U-T San Diego (5/22) reports, "California has embarked on a course to fundamentally reshape how every student is taught and tested," noting that the state's adoption of the Common Core Standards for English and math takes effect in 2014. The article touches on the changes to testing and curriculum that the implementation will entail, and describes the steps that various districts are taking to prepare. However, "a number of critics are not convinced the Common Core standards are a marked improvement over the current requirements," the paper reports, "particularly given the cost that some place at $2 billion statewide for new books, materials and teacher training."
Teacher: Educators Must Be Properly Taught Common Core.
In commentary for Education News Colorado (5/22), teacher Mark Sass writes that in order for teachers to successfully adapt to the Common Core Standards, districts must give them "differentiated time," "plenty of feedback," and "the opportunity to struggle with the new standards," noting that "these three requirements are the same teachers use with their students." He contrasts this approach with traditional professional development practices, which amounts to "a one-day lecture with no check for understanding, opportunities for practice, or feedback. ... For implementation of the Common Core this means we cannot just drop the new standards at the door steps of a teacher's classroom and assume it's all good to go."
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