As the Utah State Board of Education expects the Common Core State Standards to be fully-implemented by 2013, teachers in the Cache Valley recently met to study the curriculum and discuss how they can incorporate the changes into the classrooms, The Herald Journal reports.
The Common Core State Standards is a national initiative that strives to ensure that students across the country are learning the same material in the same grades. Currently, 49 states and territories have adopted the program, according to The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Reed Spencer, a coordinator from the state Board of Education, told the news outlet that one of the biggest changes the schools will have to make is using an international model to teach mathematics. Additionally, she said that in English language arts, students will work towards "producing language" rather than "gathering information."
Tami Pyfer, a local representative of the Board of Education, added that the Common Core State Standards will give students more skills that they can use when they enter college or the workforce, the media outlet reports.
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