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Common Core State Standards:Their Promise and Potential
CSG Regional Meeting – Atlanta, GANovember 15, 2011
Lucille E. Davy, Senior Advisor
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Background and History
• Standards movement - almost 20 years ago• No Child Left Behind - states required to adopt
standards and administer assessments• Standards are statements of the skills young
people are expected to learn• Changes in 21st century workforce• Governors focused on economic development
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Source: The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010
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Voluntary, state led effort• Conversations among governors and state
education chiefs began in 2005• NGA and CCSSO took the lead with states• Open, collaborative effort – K-12, higher
education, business, research, experts• Multiple drafts and input• Validation committee
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Common Core State Standards Development Process
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Why should states work together?
• High college remediation rates• Economies of scale and efficiencies• Student mobility• High expectations for all students
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English Language Arts Highlights• Text complexity• Balance between literature and
informational/non-fiction texts• Literacy skills developed in other subjects• Writing to inform/persuade• Speaking and listening• Media and technology integrated
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Mathematics Highlights
• Focus and coherence• Balance between computational fluency and
conceptual understanding• Careful progressions• Emphasis on problem solving and applications• Skills “floor” – not the ceiling
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Implementation Alignment
• Curriculum • Assessments• Accountability• Teacher pre-service preparation• Teacher professional development• Instructional materials (including open source)
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Critical Partners• State legislators and policymakers• State agencies• K-12 educators• Higher education• Business community• Parents and local school boards• Advocacy organizations
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Resources• www.hunt-institute.org• www.corestandards.org/the-standards• www.ccsso.org• www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER• www.parcconline.org• http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInsti
tute#g/u