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Slideshow from a 2016 CMC South Conference session by Executive Director Heather Dallas
In June 2012, Curtis Center Executive Director Heather Dallas joined the California Academic Content Standards Commission as an invited appointee.
How should secondary schools and colleges envision calculus as the course that sits astride the transition from secondary to postsecondary mathematics for most students heading into mathematically intensive careers?
College Preparatory Mathematics’ “Integrated” or “International” high school curriculum aligned to the Common Core for 2013-2014.
CTC’s guidance on which teachers are qualified in the state of CA to teach the new Common Core Integrated 1 high school course.
Individual schools are responsible for submitting and getting approvals from UC for course changes or new courses.
Navigate through the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics more efficiently than before with the “Clickable Common Core.”
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) released online practice tests in June 2013.
Professor Emeritus Hung Hsi Wu writes regarding what acceleration should look like with the Common Core math standards.
California Department of Education’s Dr. Liang regarding longitudinal results of CA’s Algebra 1 for 8th grade policy.
Handouts and PowerPoint used at Curtis Center organized CA Framework Committee Featured Talk at this year’s CMC-S annual conference.
Some clusters require greater emphasis based on the depth of the ideas, the time that they take to master, and/or their importance to future mathematics or the demands of college and career readiness.
The Common Core State Standards were developed through a bipartisan, state-led initiative spearheaded by state superintendents and state governors.
Most of the mathematics students currently encounter is merely abstract and if connected to the world in which they live, the connection is weak.
Assessment materials, reporting and consultation services are provided free of charge.
Decision-making about course enrollment should be put in the hands of students and families in collaboration with teachers, counselors, and other advocates.
Smarter Balanced awarded the UCLA Curtis Center the mission of writing 168 performance tasks for 20 states, this video shows the creation process.
From Mike Nakamaye (University of New Mexico), Heather Dallas (UCLA), and Roger Howe (Yale)
How can the UCLA Curtis Center for Mathematics and Teaching work with you to engage your students in creative reasoning and meaningful applications of mathematics?
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