The Common Core State Standards Initiative
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort to establish a single set of clear educational standards for English-language arts and mathematics that states can share and voluntarily adopt. These standards are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to go to college or enter the workforce, and that parents, teachers, and students have a clear understanding of what is expected of them.
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Click here to learn more about the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
Professional Development for Better Understanding of the Common Core.
SMARTER Balanced Item Specifications Review and Feedback Opportunity
A significant milestone in the assessment development process for the SMARTER Balanced assessment program is the development of Item Specifications and Guidelines. This is the next logical step in the process after the development of content specifications. The item specifications provide specific guidance to item writers on how to translate the Common Core Standards (as articulated through the SMARTER Balanced Content Specifications) into actual assessment items.
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SBAC Releases Second Draft of Math Content Specifications
Feedback Requested
SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) has just released the second draft of the math content specifications for the new Common Core math assessment on their website. The MDOE encourages you to take a look and provide your feedback by the deadline date of January 3rd.
You can find the new version and survey online at: http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/Resources.aspx.
Online Professional Development: Common Core State Standards
Issues of Alignment - Originally presented June 22, 2011
Explore the topic of alignment to standards: definitions of what it means to be aligned, and suggested methods for determining degree of alignment in your school or classroom. Several resources for supporting curriculum work and standards transition are offered.
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Other Mathematics Standards in Maine
The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP)
The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) provides individual student scores in reading and mathematics for all students in grades 3-8. NECAP assesses the learning of NECAP Grade Level Expectations (GLEs). For more about NECAP, click here.
Maine's 2007 Learning Results
The Maine State Board of Education officially approved Regulation 132, Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction in 2007. The final changes are online in two formats, PDF and RTF (rich text format).
To download the complete document, or view related materials, go to http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/pei/index.html.
Join the Mathematics ListServ
The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance sponsors a listserv for mathematics educators in Maine. Membership in this list connects you with mathematics teachers around the state. Many organizations, including the Maine Department of Education, use the Maine Math ListServ to get information out to teachers. This is a free service, and a great way to stay connected! Click here to join!
If you have suggestions for this site, please send them to:
Michele Mailhot / Mathematics Specialist
michele.mailhot@maine.gov
207-624-6829
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Fax: 207-624-6821
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