First of all, hats off to nearly 100 teachers who took time out of busy schedules to answer my two survey questions recently.  The first question asked teachers where they were in their personal implementation of the Common Core Math Standards.  The second question was:

“What are your top two questions about how to implement the Common Core Math Standards in your classroom?”

Finding Time and Filling the Gaps

As I analyzed the results I discovered two main themes.  One of the themes, which I will delve into in this post, is centered around how to find time to successfully implement the Common Core math standards, especially considering that teachers are also charged with filling the gaps in student knowledge.   These gaps are either caused by a lack of past student learning or the difficult transition that can occur when implementing the new curriculum. [Read more…]