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Common Core Standards: Transitioning to New Rigor

AUTHOR Comprehensive School Assistance Program at WestEd
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DESCRIPTION Is your district wondering about aligning your curriculum with the Common Core State Standards? In this webinar, learn about:

Decisions faced by districts across the country when considering aligning curriculum with the Common Core Standards

An overview of the Common Core Standards, spotlighting some areas that help curriculum specialists improve the development of district curriculum documents, including pacing guides

The changes that WestEd's professional development team have made to help districts transition their thinking about curriculum and interim assessments

Alamosa School District's (Colorado) process of thinking about how to approach curriculum development and their work with WestEd to begin building new curriculum maps (in process) based on the Common Core standards.

Presenters from the Comprehensive School Assistance Program at WestEd include Ruth McKenna, Director of Field Services, and Joe Sassone, Director of the Local Accountability Professional Series. Alamosa School District (Colorado) staff presenters include Assistant Superintendent, Mark Meyer; Glen Hodges, Principal of Alamosa High School; and Marsha Cody, Intervention Specialist.