Common Core Information Videos

Why Common Core?#1

Why Common Core? #2

The World is Changing Exponentially (Please skip Ad)

What High Achieving Nations are Doing

Finland's Education System

South Korea's Education System

Singapore's Education System

Common Core State Standard Initiative Website

- We need to raise our students to have inventive minds and to be problem solvers to compete with the rest of the world

Why Performance Test? (Please skip Ad)

Common Core Links
California CC Frame Work Revised August 2013

Smarter Balance Test – May 2014
SBAC practice test

You Tube" tutorials how to navigate the SBAC

Myth about Common Core - "Common Core is slowing down my child in math sequence" vs. Truth: If you child takes CC Algebra 1 in 8th grade, he/she will be able to take AP Calculus in his/ her junior year (AND will be trainied to be be a critical thinker) - Equivalent placement to the students who took traitional Geometry in 8th grade - Please refer to West Ranch High Shcool Math Sequence

Khan Academy/ Common Core