Adopting and Implementing Common Core Standards in Your School

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What You'll Learn

The Common Core standards were created to provide a consistent set of educational guidelines across the United States. The standards are focused on improving the performance of students in Mathematics and Language Arts settings, and preparing them for success beyond high school.

In this course, you will learn how to adopt, implement and assess the Common Core Standards in your school. Examine the factors involved in the original development of the Common Core. Meet or exceed baseline standards to help secure future funding for your school. Prepare your school or district for successful integration of Common Core into the curriculum.

• Integrate the Common Core standards into your school or district curriculum
• Effectively conduct standards-based assessments
• Gain buy-in from students, staff and parents
• Handle common challenges arising from Common Core implementation

Key Highlights

Understanding the Common Core Standards

• Why – and how – the standards were created
• Alignment between the Common Core and school reform efforts
• Myth vs. fact – dispelling Common Core misconceptions

Keys to Implementation

• Developing effective assessment systems
• Gaining buy-in from all key stakeholders
• Ensuring a proper curricular transition

Preparing Your School

• Creating data-rich communities that focus on assessment and progress monitoring
• Connecting all faculty and staff to ensure seamless implementation
• Aligning school efforts with state and national standards

Your Presenter

Your speaker, Dr. Shana Goldwyn, earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Florida State University in 2008, where she participated in an interdisciplinary research training fellowship. She received her M.Ed. and B.S. in Elementary and Special Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. She is a former special education teacher at the elementary school level. Her research interests include content area knowledge of educational leaders, instructional leadership, data analysis and progress monitoring, and issues in urban educational leadership.

The Virtual Teachers Lounge™

Check in with your peers and get answers to your questions – any time, 24/7. Taking this course will give you exclusive access to the thoughts, insights and experience of other educators and K-12 experts discussing your topics and giving you solutions and ideas for whatever is on your mind. In the Teachers' lounge, you can:

• Learn new, working strategies and solutions from other educators – live!
• Get answers to your toughest questions from top K-12 experts
• Discuss course topics with your peers and benefit from their experiences
• Share your success stories and best practices to benefit other teachers and administrators
• Get new perspectives, fresh ideas and guidance – whenever you need it.
• You can log whenever is most convenient for you, 24/7

Materials and Assessment