How will the common core standards affect my classroom?
The common core standards will affect your classroom in many ways. Whether you teach Kindergarten or 12th grade science you will be impacted by the standards because the standards will change which tests your students will take.
It is your job to be prepared to properly and effectively implement teaching methods which prepare your students for the different tests, so, you need to be aware of the timeline that transitions your school from "old" state tests to Common Core "new" state tests. Click HERE for a copy of the testing timeline. Click HERE for the Utah Office of Education version.
It is your job to be prepared to properly and effectively implement teaching methods which prepare your students for the different tests, so, you need to be aware of the timeline that transitions your school from "old" state tests to Common Core "new" state tests. Click HERE for a copy of the testing timeline. Click HERE for the Utah Office of Education version.
- We will STILL be teaching the Utah state standards until the new assessments take place.
- We will STILL be tested on the Utah state standards until the 2014-2015 school year.
- Click HERE to see a copy of the increased Lexile scores that are expected by the 2014-2015 test date.