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HOME CURRENT ISSUE PAST ISSUES FEEDBACK HELP Search PDK Submit Advanced Search User Name Password Sign In The Common Core is a change for the better Nancy S. Gardner and Rod Powell

NANCY S. GARDNER (nancygardner{at}mgsd.k12.nc.us) is an English teacher, and ROD POWELL (rodpowell{at}mgsd.k12.nc.us) is a social studies teacher, both at Mooresville High School, Mooresville, N.C. Abstract The authors, two high school teachers, endorse the Common Core State Standards saying they will improve teaching and learning. The Common Core, they say, not only help students acquire the skills for success in life after high school, but they offer consistency in a student’s educational journey and let employers know what to expect. Meanwhile, because the skills are carefully scaffolded, teachers have a framework for understanding what students learned or should have learned before arriving in new classrooms. Regardless of the grade level or content area and where teachers work, teachers can use a common language to help students know and understand what they are learning.

© 2013. « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Phi Delta Kappan December 2013/January 2014 vol. 95 no. 4 49-53 » AbstractFree Full Text Full Text (PDF) Classifications MORE FEATURES Services Tell a colleague about this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Alert me when eletters are published Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Download to citation manager Responses Submit a response No responses published Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Google Scholar Articles by Gardner, N. S. Articles by Powell, R. PubMed Articles by Gardner, N. S. Articles by Powell, R. Related Content Load related web page information Current Issue April 2014, 95 (7) Alert me to new issues of Phi Delta Kappan ADVERTISE CONTACT US/PERMISSIONS EMAIL ALERTS INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS PDK/GALLUP POLL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES RSS FEEDS WRITE FOR KAPPAN Copyright © 2014 by PDK International

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