Who is the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
100
These independently made the decision to adopt the Common Core State Standards, beginning in 2010
Individual States.
100
The Federal Government is not funding this.
What is the implementation of the Common State Standards.
100
This state is working with their state public broadcasting system to create and disseminate CCSS professional learning videos.
Who is Georgia.
100
The _____ were designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers
What are the CCSS standards.
200
Name two of the three stakeholder groups that were invited to help draft the CCSS?
Who are Teachers, Students, Administrators, Parents, Higher Education and Field Experts
200
This entity played no role in the development of the standards and will play no role in the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.
Who is the federal government.
200
Recommended first steps in implementing the CCSS at a state or agency level.
What is communication. Communicate a need and a vision for reform and engage parents and key leaders from education, the community, business, and philanthropy to demand the implementation of higher standards
200
This state created Leadership Networks to support learning about the CCSS.
Who is Kentucky.
200
With American students fully prepared for the future, our ______ will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
What are communities.
300
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort that established a single set of these.
What are clear educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts and mathematics that states voluntarily adopt
300
The means of assessing students and the data that results from those assessments are up to the discretion of these.
What is each state.
300
Parent Teacher Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Council of Chief State School Officers, The Hunt Institute, and Achieve the Core are just a few of the organizations doing this.
What is assisting states/providing resources in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
300
This state held a CCSS summit for educators and administrators to discuss the standards.
Who is New Mexico.
300
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what this group is expected to learn.
Who are students.
400
The standards are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to?
What is enter credit bearing entry courses in two or four year college programs or enter the workforce.
400
Forty-five states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity have adopted these.
What are the Common Core State Standards.
400
States/Agencies are individually responsible for creating this plan
What is creating an implementation plan.
400
This state used a train-the trainer model - in which a small group learns content and instructional strategies, then takes the material back to their district to train others in Regional Educators Advancing College Career and Citizenship Readiness Networks.
Who is Oklahoma.
400
Building on the excellent foundation of previous state standards, the Common Core State Standards are the first step in providing our young people with a high-quality _____.
What is education.
500
The standards are clear and concise to ensure that parents, teachers, and students have a clear understanding of the expectations in what topics?
What is reading, writing, speaking and listening, language and mathematics in school.
500
States are not required to join these consortiums or purchase these.
What are assessments created by Smarter Balance or PARCC
500
These must be aligned to the Common Core State Standards for a successful implementation.
What is curriculum, instructional strategies, instructional materials and assessments
500
This state is integrating the CCSS into its evaluation system by creating a rubric that will focus on a subset of teacher actions that aim to increase the rigor within the classrooms.
Who is Louisiana.
500
It should be clear to every student, parent, and _____ what the standards of success are in every school.