What do you need to know about Common Core?

Common Core & NC Standards Highlights

Common Core only affects Math and Language Arts in grade areas
K-12

Common Core was first implemented in North Carolina for school

year 2013-2014

North Carolina Standards outlines what students should know and

what they should be able to do.

The Standard Course of Study is provided to assist teachers in

efforts to provide stimulating learning experience for students.

All of the other subjects besides math and language are umbrellaed
under North Carolina Standards.

NC Standards is what is determined from the state what objectives

and abilities students should have learned and know. But the
standards do no mandate to teachers how to get students to meet
state expectations

Common Core is to improve academic standards and was created

by national experts.

What to Expect?
How does common core affect
Language Arts and Mathematics?

Common Core is designed to provide an in depth

comprehension of the subject matter and to create a relevancy
between what is being taught and how the students are learning
the subject matter. In Regards to Language Arts students are
being encouraged to become critical thinkers and to provide
facts and evidence to support their reasoning and claims.
Common Core also promotes expanding vocabulary as well as
placing importance of how to properly use the vocabulary in
the proper context. Reading is a fundamental activity within
language arts, the implementation of common core has
increased the usage of informational texts such as newspapers,
autobiographies, and manuals.
Common Core has a significant impact on mathematics for
kindergarten through twelfth grade classes, a lot like what it
does for language arts, it promotes relevancy. The purpose is
for the students to learn how to use the lessons learned in the
classroom to translate into the real world. Common core
promotes better conceptual understanding. Common core
supports students understanding what the applications are for
and how to solve problems. Additionally, common core
supports students be proficient with procedural skills in order to
solve problems.

Helpful Links
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/core-explained/
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/math-ela/
http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/myths-vs-facts/

References
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/newsroom/news/2012-13/20120820-01
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/core-explained/
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new-standards/