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"Better to Be a Pessimist": A Narrative Inquiry into Mathematics Teachers' Experience of the Transition to the Common Core
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Martinie, Sherri L.; Kim, Jeong-Hee; Abernathy, Deborah – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a focus of state education policy today influencing curriculum implementation and assessment in public schools. The purpose of this narrative inquiry is to understand how high school mathematics teachers experience the transition period. Based on interviews with mathematics teachers in a high school in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Common Core State Standards, High School Students
Implementation of Common Core-Based Curriculum in a Fourth-Grade Literacy Classroom: An Exploratory Study
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Jaeger, Elizabeth – Reading Horizons, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were adopted by most states by 2010. Yet, many teachers still lack confidence in their ability to integrate these standards into their classroom instruction and this uncertainty undermines their effectiveness. This article presents findings from a study of a fourth grade literacy curriculum informed by the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Grade 4, Literacy, Reading Instruction
An Investigation into the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics: Teacher Concerns and Understandings of Transformation Geometry
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Brownell, Christopher S. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM) represent a major attempt in a long line of attempts to reform the American Education system surrounding Mathematics. These standards aim to establish a nationwide set of curriculum, seeking to ensure equity for all students in the U.S.A. Some of the standards included are new to all teachers…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Common Core State Standards, State Standards
Text Complexity: The Importance of Building the Right Staircase
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Papola-Ellis, Aimee L. – Reading Horizons, 2014
As more districts begin implementing the Common Core State Standards, text complexity is receiving a lot of discussion. It is important for educators to understand the numerous factors involved with text complexity and to have a wide range of strategies to support students with challenging text. This paper shares data from three elementary…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Common Core State Standards
Educators' Perceptions Regarding Common Core State Standards and Professional Development
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Hipsher, Christine Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the impact of the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Georgia K-12 on the professional development needs of educators. Across the United States the enactment of a Common Core State Standards went into effect. The primary goal of the Common Core State Standards movement was to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Common Core State Standards, Professional Development, Case Studies
Influencing Social Capital in Times of Change: A Three Pronged Approach to Instructional Coaching at the Middle School Level
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Schwarting, Joann – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This mixed methods participatory action research study explored how an instructional coach influenced a state mandated curriculum adoption at a Title 1 urban middle school. The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which an instructional coach supported a veteran staff during the adoption of new curriculum standards. The instructional…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Mixed Methods Research, Coaching (Performance), Learning Theories