Fewer, Clearer, Higher: How the Common Core State Standards Can Change Classroom Practice

ISBN-13: 9781612506197 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str.

Robert Rothman

Opis

In clear and concise language, veteran education writer Robert Rothman identifies nine instructional shifts encouraged by the new Common Core State Standards and provides examples of how teachers and school districts are overcoming challenges in implementation.

He presents the research and rationale behind each change and provides examples of teachers making the shifts as well as sample test questions that could be used to gauge student progress in the future. Rothman also addresses major challenges that are emerging as districts and schools move to implement the standards and highlights the ways leading school districts are working to overcome them.

Fewer, Clearer, Higher the mantra adopted by the writers of the Common Core to emphasize the difference between existing state standards and the new ones needed to truly prepare all students for college or careers is an indispensable guide for educators and anyone else seeking a better understanding of this major new development in education policy."

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CONTENTS

Preface vii

1. The Common Core State Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education 1
2. Less Is More: Focus, Focus, Focus 15
3. Achieving Coherence 29
4. An End to the Math Wars 41
5. Covering All the Bases: Mathematical Practices 55
6. Just the Facts 67
7. Prove It 79
8. Up the Staircase: Text Complexity 93
9. Elevating Discussion 107
10. A Role for Everyone 121
11. The Road Ahead: Implementing the Common Core State Standards 133

Appendix
Resources on the Common Core State Standards 149

Notes 151
Acknowledgments 161
About the Author 163
Index 165