Unpopular with parents (just Google for memes mocking Common Core), this curriculum created in 2009 was designed to give every state a universal set of standards to measure learning and comprehension.

Understanding the Common Core approach to math instruction has been especially challenging for parents, Frakes said. A frequent question she gets from parents is why teaching math based on Common Core ...

As Ms. Moschkovich puts it in a published paper on language and the common core in math, ... “We believe you can use visual representation as a bridge to academic vocabulary,” Mr. Driscoll said.

Using Visual Storytelling to Teach Common Core ELA and Math. By Christopher Piehler; 08/17/15; Stacie Isenberg is the technology integration coach at Blairsville-Saltsburg School District (PA), which ...

Common Core math standards get slammed a lot. ... Some people are more visual and need a way to see all the moving parts. Some people are more literal and need a straight line.

When Common Core problems go viral, ... (an important visual tool in arithmetic and algebra) ... The goal of math classes should be to foster a deep-level understanding of the mechanisms that we ...

Here's the deal with that weird 'Common Core math' check everyone's talking about. ... The card gives a visual idea of the basic arithmetic fact that 3 + 2 = 5.

A few weeks ago, a father posted a page from his son's supposed common-core math assignment on Facebook, claiming that despite his own degree in engineering, he could not solve the problem.

The Common Core's approach to math has proved among the most contentious aspects of the controversial national teaching standards. In short, the new methods for addition and multiplication ...

Real mathematics is about inquiry, communication, connections, and visual ideas. We don’t need students to calculate quickly in math. We need students who can ask good questions, map out pathways, ...

Students, like Miriam Cooper, working a problem at the Smartboard, participate in math problems in Dana Snapp's class at Fuquay-Varina Elementary School. Students there have been using Common Core ...