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TAKING NOTE NOVEMBER 2013 Tennessee’s Common Core Standards and should be able to receive the training they need through their educator preparation program. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has partnered with the Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation to create resources for educator training programs to use in preparing new teachers to employ the Common Core State Standards. The resources include videos of best practices, full-length lessons, and curriculum guides, which programs can use to integrate standards training into their pre-service curriculum. PAGE 8 ACT (2013). The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013. Retrieved from http:// www.act.org/research/policymakers/cccr13/index.html i Peterson, P.E., Woessmann, L., Hanushek, E., & Lastra-Anadon, C.X. (2011, August). Globally Challenged: Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete? The latest on each state’s international standing in math and reading. Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance: Report No.: 11-03 ii Continuous improvement The Common Core State Standards are helping to set higher expectations for all students, preparing them for success in college and career. However, as expectations for college and career continue to advance, education standards will need to keep pace. It will be necessary to continue to align academic standards to ensure students are prepared for success after high school. Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (2011, January). Tennessee’s Academic Standards: a brief history and the challenges ahead. Retrieved from http:// www.tnscore.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SCORE-Standards.pdf iii Tennessee State Board of Education (2010, July 30). TCAP Achievement Levels: Standards Setting Process and Implementation. Retrieved from http://www.tn.gov/ sbe/2012_documents/IV_J_TCAP_Achievement_Levels_Standards_Setting_Process_ Combined.pdf iv Peterson, P.E. and Kaplan, P (2013). Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards. Education Next Vol. 13, No. 4. Retrieved from http:// educationnext.org/despite-common-core-states-still-lack-common-standards/?utm_ source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationNext+%28 Education+Next%29 v Tennessee State Board of Education (2012). High School Policy. Retrieved from http:// www.tn.gov/sbe/Policies/2.103_High_School_Policy_revised_August_2012.pdf vi Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association (2010). Introduction to the Common Core State Standards. Retrieved from: http://www. corestandards.org/assets/ccssi-introduction.pdf vii Tennessee Department of Education (2009). Tennessee Joins 49 States and Territories in Common Core State Standards Initiative. Retrieved from http://news.tn.gov/node/2045 viii Rothman, R. (2012). Something in Common: the Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education. Harvard Education Letter Impact Series ix National Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards Initiative K-12 Standards Development Teams. Retrieved from http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/2010COMMONCOREK12TEAM. PDF x Tennessee Department of Education (2013). TNCore update #33. Retrieved from: http:// archive.constantcontact.com/fs149/1103464106521/archive/1114472372130.html xi Tennessee Department of Education (2013). http://www.tncore.org/math/standards_ and_shifts/instructional_shifts/rigor.aspx xii Tennessee Department of Education (2013). http://www.tncore.org/math/standards_ and_shifts/instructional_shifts/rigor.aspx xiii National PTA (2012). Parent’s Guide to Student Success: High School Math. Retrieved from http://www.pta.org/files/2012_NPTA_PG-HS-MATH.pdf xiv National PTA (2012). Parent’s Guide to Student Success: High School English. Retrieved from http://pta.org/files/HS%20ELA_B-W.pdf xv Tennessee Department of Education: 2013 TCAP Results. Retrieved from http://tn.gov/ education/tcap/ xvi ACT (2013). The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013. Retrieved from http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/cccr13/index.html xvii ACT (2013). The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013 Tennessee. Retrieved from http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2013/states/pdf/Tennessee.pdf xviii 1207 18th Avenue South, Suite 326, Nashville, TN 37212 — tel 615.727.1545 — fax 615.727.1569 — www.tnscore.org