Courses of Study Aligned with the Common Core State Standards

The public school systems in the United States are facing their greatest challenge since the late 1950s and early 1960s. American students are not performing as well as they have in past years.  However, they must be prepared to compete with not only their American peers in the next state, but with students from around the world.

The Common Core State Standard Initiative is a significant and historic opportunity for

states to collectively develop and adopt a core set of academic standards in mathematics

and English language arts. Forty-six states and three territories have joined the Common

Core State Standards Initiative.

The initiative is being jointly led by the NGA Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers in partnership with Achieve, ACT, and the College Board. It builds directly on recent efforts of leading organizations and states that have focused on developing college-and career-ready standards and ensures these standards are evidence- and research-based and internationally benchmarked to top performing countries.

Now teachers and staff can  learn how to write Courses of Study that are aligned with local standards, state standards, national standards, Common Core State Standards, benchmark assessments, and standardized tests including CRCT, EOCT, GHSGT, PSAT, ACT, SAT, etc. How to Implement the Core State Standards Using The 20 Steps To Writing Curricula Aligned Courses of Study  will enable all students to receive the Quality Education they need and deserve in order to successfully meet the challenges of the 21^st Century. This step-by-step plan is designed to guide teachers and staff as they write properly and completely aligned Courses of Study.

This plan will

·         Help your educators to effectively and successfully implement the CCSS into the curriculum.

·         Help build a strong system-wide school curriculum by content area and grade level.

• Improve student and teacher performance.

• Increase test scores.
• Provide a uniform, continuous, comprehensive, educational program

for students in grades Pre-K-12.

• Prepare students for college and the workforce.
• Provide teachers with the powerful tools they need. 

• Make stakeholders knowledgeable and confident.
• Produce life-long learners and productive citizens.
• Prepare students to succeed in our global economy.
• Replace pressure with peace of mind.

The Finished Product is a Collection of superbly designed, completely aligned, teacher-friendly Courses of Study for Every Content Area by Grade Level.

• Every teacher will have the tools needed to provide a Quality Education for all students.           

• Every student will master the skills he/she needs to be Successful in school and in life.
• ALL of your schools will receive the Test Results they want and deserve.
• This will be the Best Investment you will ever make for your school system.

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