EDUC 50 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Next Generation Science Standards, Deeper Understanding
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Emeritus of education and business administration at stanford university. Has been on the stanford faculty since 1969. Received his ph. d in political economy and government from harvard. Common core will make it easier for students who move from one district to another to adapt easier academically. Before 1990 most states, including california did not have a single set of grade by grade k-12 academic content standards that was required to adopt by every school. Common core will ensure that all teachers in the same grade will cover the same topics across districts. Existing multiple choice assessments failed to measure the deeper learning needed by students. Provided too little information to teachers about students performance. Common core will instruct teachers to focus on fewer topics but in a higher and deeper understanding. Students will be able to problem solve, describe, model, construct, compare, investigateetc. August 2010, the state board of education (sbe) adopted the ccss for.
