High K-12 learning standards for math, English language arts, and science.
Updated lessons to help our children develop the skills they need to succeed.
New assessments based on the new standards to make sure students are making adequate progress.
The new Illinois Learning Standards for Science are debuting this school year! Read an overview for school leaders.
Opinion piece in the Orlando Sentinel: "I grew up believing that I was bad at math. Such math anxiety, though, is exactly the reason I have learned to embrace and — I never thought I would say this — love Common Core math."
Common Core math: How I learned to stop worrying and love it
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New math standards seem to cause parental anxiety. Here’s why they don’t have to.
Watch how first graders are using dots to build their number fluency in this video from Teaching Channel:
Dot Talks: Building Fluency with Numbers
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How to build fluency with numbers in your 1st grade students. Here is a lesson aligned with the Common Core that gets starts building addition skills in young students. Great for ELLs.
Administrators and educators can use the 2016 PARCC Score Wrappers as an additional resource to share with individual student reports so parents can read a more in-depth explanation of their students’ scores and the various performance levels. Find them here:
PARCC Individual Student Reports (ISRs) are shipping to districts and schools soon. The PARCC 2016 Score Report Interpretation Guide for Parents is available in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Arabic, and Urdu. Find them here under "Results Reporting" on the left side column:
Check out the Super 5 – back-to-school power moves to support your child’s learning from Be a Learning Hero:
Super 5: Back-to-School Power Moves – Be a Learning Hero
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When it comes to your child’s education, you are a Learning Hero. Your superpowers include expertise about your child’s interests, habits, and personality. Combine this knowledge with a clear unde…
