Arizona, like 44 other states across the U.S., as well as the District of Columbia and four territories, is currently in the process of implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Currently, educators working within the Lake Havasu Unified School District, which is located in the Copper State, are seeing the transformational effect of the CCSS, Today's News-Herald reported.
The introduction of what District officials refer to as a spiraling curriculum for mathematics is one change students will notice once the CCSS are fully implemented. As teachers shift their focus from quantity of topics covered to the quality, pupils will be able to build a stronger mathematical foundation as they use basic skills across the subject's many disciplines. The spiral curriculum will ensure students do not forget what they have learned.
Furthermore, students will spend more time using technology over the course of the academic year, in an effort to prepare them for college and the workforce.
"When we went to school we didn't have hand-held computers," Gail Malay, the District's superintendent, told the news source. "Now we can Google content."
The types of technological skills students within the District, and across the U.S., will develop in the years ahead are considered to be essential, according to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. In the organization's framework for 21st century learning, there is a major focus on information, media and technology skills.
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