THE COMMON CORE STAIRCASE: by Kitty https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm en-us 2017-10-05 23:50:49 UTC 2026-01-02 05:53:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png NATIONAL uniformity - all public school students would be held to the same standards, implemented in the form of grade level milestones. So all 3rd graders would be held to a common content mastery expectation(referred to as an “anchor strand”) in Math and English Language Arts.(O'Brien, A. 2013) leenyanna626 https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194649807 2017-10-06 12:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194649807 INTERNATIONALLY benchmarked - comparable to standards of high performing countries, such as Singapore & Finland, who have historically outperformed the U.S. on test scores. (O'Brien, A. 2013) leenyanna626 https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650086 2017-10-06 12:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650086 COGNITIVELY demanding & more analytical - offering our students a competitive edge upon entering college and the workforce.(Garland, S. 2014) leenyanna626 https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650367 2017-10-06 12:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650367 INCREASED rigor - reducing the need for remediation upon entering college.(Garland, S. 2014) leenyanna626 https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650658 2017-10-06 12:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leenyanna626/hfm7ys8edinm/wish/194650658