Common Core Math

Introduction Part 1:

Instructional Shifts

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What are the shifts of the Common Core State Standards in mathematics, and how will this affect me?

Link

Mathematical ShiftsHunt Institute Video

“These standards are not intended to be

new names for old ways of doing business.

They are a call to take the next step.”

Page 5 CCSS Introduction

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Focus: strongly where

the Standards focus.

Coherence: think across

grades, and link to major

topics* within grades.

Rigor: in Major topics*

pursue:• conceptual understanding,• procedural skill and fluency,

and• − application with equal

intensity.

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as the common themes around the shifts?