Common Core State Standard Initiative Archives

Content vs 21st Century Skills – “Integration” – NOT “Separation”

Think of it as a “balancing act.” Filling a student’s head with “content” without equipping the student with skills to actually DO something with that content is ridiculous. You may enable the student to score well on some standardized test, but you don’t prepare the student with the sorts of skills needed to function effectively […]

Teaching Critical Skills – Are Common Core Standards the Answer??

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort that established a single set of clear educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts and mathematics that states voluntarily adopt. The standards are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to: enter credit bearing entry courses in […]