"This year, while serving as a teacherpreneur with the Center for Teaching Quality, I started to examine our educational landscape and saw many needs involving the new standards...I believe wholeheartedly that they will make students more effective thinkers and learners who are better prepared for life after high school..."
Via Beth Dichter
How do you explain to students and parents the Common Core standards? If this question is difficult to answer you should check out this post. There are two tools that you may find helpful.
The image above shows six classroom scenes showing 21st century skills that students are developing on the left side. The right side shows that paths that students may take based on their skills.
There is also a second visual that is designed for teachers. It is an evidence sheet. You may take the sheet and complete two sections. The left side shows what the standards look like in your classroom, and the right side will allow you to share how the skills will help your students succeed in college and career.
You can download both these tools as pdf files.
this is a handy visual for teachers to remind themselves that we are learners too!