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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 K-12 Common Core State Standards English/Language Arts & 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 • Student mobility • Global competition • Today’s jobs require different skills
Design & Organization • College and Career Readiness anchor standards • Grade-specific, end-of-year expectations • Developmentally appropriate progression of skills and understandings
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.
Implementation Timeline 2011-12 Kdg students are now in grade 3 We are here
Stay Informed • Visit www.corestandards.org • Sign up for CCSS updates: join-commoncore@mlist.cde.ca.gov