Common Core for Singapore Math

Alignment to the Standards for Mathematical Practice

The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics is an initiative designed to implement more focused grade-level standards. The research base used to guide the Common Core State Standards noted conclusions from TIMSS, where Singapore has been a top scoring nation for over 15 years. Apparent in the TIMSS and other studies of high performing countries is a more coherent and focused curriculum. The Singapore math framework was one of the 15 national curriculums examined by the Common Core committee and had a particularly important impact on the Common Core writers and contributors. Achieve, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that partnered with NGA and CCSSO on the Common Core State Standards intiative, points out that —because of its quality, the Singapore Syllabus was an important resource for the developers of the CCSS.—* Within the Common Core State Standards, several overarching initiatives are put forth, which parallel the framework of the Singapore mathematics curriculum and Math in Focus.

To see specific examples from Math in Focus, download
Singapore Math: Your road for mastering the Common Core State Standards
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Common Core Reviewer’s Guide

Learn more about what to look for as you review Math in Focus for your Common Core classrooms.

Math In Focus Reviewer’s Guide
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CCSS Implementation Recommendations from NCSM

This whitepaper reviews the recommendations set forth by NCSM during a November 30th, 2010 webinar featuring Diane Briars, NCSM President and Suzanne Mitchell, NCSM President-Elect. These recommendations will aid in the successful implementation of the CCSS as they are adopted, but before official Common Core testing begins.

CCSS Implementation Recommendations from NCSM
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Common Core State Standards Alignment Guide

The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics is an initiative towards more focused grade level standards. The research base used to guide the Common Core State Standards noted conclusions from TIMSS, where Singapore has been a top scoring nation for 15 years. Apparent in the TIMSS and other studies of highperforming countries is a more coherent and focused curriculum. The Singapore math framework was one of the 15 national curriculums examined by the committee and had a particularly important impact on the Common Core writers and contributors. What follows is a guide that identifies the parallel assumptions behind Math in Focus—the U.S. Edition of Singapore’s most widely-used program—and the Common Core State Standards.

Common Core State Standards Alignment Guide
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Common Core State Standards Correlations

Common Core State Standards Correlations
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