Introduction: The Common Core State Standards, Student Ownership of Learning, and College and Career Readiness
The Role of Elementary and Secondary Schools
Using This Book to Support Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
1. The New Challenge: All Students College and Career Ready
Why College and Career Readiness for All?
From Vocational Education to Career Technical Education
Creating College Readiness and Career Readiness for All
The Rise of College Readiness Standards
2. College Readiness, Career Readiness: Same or Different?
Exploring Readiness More Deeply
Connecting Student Interests and Goals to College and Career Readiness
My Definition of College and Career Ready
3. The Four Keys to College and Career Readiness
The Four Keys: An Overview
Key Cognitive Strategies in Depth
Key Content Knowledge in Depth.
How a System of Assessments Addresses a Wider Range of Standards
Moving toward Student Profiles
A Blurring of the Line between High School and College
The Future of the Common Core State Standards and Consortia Assessments
4. The Four Keys Continued: Learning Skills and Transition Skills
Key Learning Skills and Techniques in Depth
Key Transition Knowledge and Skills in Depth
The Complexity of College and Career Readiness
5. Toward Deeper Learning
Some Framing Characteristics of the Learning Process
Knowledge Complexity Progression
Four Models of Deeper Learning
Overview of Research Foundation for Deeper Learning
6. Deeper Learning at the Classroom Level
Characteristics of the Deeper Learning Classroom
Challenges of the Deeper Learning Classroom
A Closer Look at Scoring Student Work for Deeper Learning
Deeper Learning, the Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness
7.A Closer Look at the Common Core State Standards
Where Did the Common Core Come From?
An Overview of the Common Core State Standards
Structure and Organization of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards
The Heart of the Challenge of Teaching the Common Core State Standards
What the Common Core State Standards Don't Do
Appendix: Key Elements of the Common Core.
8. The Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness
The Reaching the Goal Study
Implementing the Common Core State Standards to Improve College and Career Readiness
Who Owns the Responsibility to Teach the Common Core State Standards?
Understanding Key Areas Related to College and Career Readiness
A Key Role for Elementary School Teachers
The Challenge of the Common Core and College and Career Ready
9. The Consortia Assessments and College and Career Readiness
The Goals of the Consortia Assessments
Characteristics of Each Consortium's Assessment
Preparing for the Consortia Assessments
10. From an Assessment System to a System of Assessments
Performance Tasks: Key Element in a System of Assessments
How a System of Assessments Addresses a Wider Range of Standards
Moving toward Student Profiles
A Blurring of the Line between High School and College
The Future of the Common Core State Standards and Consortia Assessments
Conclusion: Changing demographics, new instructional challenges
Appendix: a nine part readiness system