Teachers in my district love the feature that allows searching by standards. Currently the standards that show are the "old" state standards and not the Common Core Standards which so many states have asopted since summer 2010. Will this feature be updated to reflect the common Core Standards in ELA and Mathematics?
We are very pleased to assure you that the Common Core Standards as adopted by specific states will be included in the search by state standards and the new state standards in place as available.
I will send this discussion to someone who can better answer your question about the future of this Thinkfinity Feature.
Thanks for asking.
Jane Brown
Community Manager
A new version of Thinkfinity's standards search is in development. It will be available very soon and our tests indicate it will give more accurate results for state standards searches, plus we are adding Common Core standards in math and ELA to our alignment system.
For those states that have officially adopted the Common Core standards, the search engine will reflect these changes as soon as the process can be completed.
Denise Tuck
Thinkfinity Web Content
Having activities and lessons linked to the Common Core standards will be a wonderful asset to educators.
That's really great news. Virginia has the Standards of Learning which have been aligned to a number of Thinkfinity lessons especially in the elementary and middle school grades. That has been a tremendous asset in assisting teachers with resources to increase mastery of the SOLs. Keep up the good work!
Lynne
As a follow-up to this discussion, Community members now can find lessons linked to the Common Core Standards by State using the Thinkfinity Search Engine Browse by Standards. By clicking on the down arrow in the Standards box, you will first see State Content Standards, then Additional National Standards, followed by Common Core Standards.
Just remember to keep scrolling since the Common Core Standards are the third group of searchable standards using the Select Standards box.
Lynne
Thank you! This is just one more reason to use Thinkfiniy to make life easier for those teaching to standards not tests.
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