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One fact that stood out to me was that the adoption of the Common Core Standards is optional and up to the states to decides. I did not realize that every state did not have to adopt them.

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I learned that Common Core were created for every subject and are used for the production of teachers and to enhance the knowledge of students as well. Common Core is like a template so that teachers can benefit in ways of lesson planning and covering topics equally and in depth.

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I learned that the Common Core Standards are not just based on United States data, but international data as well, also there made to tell what students need to learn, not how they have to learn it.

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I learned that Common Core Standards are created to cover all subjects (math, science, social studies, and English). These standards are there to provide guidance to teachers as to what their students should be able to do after being taught those objectives.

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I learned that Common Core Standards help teachers prepare students for the future. This is accomplished by providing standards that assist the teacher in creating lessons to get their students to achieve these standards.

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I learned from the videos and readings that teaching from the common core standards is not as simple as it may sound. They provide you with guidelines but the rest is up to the teacher to create and implement a lesson that both meets these guidelines and effectively introduces the information to students.

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I learned that the Common Core Standards apply to ELA and math, my two subject areas. They provide educators with a framework, so they know what students should be able to do in their current grade level and how to best prepare them for the future.

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I learned that the Common Core standards were created to describe what the students need to learn and when they needed to know it but not necessarily how they had to learn the topic.

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I learned the Common Core standards only reach to math and ELA. This made me reflect upon my own experience in high school in Kentucky. At my school, we were not required to take science and social studies every year; we were only required to earn the three credits of each required by the state. There are definitely pros and cons to the fact science and social studies are not included in these standards. Common Core incentivizes states away from teaching these subjects well, which is a shame. However, placing less rigorous standards upon these subjects allows states and schools more independence in teaching these subjects. For example, schools in Kentucky might choose to teach units about plants and animals in Kentucky or the history of Kentucky, neither of which would be included in national standards.

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I learned that the common core is optional. I thought that all the states had to comply with it. I also learned that the goal for them is to make sure students across the state are at the same level and that none get left behind. These standards also align with international learning too!

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I learned that Common Core Standards had input from other teachers and professionals. They do not tell teachers how to teach but provides guidelines to help their students succeed.

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I learned that Common Core is used as a guideline to indicate where students should be in their learning process. It sets goals for students nationwide so everyone will be on an equal playing field when its time for them to go to college or get jobs.

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One thing that I learned is that Common Core Standards do not tell teachers how they have to teach they just give teachers the guidelines about what should be taught. Common Core is implemented by giving teacher's the standards that they should strive to reach but these are not the curriculum.

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I learned that the Common Core Standards focus on the content needed in order to be successful in college, careers, and life. There are three objectives which are condition, performance, and criteria. These objectives need to be followed in order for students to be successful.

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I learned that the standards are structured like staircases, and each builds off the other so that students must master certain concepts before moving on to others.

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I learned that the Common Core Standards do not dictate how teachers are suppose to teach within their classrooms, but rather provide a set of instructional expectations for each grade level to meet across state lines.

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I learned that the main focus of the Common Core Standards is to prepare students for entry into either college, the workforce, and life.

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I learned that the common core standards are not all about being successful in testing. They prepare students for graduation, college, workforce, and living any where.

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I learned that condition, performance, and criteria were the main three parts in creating a common core standard. I also learned that the CCSs are based on international data, not just US.