That way, the thinking and skills become easier because the kids have understood the concepts. It also will allow staff development to focus on concepts, not new activities. On-ramp materials will differ from conventional remediation in that they will face forward to concepts coming later in the curriculum, rather than facing backward and simply reviewing. You just get better at the game. Also in preparation are teacher workshops that will provide training in using curriculum maps and study guides.
Separate volumes are available on ramping up and creating standards-based classrooms.
They help us focus on getting kids to understand the connections in the material, and provide teachers with relevant and meaningful activities that directly relate to standards and what kids need to know in key benchmark years. Teachers are finding that they can supplement assignments with material they've used in the past. But the Core Assignments have created meaningful dialogue.