COMMOM CORE CURRICULUM (part 2)
(Click here for part 1) The goal of Core Curriculum is to make sure that students are literally prepared for college and careers. There are five key components to the standard for English and Language Arts: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language, and Media and Technology. The goal of the mathematics standards is to achieve greater focus and coherence in... Read More
COMMON CORE CURRICULUM (part 1)
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative in the United States that details what K–12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. In the 1990s, the “Standards & Accountability Movement” began in the U.S. as states began writing standards outlining what students were expected to know and to be... Read More