The CCSS and High School Mathematics Curricula

Presenter(s): 

Date: 

February 16, 2011

Meeting: 

Chicago Common Core Conference

Location: 

University of Illinois

In February, a conference was held at the University of Illinois at Chicago on the Common Core State Standards.  Initially planned for 150-200 attendees, the conference capped at 900 attendees with a long waiting list.

Al Cuoco, distinguished scholar and director of the Center for Mathematics Education (CME) at the Education Development Center (EDC), is a nationally recognized developer of high school mathematics curricula. He discussed how his team at EDC is approaching the CCSS to align the content of the CME project’s four-year mathematics program to the CCSS, while maintaining a coherent and high-quality mathematics curriculum. He also discussed some general benchmarks that districts can use when deciding on curriculum adoptions.