A unique partnership to prepare your students and teachers for the transition to the Common Core
State Standards for Mathematics
Download our NEWThe Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.
CCSS Transition Plan Document
Carnegie Learning is Your Mathematics Partner
for the CCSS Transition
Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of research-based mathematics textbooks, adaptive software and comprehensive professional development aligned to the CCSS. We can help administrators, teachers and students by partnering with you at any stage of your transition plan.
We understand the transition is more than just purchasing materials; it requires planning, implementing, and supporting teachers in their teaching of rigorous CCSS content and practices.
The following steps help you transition to the CCSS:
| 1. Help your students by implementing a Common Core-aligned curricula from Carnegie Learning |
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| FOR GRADES 6-8 The Carnegie Learning Math Series, A Common Core Math Program, Courses 1-3, with collaborative textbooks and adaptive MATHia software. |
| FOR GRADES 8-12 Carnegie Learning textbooks and Cognitive Tutor software offer a library of resources aligned to the CCSS. Beginning in 2012, Common Core-aligned courses will be available for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math. |
| 2. Support your teachers by building capacity and awareness |
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| Engage Carnegie Learning to work closely with your teachers to build awareness about the CCSS and implementing standards-based lessons. We have the resources for your teaching team: Carnegie Learning blended curriculum solutions, Cognitive Tutor software, print resources and our team of implementation specialists. Carnegie Learning offers a series of workshops to help your teachers understand, plan, and implement the new math standards and practices successfully. |
| Carnegie Learning Math Academies & Common Core Workshops Professional development workshops are designed to deepen teachers' understanding of mathematics. Participants will experience learning mathematics in a problem-solving, student-centered environment, and have opportunities to reflect on and develop their own teaching practice. |
| Carnegie Learning Comprehensive Implementation Framework For educators currently teaching with Carnegie Learning curricula, we offer implementation and leadership training, in-class support, instructional coaching, data analysis and project management. Carnegie Learning facilitators model best practices that align to the Standards for Mathematical Practice. |
Important Common Core Standards Documents
- Blended Correlations to the Common Core State Standards
- Carnegie Learning and the Common Core State Standards
- Curricula Aligment to Standards for Mathematical Practice
- Software Correlations to the Common Core State Standards
- Textbook Correlations to the Common Core State Standards
Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice
Mathematical Practice Standards have always been the foundation of Carnegie Learning texts, software and professional development. Click on the titles below to see examples of how Carnegie Learning supports these practice standards.
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
| Carnegie Learning curricula focus on a collaborative approach to problem solving. As students work through problems together, they plan and execute a solution strategy. Groups monitor and evaluate their progress and provide suggestions for changing course, if needed. |
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2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively
| Scenarios throughout our curricula help students recognize and understand that quantitative relationships seen in the real world are no different than those in mathematics. |
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3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
| The student-centered classroom provides opportunities for students to present, justify, and defend their solutions and methods. Students exercise communication skills while exploring and analyzing the appropriateness of various strategies. |
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4. Model with mathematics
| Activities throughout the curricula provide students the opportunity to use multiple representations (words, tables, graphs and symbolic statements) to organize, record and communicate mathematical ideas. |
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5. Use appropriate tools strategically
| Carnegie Learning curricula facilitate the appropriate use of tools such as calculators, rulers, protractors, compasses, and manipulatives. Tools are used in a variety of ways: to build conceptual understanding, explore concepts, and verify solutions. |
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6. Attend to precision
| Carnegie Learning textbook lessons consistently require students to write answers in complete sentences and appropriately label quantities. The use of unit labels and accurate graphing techniques (intervals, labels, axes) are required throughout. |
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7. Look for and make use of structure
| Carnegie Learning curricula provide opportunities for students to analyze numeric, geometric and algebraic patterns. Accompanying questions help students notice relationships for themselves as opposed to memorizing facts. |
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8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
The curricula provide opportunities for students to make observations, notice patterns, and make generalizations. Students are required to communicate their generalizations verbally and symbolically. This understanding leads to greater transfer and the ability to solve non-routine problems.