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.
Although internal investigations of the kind that might be triggered by the issues that have been raised are confidential, we want to
emphasize that matters of integrity in research are at the
core of our mission and we are committed to ensuring that all research conducted under the auspices of Johns Hopkins University are conducted to the highest ethical and scientific
standards.
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.
The resume uses a quick glance
Core Competencies section to
emphasize additional areas of experience such as root cause analysis, ISO
standards, problem solving and efficiency improvement.