Leadership skills of Kenton County School District math teachers earn an invitation to national education conference to train as Core Advocates
The commitment to improving classroom instruction and aligning content taught to the Common Core standards by developing instructional strategies and tools in mathematics through the Math Design Collaborative (MDC) has earned four math teachers an invitation to the "Becoming a Core Advocate" national education conference sponsored by Student Achievement Partners.
 | |
Laura Galchick Cole, Scott High School.
|
"This invitation is well deserved. Laura Cole, Teri Walker, Jen Hodson and Craig Reinhart have done an amazing job implementing this work in their classrooms and have been leaders in scaling this work in the district." said Jennifer Barrett, MS/HS Math Consultant. "Kenton County is a lead district in developing this work which will increase the number of students who are college and career ready. All district math teachers, grade 6-Algebra II, are involved in MDC."
 | |
Jen Hodson, Simon Kenton High School.
|
The Kentucky Academic Common Core Standards, implemented last year, are a set of standards in reading, writing, speaking, listening and mathematics that focus on
mastery of content at a particular grade level and include very little repetition of content from one year to the next. The standards are relevant to the real world and are designed to give students the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.
At the conference, the teachers will be asked to become Core Advocates.
 | |
Craig Reinhart, Simon Kenton High School.
|
According to the conference invitation, the educators will be asked to take on a variety of roles, including: speaking and writing on behalf of the Common Core in professional learning settings, public forums, and through published works; reviewing resources for quality in support of Common Core implementation; and collaborating with Student Achievement Partners to develop tools and resources.
|
About Student Achievement Partners:Student Achievement Partners is a nonprofit organization that assembles educators and researchers to design actions based on evidence that will substantially improve student achievement.  | | Teri Walker, Twenhofel Middle School. |
Founded by three of the contributing authors of the Common Core State Standards, Student Achievement Partners is devoted to accelerating student achievement by driving effective and innovative implementation of the Common Core.
Student Achievement Partners played a leading role in development of the Core Standards,
a process that drew on the input of teachers, business leaders, researchers, and policymakers. As contributing authors of the Core Standards, Student Achievement Partners integrated 10,000 public comments from teachers and other stakeholders as the Standards were being developed.
Throughout the development of the Core Standards, Student Achievement Partners was responsible for ensuring that the Standards were based on the best available evidence of
what students need to master in order to be ready for the demands of college and career.
Now, Student Achievement Partners is devoted to the successful implementation of the Core Standards. Student Achievement Partners continues to work closely with teachers on all the tools it develops, and the organization will continue to support teachers by making all resources available at no cost ( www.achievethecore.org).
|
Common Core State Standards definition from Common Core Standards initiative
http://www.corestandards.org/
The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
We need standards to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce. Common standards will help ensure that students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school to school and state to state. Common standards
will provide a greater opportunity to share experiences and best practices within and across states that will improve our ability to best serve the needs of students.
Standards do not tell teachers how to teach, but they do help teachers figure out the knowledge and skills their students should have so that teachers can build the best lessons and environments for their classrooms. Standards also
help students and parents by setting clear and realistic goals for success. Standards are a first step - a key building block - in providing our young people with a high-quality education that will prepare them for success in college and work. Of course, standards are not the only thing that is needed for our children's success, but they provide an accessible roadmap for our teachers, parents, and students.
|
