Local Teacher to Learn MORE About the Much Publicized "Common Core Education Standards"

Jun 05, 2013 at 01:15 am by bryan


A group of 150 local teachers are learning the latest teaching techniques to improve their students’ performance in Murfreesboro. A conference at MTSU focuses on the new Common Core education standards.

The Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation and Middle Tennessee State University have partnered to hold the conference this week at MTSU entitled “Critical Thinking with the Common Core.”

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The conference kicked off Tuesday night and continues through Wednesday night. Attendees consist of a select group of K-5 teachers in the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City school districts.

The conference features nationally known experts as well as top educators from across the state who discuss research-based techniques for helping students think critically and solve problems — the crux of common core. 

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators and experts to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare children for college and the workforce.

Tennessee students will begin testing under the new standards in spring 2015.

Source

Jimmy Hart, MTSU
Director, News & Media Relations

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