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October 27, 2015
Fractions in the Common Core

The graphics reproduced below were published last year in Education Week to show some of the important shifts in the Common Core Standards. (Note that the standards shown have been edited for length and clarity).

You will see many of the big ideas that we focused on in OGAP training:  Unit fractions, number lines, use of visual models, equivalence...
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See the article Approach to Fractions Seen as Key Shift in Common Standards for more on these ideas as well as a short video about instructional shifts. 
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