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Who Came Up with the Who Came Up with the Common Core Standards?Common Core Standards?

National Governors National Governors Association Center for Best Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)Practices (NGA Center)

Council of Chief State School Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)Officers (CCSSO)

In collaboration with: In collaboration with: o TeachersTeacherso School administratorsSchool administratorso Experts in the education fieldExperts in the education field

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What Are Common Core What Are Common Core Standards?Standards?

Developed for college and career readiness.Developed for college and career readiness.

Applies the application of knowledge though high-Applies the application of knowledge though high-order skills.order skills.

Prepares students to succeed in a global economy Prepares students to succeed in a global economy and society.and society.

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Why Develop More Standards?Why Develop More Standards?

Each state has it’s own Each state has it’s own academic standards.academic standards.

Each state puts different Each state puts different emphasis on different skills.emphasis on different skills.

Common core aligns states.Common core aligns states.

National adoption means that National adoption means that students will be more students will be more competitive nationally and competitive nationally and globally.globally.

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When?When?

College and career College and career readiness standards readiness standards developed in the summer of developed in the summer of 2009.2009.

Final Common Core Final Common Core standards released June standards released June 2010.2010.

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Where has Common Core Where has Common Core Been Adopted?Been Adopted?

Most states have formally Most states have formally adopted Common Core.adopted Common Core.

Here is a list of states who Here is a list of states who haven’t yet adopted Common haven’t yet adopted Common Core:Core:o AlaskaAlaskao TexasTexaso MarylandMarylando MinnesotaMinnesotao NebraskaNebraska

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ReferencesReferences

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Common Core State Standards Initiative. 2011. About Common Core State Standards Initiative. 2011. About The Standards. Retrieved from The Standards. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standardshttp://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards

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