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Families and Educators Working Together for Student Success
More than ever before, an enhanced set of expectations is helping to increase the chances for success in school now and beyond. Parents and educators need to work in partnership to make success for every student a reality.
Your state, along with 45 other states, adopted these expectations known as Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Developed by a coalition of educators, parents, education experts, and business leaders, CCSS provides a path for what students must learn in math and English language arts at each grade level in order to be prepared for college, training and a career. By building understanding and knowledge from grade to grade students will truly understand and master concepts readying them to move forward.
Use the link below to view the full document.
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/NEA-PTA-CCSS-Student-Success-Brochure.pdf
Video: Families & Educators Work Together on Common Core for Student Success
What Are 21st-Century Skills?
Learning to collaborate with others and connect through technology are essential skills in a knowledge-based economy.
ATC21S started with a group of more than 250 researchers across 60 institutions worldwide who categorized 21st-century skills internationally into four broad categories:
- Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learning
- Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
- Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacy
- Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility