https://padlet.com/astabler/v2bjen20sian en-us 2017-07-15 19:30:44 UTC 2017-07-15 20:07:32 UTC hello@padlet.com astabler https://padlet.com/astabler/v2bjen20sian/wish/178765166 Authors Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins explore commonly misunderstood concepts (or 5 big ideas) about the new common core standards. The five big ideas are: 1: The Common Core Standards have new emphases and require a careful reading, 2: Standards are not curriculum, 3: Standards need to be unpacked, 4: A coherent curriculum is mapped backwards from desired performances, 5: The standards come to life through the assessments. I found this article very helpful; it helped differentiate between state standards and curriculum. I found it very interesting when the authors wrote that if teachers continue to teach common core standards just as it has been done in the past, the full effectiveness of the common core standards are not able to take place. The common core standards are intended to be the building blocks of education, while the curriculum dives deeper. The common core standards and curriculum combined are intended to help students with long-term strategies; on a test in the future, not only simply knowing how to work one math problem, but understanding a way to attack any math problem they have never seen before based on reasoning. Next, standards should be viewed as outcomes. The ultimate goal in curriculum is for students to be able to complete tasks independently. Teachers also should not assume that they have to teach the standards in chronological order. Teachers should instead ask themselves, "Knowing what my students have already learned, how can I build on this?" This article preaches Cornerstone activities--activities that vary on each grade level, but are fundamental skills that build on each other each year, therefore leading to successful students. When teachers are reading standards and curriculum, they must be careful to read in detail and to unpack the information thoughtfully. ]]> 2017-07-15 19:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/astabler/v2bjen20sian/wish/178765166