Daniel Hovland's List: Secondary- Common Core/AERO

• is a state-led effort to establish a shared set of clear educational standards for English language arts and mathematics that states can voluntarily adopt.
• esigned by a diverse group of teachers, experts, parents, and school administrators, so they reflect both our aspirations for our children and the realities of the classroom
• clear understanding of what is expected of them.
• Of course, standards cannot single-handedly improve the quality of our nation’s education system, but they do give educators shared goals and expectations for their students.
• ocal teachers, principals, superintendents and others will decide how the standards are to be met. Teachers will continue to devise lesson plans and tailor instruction to the individual needs of the students in their classrooms.

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• “The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents have a roadmap for what they need to do to help them
• • Aligned with college and work expectations;
   
  •    Clear, understandable and consistent;
   
  •    Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
   
  •    Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
   
  •    Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and
   
  •    Evidence- and research-based.
• n the coming months, each state will follow its own procedures and processes for adoption of the Common Core State Standards

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