State plans big changes to testing, instruction
‘Common core standards’ stress critical thinking skills, rapid feedback from tests
Monday, May 21, 2012
SACRAMENTO — California has embarked on a course to fundamentally reshape how every student is taught and tested.
These new “common core standards” for grades K-12 go into effect in fall 2014 for English Language Arts and math. Revisions to the curriculum and assessments for other subjects, such as science and history, will follow in later years.
“It’s the biggest change in our careers; in a lifetime in education,” said Bob Wells, executive director of the Association of California School Administrators.
Here are a few reasons why:
These new “common core standards” for grades K-12 go into effect in fall 2014 for English Language Arts and math. Revisions to the curriculum and assessments for other subjects, such as science and history, will follow in later years.
“It’s the biggest change in our careers; in a lifetime in education,” said Bob Wells, executive director of the Association of California School Administrators.
Here are a few reasons why: