Common Core State Standards: A New Foundation for Student Success
- Stand-alone animated introductory segment
- History of Standards, development
- Promise of college-and-career ready students
The Mathematics Standards: Key Changes and Their Evidence
- General discussion of mathematics Standards and goals
- Description of domains and increased focus and coherence
- Discussion of domains' discrete life spans
- General description of the differences for high school mathematics, including real-world applications and modeling
The English Language Arts Standards: Key Changes and their Evidence
- Historical context of the need for change in ELA Standards
- Five critical shifts from earlier standards: text complexity; analysis, inference and evidence; writing to sources; mastery of writing and speaking; academic vocabulary
- Importance of academic vocabulary, especially for English Learners