THISTHIS (Change) (Change) Is For the Is For the GoodGood

Kansas State CurriculumKansas State CurriculumVs.Vs.

Common Core CurriculumCommon Core Curriculum

Out with the Old…Out with the Old…In with the NewIn with the New

How do the Common Core How do the Common Core Standards compare with the past Standards compare with the past Kansas Standards?Kansas Standards?

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““WHY” Adopt Common WHY” Adopt Common Core StandardsCore Standards

Read pages 3-4 of the Kansas Mathematics Read pages 3-4 of the Kansas Mathematics Standards (CCSS).Standards (CCSS). Address the problem of standards that were “a mile Address the problem of standards that were “a mile

wide and an inch deep”wide and an inch deep” CCSS stress conceptual understanding of key ideas

and each grade level building on the content of the previous grade

To develop these standards, the authors started by studying research-based learning progressions about how students learn math developmentally.

Common Core Common Core OverviewOverview

Please highlight the Please highlight the verbs in each bulleted verbs in each bulleted point within the point within the domain you choose.domain you choose.

New Vocabulary For New Vocabulary For TeachersTeachers

Standards for Mathematical PracticeStandards for Mathematical Practice These are located on pages 6-8 of the These are located on pages 6-8 of the

Kansas Mathematics CCSS.Kansas Mathematics CCSS. EVEN STEVEN, ODD TODDEVEN STEVEN, ODD TODD

Work with a partner.Work with a partner. Pick Even or Odd.Pick Even or Odd. Read those 4 Standards.Read those 4 Standards. Summarize for your partner.Summarize for your partner. Please make sure to read the beginning Please make sure to read the beginning

and ending paragraphs.and ending paragraphs.

How To Read the How To Read the StandardsStandards

Domains: Domains: overarching ideas and larger overarching ideas and larger grouping of related standardsgrouping of related standards

Clusters: Clusters: illustrate progression of increasing illustrate progression of increasing complexity from grade to grade; related complexity from grade to grade; related standards within a domainstandards within a domain

Standards: Standards: define what students should know define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level –part of a and be able to do at each grade level –part of a clustercluster

Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards

Critical Areas Critical Areas (first page of your grade level)(first page of your grade level)

Overview Overview (Notice the 8 Math Practices on the right side of the (Notice the 8 Math Practices on the right side of the page.)page.)

Grade Level StandardsGrade Level Standards

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