany the Common
Core be used only as diagnostic tools, as they are being designed to be, and not for high stakes or accountability.
The following Common
Core standard gives a great
example and sets a solid tone for what can be targeted in math instruction:
For
example the ST Math Program is aligned to state and Common
Core standards and integrates with core instruct
Core standards and integrates with
core instruct
core instruction.
The Common
Core mathematics
standards are grade - by - grade specific and hence are more detailed than the NCTM 2000
standards, but they do resemble them in setting their sights lower than our international competitors, by, for
example, locking algebra into the high school curriculum.
For
example, at the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School in Boston, Ted Chambers and his colleagues are developing lesson plans that are aligned with the Common
Core standards and are available online, free, for all to use.
Future secretaries, for
example, are forbidden from mandating or even incentivizing states to adopt particular
standards like Common
Core.
A teacher will share exactly how she manages a 1:1 program including a daily schedule, specific apps that are used with
examples, and ways to connect and enhance the common
core standards with the growing demands of student achievement.
The populist attack on Common
Core isn't always fair: Some of the most widely mocked
examples of so - called Common
Core math were featured in textbooks and used in classrooms long before the
standards were introduced.
States have demonstrated this by adopting Common
Core or adopting college - and career - ready
standards that have been approved and certified by each state's network of institutions of higher education (IHEs)(
examples include Indiana, Virginia, Texas, and Minnesota).
Petlak, for
example, suggests using student
examples as a jumping - off point to talk about things like Common
Core standards with parents.
As a result, principals speak in compelling detail about their understanding of the new
standards and can give
examples of what Common
Core — aligned instruction looks like in their buildings.
First, it mentioned that Common
Core differs from other
standards, for
example, in its heavy focus on writing; therefore, «assessments that truly measure the Common
Core will likely look different from current state tests.»
I'll offer a few
examples of what I have in mind because the easiest way to demonstrate that something was foreseeable is to show that people foresaw it (recall that the Common
Core standards were introduced in 2010 and most states started implementation in 2011).
Project - based instruction is particularly well suited to addressing more rigorous
standards, such as the Common
Core State
Standards, for
example, which call for writing for different tasks, purposes, and audiences.
In The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners we include
examples for integrating global considerations in Common
Core math and language arts
standards for every elementary grade.
For
example, the first recommendation is that the National Governors Association review the Common
Core standards.
Rebecca provided an
example of such a conflict with the English language arts tests, which were aligned with the Common
Core standards.
For
example Wehrheim worked with a fifth grade teacher on improving the rigorous text discussions called for by the Common
Core standards.
I also should note that researchers in this study clearly conducted this study with similar a priori conclusions in mind (i.e., that the Common
Core should be saved / promoted); hence, future peer review of this piece may be out of the question as the bias evident in the sets of findings would certainly be a «methodological issue,» again, likely preventing a peer - reviewed publication (see, for
example, the a priori conclusion that «[this] study highlights an important advantage of having a common set of
standards and assessments across multiple states,» in the abstract (p. 3).
For
example, Gov. Mike Pence invited a committee of independent experts, led by Common
Core critic Sandra Stotsky, to review a draft of Indiana's new
standards.
The Common
Core State
Standards, for
example, give a personality trait portrait of students who are college and career ready as an introduction to the
standards themselves.
For
example, mandating «challenging» state
standards and tests, instead of «college - and career - ready» does actually remove federal force behind Common
Core, since the latter is a regulatory dog - whistle for Common
Core.
Common
Core and Literacy Strategies: English Language Arts, 2nd Edition — In this course, educators explore the CCSS approach to literacy, with a new emphasis on critical thinking skills in science supplemented by video
examples and in - depth readings, and review downloadable applications that will help them develop methods for putting the
standards to work in the classroom.
They then use as an
example the 0.044 (p < 0.05) coefficient (as related to more classroom observations with explicit feedback tied to the Common
Core) and explain that «a difference of one
standard deviation in the observation and feedback index was associated with an increase of 0.044
standard deviations in students» mathematics test scores — roughly the equivalent of 1.4 scale score points on the PARCC assessment and 4.1 scale score points on the SBAC.»
For
example, the Literacy Design Collaborative framework «hardwires» the Common
Core standards in reading and writing into the curriculum while allowing teachers to contribute subject - area content based on state and district
standards.
For
example, education nonprofit Educurious is working to develop next - generation courses based on Common
Core standards and Next Generation Science
Standards.
For
example, last year, I asked several teachers to present to the school committee on ways they were integrating the Common
Core standards into their unit and lesson planning.
For
example, 44 states and the District of Columbia adopted the Common
Core, the «college and career - ready»
standards created by states but promoted by Duncan.
For
example, instead of assuring the department that the Common
Core State
Standards will be used, the state board assured that its
standards are college and career - ready, and that Utah may change its
standards at any time.
Perhaps the most vivid
example in recent memory is coverage of the Common
Core debate, which generally bought into the perception that states were abandoning the
standards and rolling back state testing.
In Central Harlem, for
example, the number of students meeting rigorous, Common
Core math
standards has more than doubled since 2013 - from 1,690 to 3,703.
For
example, if a teacher were to use entrance cards to assess a student's ability to solve real - world and mathematical problems by writing and solving equations of the form x + p = q and px = q (Common
Core math
standard 6.
She finds
examples of STEM and makerspace activities, aligned to the Common
Core standards and NGSS, on Twitter, YouTube, and Edutopia.
In addition, two
examples and a template show the connection and alignment between the Five
Core Propositions, state academic
standards, the Charlotte - Danielson Framework for Teaching, Learning Forward's
Standards for Professional Learning, and more.
This page highlights
examples of successful state strategy and policies to implement the College - and Career - Ready
standards in the State Education Agency (SEA) Common
Core Implementation: Progress and Capacity Rubric.
For
example, states like Arizona voted to «replace» Common
Core standards only to make minor changes on things like cursive writing.
While the repudiation of Common
Core standards by tea party - backed politicians like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Florida Gov. Rick Scott — both of whom had previously supported them — may seem like just another
example of pandering to their base, it could also be a rare
example of politicians astute enough to seize on an issue that crosses party lines.
For
example, include time to practice previously taught
standards at the end of each week, or because the Common
Core State
Standards so heavily focus on literacy, include reading assignments in each subject or unit.
«[F] or
example, on Common
Core, probably a half a dozen times, [ESSA says]... you can not make a state adopt the Common
Core standards,» he says.