www.hand2mind.com/ccss The Common Core State Standards bring an unprecedented opportunity for the education community to work together to positively impact student learning outcomes. It’s an exciting time! Understanding, activating, and correlating YOUR teaching practices and classroom curriculum to Common Core can seem daunting. Explore our solutions that can make immediate impact on your teaching this year.

1. Cut through the
Common Core
clutter.
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2. The opportunity:
Common Core means we’re all
working together!

3. The challenge:
• Instructional materials need to be
aligned to new standards
• Educators must understand new
content AND how to teach it
• The achievement gap needs to
be closed quickly
• Funding new solutions is complex

4. You asked:
How do I know what alignment looks like?
How can I incorporate math standards now?
How can I prepare students for new assessments?
How can I use what I have to teach the standards?

5. How do I know what
alignment looks like?
Look For:
“Explain your reasoning!”
Not just “naked numbers”
Rich mathematical problems
Support for struggling students

6. How can I incorporate the
math standards now?
Lesson content has to be
rigorous
and provide the means for students to
demonstrate understanding.

7. Solution Spotlight
Hands-On Standards
Common Core Edition
Completely aligned to CCSS
• corresponds to CCSS domains
• integrates Practice and Content Standards
• engages with hands-on exploration
• builds conceptual understanding
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8. How can I incorporate the math standards now?
Look For: Tasks requiring students to
bring learnings together to build a
reasonable case for the solution to the
question asked.
CCSS Alignment: Construct viable
arguments & critique the reasoning of
others (Math Practice 3)
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9. How can I incorporate the
math standards now?
Professional development
is an essential part of implementing the standards
to ensure teachers are
prepared and confident

10. Solution Spotlight
Core PD
Professional Growth & Coaching
Teacher effectiveness is a direct predictor of
students’ learning and quality of life trajectory
• delivers teacher-focused courses with student-
centered strategies
Understanding the • prepares you for CCSS implementation
Mathematical Practices
• features hands-on strategies that can be used
immediately in the classroom to achieve
measureable results
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11. How can I incorporate the math standards now?
CCSS is more than content… it’s about how you teach.
The Standards for Mathematical Practice
Mathematical Practices
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
persevere in solving
6. Attend to precision.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Habits of Mind
1. Make sense of
problems and
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
them.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Our professional development solution is organized the same way –
four modules covering the eight mathematical practices.
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Source: McCallum 2011

12. Bridging the
achievement gap
Mathematical Practice 1 signals a key shift in
critical thinking
for students: Make sense of problems and
persevere in solving them.

13. Solution Spotlight
Paths to Problem Solving
Prepare students for the rigor of Common Core
and guide them to persevere
• elevates strategic thinking and encourages
students to think critically
• utilizes reading comprehension strategies to
understand the task
• leads student to their own solutions through
different problem-solving strategies
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14. How can I bridge the achievement gap for students?
Look For: Requiring students to reflect
on their solution, ask themselves “Does
this make sense?”, and consider
alternate pathways for reaching a
solution.
CCSS Alignment: Make sense of
problems and persevere in solving
them. (Math Practice 1)
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Featured Solution: Paths to Problem Solving

15. Bridging the
achievement gap
Student journaling
helps reinforce content standards and
demonstrates
understanding

16. Solution Spotlight
JUMP:
Journals for Understanding
Mathematical Principles
Guide students through the critical
thinking process
• Student journals help deepen understanding of
mathematical concepts
• Teacher guides connect Common Core
requirements to abstract activities
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17. How can I bridge the achievement gap for students?
Look For: Evidence of content
standards correlation – what standard
is being addressed by each prompt?
CCSS Alignment: Specific Domain,
Cluster, and Standard being addressed
is shown with each prompt.
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Featured Solution: JUMP Journals

18. Using resources I
already have in class
Research shows that
students’ learning increases
with the
use of manipulatives.

19. Solution Spotlight
The Super Source
Ready-to-use activities based on the most
commonly found manipulatives
• improves teachers’ use of common materials
• provides over 450 activities that leverage popular
manipulatives
• supports development of the learner outcomes
described by the Common Core
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20. Using resources I already have in class
Look For: Opportunities for students to
use what they understand about one
concept to model possible solutions for
another concept.
CCSS Alignment: Reason abstractly
and quantitatively. (Math Practice 2)
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Featured Solution: The Super Source

21. Contact an Educational Consultant today for a
complimentary CCSS evaluation.
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