Nebraska Standards and The Common Core November 27, 2012

CC Standards Criteria Fewer, clearer, and higher Aligned with college and work expectations Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society Based on evidence and research

NE Standards Criteria: Focus on students before content Be broad, deep and few, representing the most essential and enduring concepts Reflect on-going research and best practice Reflect knowledge and skills relevant to citizens of the 21 st century

Organization of Common Core Standards for individual grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Standards for grade clusters Math 9-12 ELA 9-10, ELA include standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Science in grades 6-12

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Degree of Match Excellent – Both content and performance - could be more than one standard Good – general, minor aspects missing Weak – Major aspects not addressed No – missing May add a comment

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Unmatched High School Results - Mathematics 51 STEM standards have strong emphasis on physics Other 40 unmatched standards focus on ▫formal mathematical proofs ▫theorems ▫geometric constructions Geometry based on transformation perspective Specific methods identified to solve equations High school alignment without STEM standards is about 71%

Results - Mathematics