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Mathematics Common Core Coalition

Several national organizations are pooling some of their varied resources to offer a one-stop online location to find out what new supports have been developed for those looking to implement the Common Core standards. Known as the Mathematics Common Core Coalition, the organizations include...

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
• Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM)
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
• National Governors Association (NGA)
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SMARTER)
• Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

Since the development of a voluntary set of national standards in mathematics there have been several resources that have emerged to help those working with mathematics curriculum to consider the implementation and implications of the CCSS in mathematics.

• The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has developed a PowerPoint to inform teachers and to support them in implementation of the Common Core Standards.
• The Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum has uploaded a summary report of a meeting held in early August to 1) provide guidance on future mathematics materials development efforts, K-12; and 2) address issues of curriculum design and production that arise in an environment of Common Core State Standards.

National Standards

From Education Week...

A draft of common academic standards, meant to bring greater coherence to the nation’s English and mathematics lessons, is drawing a mix of enthusiastic, ambivalent, and barbed responses from those who have seen it.

The working document, which was unexpectedly put out for public consumption yesterday, is meant to serve as the first step of a standards-writing process, led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The crafting and review of those academic guidelines is expected to play out at least through the end of the year.

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 More information about the common core standards movement can be found here.