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Shifting to the Common Core

Submitted by King on Wed, 2013-10-16 13:36
Shifting to the Common Core

For most educators, the Common Core is a reality. The question is what to do about it. How can we shift from what we have been doing to what we are required to do?

Many groups have created lists of ways that the Common Core differs from previous sets of standards. These differences, or “shifts,” provide educators a focus as they rework and redirect their approach.

“We hear from educators across the country that understanding the Shifts makes their lives easier by clarifying the key changes required by the Standards.”

—Achieve the Core

Some groups advocate six shifts for each content area, while others present just three. Regardless of the number of shifts or the exact wording, most groups present a list like the one that follows, from AchievetheCore.org:

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