Saturday, August 28, 2010

Streamlining with the Common Core Standards

My state just adopted the common core standards.  As far as I'm concerned, this is a great development and also a frustrating development.  The new mathematics standards are streamlined and focused-- still rigorous, but not nearly as overwhelming to the teacher as the previous standards.  That's fabulous.  On the other hand, we will find ourselves, once again, realigning curriculum to match.  Then again, what better time to start fresh, with better focus than September?  And being able to share curriculum across state lines?  That's a bonus, too.  Inspired by the idea of "depth over breadth," which is so evident in the new standards, my teaching with undoubtedly become more streamlined as we move forward this year.

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