COMMON CORE

CURRICULUM
Ashlee Eberhardt and Carly Hoover
Dr. Coleman
November 13th, 2014

INTASC STANDARD
Standard #6 Assessment: The teacher understands how to
connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engages
learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative
problem solving related to authentic local and global issues
Brief Description: Create and present a powerpoint evaluation
of a contemporary issue in the teaching profession.
Rationale: This powerpoint is a great assessment of the
common core state standards and we are using different
perspectives to evaluate how the common core state
standards affects the learning process in schools.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

A set of high-quality academic standards in math and english language arts (corestandards.org)
43 States, District of Columbia, 4 Territories, and Department of Defense Education Activity
Standards (corestandards.org)
Research and Evidence Based
Clear, understandable, and consistent
Aligned with college and career expectations
Based on rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher order thinking skills
Built upon strengths and lessons of current state standards
Informed by other top performing countries in order to prep all students for success in our global
economy and society.

HOW IT AFFECTS TEACHERS

Pros
used in most states

Increases rigor in the classrooms.

Gives teachers a good idea of how to format

tests

High-leveled thinking and more conversation

HOW IT AFFECTS
TEACHERS
Cons

Increases difficulty of leaded discussions

Common core standards are not specific

Teachers have to adapt to online testing

Common core only covers Math and

English-Language Arts

HOW IT AFFECTS STUDENTS

Pros

Increases critical thinking and problemsolving skills

Interaction within the classrooms
Same standards and assessments in states
using Common Core state standards
Technology based tests; making it easier

HOW IT AFFECTS STUDENTS

Cons

Not everyone learns the same

Structured-based: more complex text

How to pass tests, not how to learn

Expenses. (through technology)

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT

COMMON CORE FROM A
TEACHERS STANDPOINT?

HOW DO YOU FEEL

COMMON CORE FROM A
STUDENTS STANDPOINT?

REFERENCES
Office.com (for Clip Art)

Pros and cons of common core state standards.

(n.d.). Jackson, MS: Parents for Public Schools.
Retrieved from www.parents4publicschools.org
Commonstandards.org
Hill, Rebecca. Common Core Curriculum And
Complex Texts. Teacher Librarian 38.3 (2011) 4246. Academic Search Premier Web. 27 Oct. 2014