by Kyndel Perdue

COMMON CORE

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STANDARDS

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WHY COMMON CORE IS IMPORTANT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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-Thinking Across Grades

-More Focus on Fewer Topics

-MATH: Students are required to show all the steps they take to solve a problem. This

ensures they are really understanding the content. Instead of assessing on only the

answer, the teacher can grade whether the student took all of the necessary steps

to get there.

-ENGLISH: Requires students to think about text beyond what is on the page. Students

are learning useful critical thinking skills

-Collaboration between students

-College and Career Readiness: Students will learn the skills they are going to need

within their future education as well as career. They will be more prepared and

-Problem Solving skills that are necessary in a variety of school subjects as well as

real-world scenarios

-More Clarity: CC makes it easier to see specific areas students are struggling with=less

students left behind

-Students have more time to practice what they are learning

learn more about it here!

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ASSESMENTS

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Two state-led consortia, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced), are currently working to develop assessments that aim to provide meaningful feedback to ensure that students are progressing toward attaining the necessary skills to succeed in college, career, and life. These assessments are expected to be available in the 2014-2015 school year. Most states have chosen to participate in one of the two consortia. For more information, visit the website of your state’s assessment consortium. Two additional consortia, working through theNational Center and State Collaborative Partnership and the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternative Assessment System Consortium, are developing a new generation of assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

Grading

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Barriers

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-It takes a lot of time for students and teachers to adapt to this new style of leaning.

-Needs to be more specific for teachers and students.

-Common Core standards are seen to be very rigorous for students, which parents find negative

-Technology is needed, and it may be harder for some schools to access the technological tools

-Grading consistently will be a challenge with teachers across the country

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Common Core Grading

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-Students are able to identify the strengths and weaknesses through the grading system

-Include academic content only

-Identify specific learning targets

-Access each learning target sperately

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Olivia Lea's Comment

olivia_lea_ms — 2014-03-11 23:03:57 UTC

Great Padlet! Gives a lot of great information in an organized fashion. I liked the breakdown of why common core is important especially in the elementary school levels. I think common core is great for younger students to really think more in-depth about the topics they are learning about so they are more prepared for the future. I also find it great that common core standards make it easier to see the areas that students are struggling in. I love that you added a video about the other side of the argument. Makes you think from all sides of the argument and the pros and cons to the common core standards.

Jessica Kjartanson's Comment:

2014-03-12 01:02:28 UTC

Hi ladies! Your padlet looks fantastic! I love the mixed media you posted, the videos, pictures and posts are all extremely informative and concise. I appreciate that you broke the comments up into different categories including assessments, grading, barriers, etc. I am hearing a lot of mixed reviews about CCSS at the schools I sub and teach at and it is nice to see clear unbiased facts about what CCSS actually is and what it means for students and the ways we will be teaching in the future. Personally, I am excited to come into this field right now with all of these changes so I can learn exactly what I need to know to teach CCSS the best ways I can for my future students. Thanks for your awesome padlet- it taught me a lot!!