A collaborative set of educational standards adopted by the majority of U.S. states to ensure consistent, high-quality learning goals in K-12 education. The fra
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A collaborative set of educational standards adopted by the majority of U.S. states to ensure consistent, high-quality learning goals in K-12 education. The framework focuses on college and career readiness through rigorous content and the application of knowledge via higher-order thinking skills.
A collaborative set of educational standards adopted by the majority of U.S. states to ensure consistent, high-quality learning goals in K-12 education. The framework focuses on college and career readiness through rigorous content and the application of knowledge via higher-order thinking skills.
Year Adopted: 2010 (CCSS), 2013 (NGSS/C3)
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, High School (9-10), High School (11-12)
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Key skills: Questioning, Detail recall, Active listeningDemonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
Key skills: Left-to-right tracking, Letter-word recognition, Print awarenessDetermine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Key skills: Summarization, Main idea identification, Evidence analysisWrite opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Key skills: Argumentative writing, Structure, Evidence-based claimsAnalyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Key skills: Character analysis, Plot dynamics, Textual inferenceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Key skills: Grammar, Active/Passive voice, Mood of verbsCite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Key skills: Advanced citation, Inference, Ambiguity analysisCount to 100 by ones and by tens.
Key skills: Number sequencing, Rote counting, Base-ten foundationRepresent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
Key skills: Basic operations, Mathematical modeling, Problem solvingAdd, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value.
Key skills: Decimal operations, Place value, Computational fluencyAdd and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions.
Key skills: Fraction equivalence, Common denominators, Fraction arithmeticSolve linear equations in one variable.
Key skills: Algebraic manipulation, Variable isolation, Linear relationshipsApply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems.
Key skills: Pythagorean Theorem, Geometric reasoning, Spatial visualizationGraph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases.
Key skills: Function graphing, Domain/Range, Graphical interpretationPlan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Key skills: Experimental design, Force observation, Motion analysisDevelop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Key skills: Atomic theory basics, Modeling, Abstract reasoningDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Key skills: Systems thinking, Earth systems, Environmental interactionConduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Key skills: Microscopy, Cell theory, Biological classificationUse the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
Key skills: Periodic trends, Chemical bonding, Predictive modelingExplain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.
Key skills: Community roles, Civic participation, Leadership conceptsGenerate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.
Key skills: Historical inquiry, Biographical study, Change over timeExplain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.
Key skills: Economic reasoning, Incentives, Resource allocationEvaluate how political and economic decisions throughout time have influenced cultural and environmental characteristics of various places and regions.
Key skills: Geopolitical analysis, Human-environment interaction, Regional studyStandards are adopted at the state level but implemented through local district curricula. The Common Core (Math/ELA) and NGSS (Science) provide performance expectations, while the C3 Framework provides an 'Inquiry Arc' for social studies. Teachers use these as benchmarks to design daily lessons and select instructional materials.
Student progress is typically measured through state-mandated standardized tests (e.g., Smarter Balanced, PARCC, or custom state assessments). These assessments are designed to test the depth of understanding and the ability to apply skills to new contexts rather than simple rote memorization.
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