Organization
Development
Key Features
Assessment
Design
100
English Language Arts & Math
What two content areas have CCSS?
100
Council of Chief State School Officers and National Governors Association
Who led the development of the CCSS?
100
Classic myths & stories, America's founding documents, foundational American literature, and Shakespeare
What is required content in ELA?
100
2014-2015
What is the target date for CCSS assessments to be available?
100
Endpoints for a K-12 education
What could be another name for the CCSS?
200
Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language
What are the strands in the ELA standards?
200
48 States & District of Columbia
Who supported the development process?
200
Text complexity and growth of comprehension
What is the emphasis of the Reading Standards?
200
Summative and formative assessment
What kinds of assessments will be developed to use with the CCSS?
200
Research & evidence-based, aligned with college & work expectations, rigorous, and internationally benchmarked
What are the primary criteria for selection of CCSS standards?
300
3
How many sections are included in the ELA standards?
300
State Education Departments, professional organizations, parents, teachers, scholars, assessment developers, students, and other members of the public
Who reviewed and commented on the CCSS?
300
Text types, responding to reading, and research
What is the emphasis of the Writing Standards?
300
SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
Who received Race to the Top funding to design both summative and formative assessments that can be used by states adopting CCSS?
300
Vertically articulate downward
How are the CCSS standards organized?
400
Anchor Standards
What are the strand-specific, college and career readiness standards that are identical across all grade levels?
400
Fewer, higher, clearer standards
What was the mantra/over-arching goal in developing the CCSS?
400
Flexible communication and collaboration
What is the emphasis of the Speaking and Listening Standards?
400
Achieve’s Partnership for the Assessment or Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
What was the second group who received funding to develop assessments?
400
Logical learning progressions and developmental appropriateness
What are overarching design features of the CCSS?
500
Grade-level Standards
What defines the specific skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate at each grade level?
500
45
How many states and territories have adopted the CCSS?
500
Conventions, effective use, and vocabulary
What is the emphasis of the Language Standards?
500
Valid, reliable, fair
What is the goal of the next-generation assessments being developed for use with the CCSS?
500
Teachers, school districts
Who determines how learning goals are met?
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