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Office of Academics & Accountability. Essential Questions. What are the Common Core Standards? How different are the new standards from Georgia Performance Standards? When will they be implemented? How is FCS preparing for the change?. Common Core State Standards.
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Essential Questions • What are the Common Core Standards? • How different are the new standards from Georgia Performance Standards? • When will they be implemented? • How is FCS preparing for the change?
Common Core State Standards • State-led initiative coordinated by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) • English and Mathematics Standards K-12 • Literacy Standards for Social Studies/History, Science, and Technical Subjects 6-12
A National Movement An Initiative of the National Governor’s Association and Council of Chief State School Officers
Promise of Common Core • CCGPS define the knowledge and skills students should master during their K-12 education so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs. • The standards: • Are aligned with college and work expectations • Are clear, understandable, and consistent • Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards • Are informed by other top performing countries so that all students are prepared to succeed in a global economy and society; and • Are evidence-based
Design and Organization of ELA • K-12 English Language Arts Standards • Reading standards for literature (RL) • Reading standards for informational text (RI) • Reading standards: foundational skills K-5 ONLY (RF) • Writing standards (W) • Speaking and Listening (SL) • Language standards (L)
Impact of K-12 CCGPS ELA • Assessment • Rigor • Text Complexity • Common Core Appendix B • Emphasis on Informational Text • Student Work Samples/Evidence • Common Core Appendix C • Technology
Overview of CCGPS Mathematics Standards • Written to assume mastery, in any given year, of the preceding year’s standards • Outlined in three distinct sections • Standards of mathematical practice • Standards for mathematical content for K-8 • Standards for mathematical content for 9-12
Standards of Mathematical Practice • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • Reason abstractly and quantitatively • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others • Model with mathematics • Use appropriate tools strategically • Attend to precision • Look for and make use of structure • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning