Last week I attended a meeting of the Kansas State Mathematics Leaders. A good portion of our day was spent discussing the common core state standards and what is known about the future mathematics assessment. Several of the members had…
Month: May 2011
What’s Behind the Common Core Math Standards
The release of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a milestone in the standards movement that began more than 20 years ago when the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) published Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School. NCTM,…
Where Do We Begin?
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC – 531 BC) With every new task we undertake, there is the question of where to begin. Sometimes the first step is obvious and…
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