This article is an introduction to a series of five articles to support implementing the CCSSM. Future articles will address additional topics, ideas, and different grade bands.
The article introduction the idea of the standards and gave some background information about the CCSSM. This will be the first time in US history that a set of standards is established and taught in nearly every state, 44 states have currently adopted the standards. These standards introduce a significant change in the way we teach mathematics. This article provides an overview of CCSSM by addressing four main parts: 1.) Describe the standards which apply to K-12. 2.) Describe the parts of the grade level standards. 3.) Explain how the standards develop across grade levels 4.) Discuss the intersection of the domains of the CCSSM.
The article further explains what the eight standards are, and then explains the grade-level standards. The grade-level standards include a 2 page introduction describing the critical areas and broad clusters for each grade, supplying teachers with essential ideas to focus on throughout the year. The teachers can sort the different standards into categories such as: standards they are ready to implement, standards they have some ability to implement, and those that need the most preparation to implement. Also provided in the article is a list of questions the educators and districts get to begin conversations that lead to strong advocacy of the CCSSM. Throughout the article there are examples, tables, and pictures explaining and describing how to read and understand the different sections of the CCSSM.
As a future educator, I found this article incredibly helpful. This article is specifically designed to instruct educators on how to use the CCSSM in their classrooms and how to understand the standards themselves. Since this is the first of a series of five, I'm sure the other articles will go more into specific examples with different grade levels and so forth. Personally, this is an article that I would like to read especially if I was confused or overwhelmed with not knowing how to incorporate the standards into my lessons. It gives step by step instructions and definitions on how to use the standards and what the standards are. This would be an article, or series of articles, to refer back to once I have a classroom of my own.
Dacey, L., & Polly, D. (2012). Common core standards for mathematics: The big picture. Teaching Children Mathematics, 18(6), 378-383.
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