CCSSCommon Core State Standards

Curriculum Council

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National

Governors Association (NGA) • K – 12• Research and evidence based• Aligned with college & work

expectations• Rigorous• Internationally benchmarked

RUBRICS

STANDARDS-BASED

Grades &ASSESSMENTS

ACCOUNTABILITY

NCLB

GLOBAL TEST

SCORES

CCSS• fewer• clearer• higher

MATHThe standards must address the problem of a curriculum that is “a mile wide and an inch deep.” These standards are a substantial answer to that challenge.

SHIFT

procedural skill

mathematical understanding

SHIFT

abstract

real-world application

QUANTITIESIn real world problems, the answers are usually not numbers but quantities: numbers with units, which involves measurement.• Grade School: length, area, volume• High School: person-hours, MPH,

heating degree days, per-capita income…

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

STRANDS•reading•writing•speaking + listening• language

SHIFTS↑ ARGUMENTATION/LOGIC↑ TEXTUAL EVIDENCE↑ INFORMATIONAL TEXTS↑ INTEGRATE: research,

technology, media

Alignment!CCSS are aligned with• ACT• Smarter Balanced Assessment

Consortium• Partnership for Assessment of

Readiness for College and Career