COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS)

1776 (declaration of independence)

o All men are created equal. But not women and slaves
o Thomas Jefferson very big into education
o The hornbook= wooden paddle with lesson written into it
1828 = first pen
1865= first typewriter (originally in ABCD order, not QWERTY)
o QWERTY is the hunt and peck method
1868= Equal Protection Clause
o 14TH Amendment
o No state shall make or enforce any law which shall deny to any
person within jurisdiction equal protection of its laws.
Abe Lincoln
o Emancipation Proclamation
o No slaves
Black board invented in 1890
First pencil invented in 1900
First overhead projector in 1930
First ballpoint pen invented 1938
o Was $9.75 which was expensive back then
Eniac
o Invented in 1947 (computer)
1954
o Brown vs Board of education
Separate is NOT equal
o Thurgood Marshall
Iinda Browns Lawyer
Supreme court justice
Photocopier=1959
Film projector=1960
o Also 1960 is when sex ed was taught
Liquid Paper (White out) 1960
1965
o Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon B. Johnson (pres)
Improve Reading, writing, math, and Bilingual
NO NATIONAL CIRRICULUM
Wanted to make curriculum a state thing
Re locates federal funds to reduce achievement gap
Arpa net= 1969 (internet)
Handheld Calc= 1972

 IBM PC= 1981

Smart board= 1999
2001
o NCLB= No child Left Behind
o Goes off what Johnson already did. Adds onto it
o Emphasizes
accountability*
This means there is consequences if they dont
State Standards
Standardized testing
- Common Core State Standards
o 45 states, 4 us territories, Distict of Colombia
o Standards with which you write curriculum
- 2014-2015
o CCSS implemented
Preparing so that if they move, kids are learning the same
things
- CCSS Will be
o More Fair
Consistent among everyone
Clear so students understand
More supportive of English learners and disabilities
o More Relevant
Integrated with technology
Competitive with 21st Century, international standards
Aligned with modern demands of college and career