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Overview of the Initiative

Overview of the Initiative. K-12 Common C ore State Standards English/Language A rts & Mathematics Adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE) on August 2, 2010. States participating in the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Why Now?. Disparate standards across states

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Overview of the Initiative

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  1. Overview of the Initiative K-12 Common Core State Standards English/Language Arts & Mathematics Adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE) on August 2, 2010.

  2. States participating in the Common Core State Standards Initiative

  3. Why Now? • Disparate standards across states • Student mobility • Global competition • Today’s jobs require different skills

  4. Design & Organization • College and Career Readiness anchor standards • Grade-specific, end-of-year expectations • Developmentally appropriate progression of skills and understandings

  5. Guiding Concepts Focus and coherence • Focus on key topics at each grade level. • Coherent progressions across grade levels. Balance of concepts and skills • Content standards require both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. Mathematical practices • Foster reasoning and sense-making in mathematics. College and career readiness • Level is ambitious but achievable.

  6. Implementation Timeline 2011-12 Kdg students are now in grade 3  We are here 

  7. Stay Informed • Visit www.corestandards.org • Sign up for CCSS updates: join-commoncore@mlist.cde.ca.gov

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