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COMMON CORE… COMMON SENSE DEVOLUTION IN EDUCATION

Enrique A. Puig

devolution (ˌdiːvəˈluːʃən) — n A passing onwards or downwards from one stage to another

1. Read closely 2. Determine central themes 3. Analyze the development and interaction of elements 4. Interpret words and phrases 5. Analyze the structure of texts 6. Assess point of view, content, and style 7. Integrate and evaluate content 8. Delineate and evaluate content 9. Analyze intertextuality 10.Comprehend complex texts

Common Core State Standards (distilled )

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“We have to find the connection between the data and the unknown.”

– G. Polya

“Time makes more converts than reason.” – Thomas Paine

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” ― Sun Tzu

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Sun Tzu

“Order or disorder depends on organization; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.”

― Sun Tzu

“Going back to definitions is an important operation of the mind.”

- G. Polya

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“Speaking and thinking are closely connected, the use of words assists the mind.”

- G. Polya

“The first rule of teaching is to know what you are supposed to teach. The second rule of teaching is to know a little more than what you are supposed to teach.”

- G. Polya

“Think on the end before you begin.” – G. Polya

“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.” ― Thomas Paine

“The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.”

―Thomas Paine

1. Read closely 2. Determine central themes 3. Analyze the development and interaction

of elements

Key Ideas and Details

4. Interpret words and phrases 5. Analyze the structure of texts 6. Assess point of view, content, and style

Craft and Structure

7. Integrate and evaluate content 8. Delineate and evaluate content 9. Analyze intertextuality

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

10. Comprehend complex texts

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

“Wag more, bark less.”

- Nala

Common core…common sense: Devolution in education

Enrique A. Puig enrique.puig@ucf.edu Morgridge International Reading Center College of Education University of Central Florida