Standards and Learning

Hansen, Buczynski, and Puckett state that, “In addition to helping students become competent with 21st century skills and tools, teachers are responsible for their students’ mastery of core subject-matter standards, or grade-level subject-matter criteria that identify what students need to know, understand, and be able to do (KUD).” (Hansen et al, 2015).

After reviewing chapter 1 in your text, 10 Things you should know about the Common Core, and Video: 2013 Education Nation tackles Common Core:
http://www.nea.org/home/57131.htm

• Explain how state standards came into existence. Discuss the impact of the standards movement on classroom instruction.
• How do the Common Core Standards intend to affect instruction in schools to meet both learner and societal goals?
• What are some pros and cons of the Common Core Standards from your own point of view?

Read from your text, Curriculum and Instruction for the 21st Century:

• Chapter 1: The Future is Now: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
• This chapter focuses on how the need to globalize skills and competencies in the 21st century defines the standards that describe what students and teachers need to know, understand, and do (KUD).

Walker T. (2013). 10 Things you should know about the Common Core. Retrieved from http://neatoday.org/2013/10/16/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-common-core/ 

• This article presents facts intended to clarify key points, allay concerns about what the Common Core isn’t, and—most importantly—highlight how the standards can be the game-changer students need.

National Education Association. (2013). Video: 2013 Education Nation tackles Common Core [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.nea.org/home/57131.htm

• NBC worked with an expert advisory committee to select model teachers who demonstrated lessons during three different workshops: grades K-5 ELA, literacy, and mathematics; grades 6-12 ELA and literacy; and, grades 6-12 mathematics.  Below are videos from NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and NEA members who participated in the event.