Our Road to the Common Core

Welcome to the road to the Common Core Standards!  

The CJUSD has spent the 2012-2013 school year focused on raising awareness and sharing an overview to all stakeholders on the Common Core Standards.

An author from the handbook Core Stand wrote, "At this point, you may be experiencing one of two very common, but certainly not mutually exclusive, sets of reactions:
1. Resignation. More common among veteran teachers, this is the “I’ll just shut my door and hope it goes away” response. Movements come and go, you think, and this one will, too. Those experiencing this reaction may exhibit the following behaviors, especially in meetings: skeptical eyebrow raising, arm crossing, and silence. The drinking of exceptional amounts of coffee is not uncommon with this reaction.

2. Fear. Common especially among younger and untenured teachers, this is the “I’ll just do whatever I’m told” response. "These standards are freaking me out", you think, "but I don’t want anyone to know." Symptoms include, but are not limited to, nervous smiling, fidgeting, and unblinking eyes (a.k.a., assuming a “deer in the headlights” look). Stealth texting, especially in staff meetings, often accompanies this reaction. While both of the above responses to a national set of standards are quite common."

 There is a third path available to us we could look the standards in the eye and DRIVE!

This blog has been set up as a place to focus on our district's road to the Common Core.  

You may find new information, pose questions, and locate resources 

that will help you map out what your understanding and implementation to the Common Core.