Sally Hampton and Phil Daro, Senior Fellows of America's Choice, helped
to spearhead the development of the Common Core State Standards. We
invite you to view this page to better understand the standards and
their
implications for your work.
English Language Arts
An Interview with Sally Hampton (click on the icons to watch the videos)
How will Common Core change instruction for teachers? (01:01)
How will Common Core change the expectations for students? (01:20)
What are the goals of ELA Common Core State Standards? (02:49)
How do you define rigor in ELA? (01:13)
What would ELA Common Core State Standards look like? (01:30)
What are the implications of the standards in our classrooms? (01:30)
Sally Hampton
Chair, ELA College and Career Readiness Standards Work Group;
Member, ELA K-12 Common Core Standards Committee
Senior Fellow, America's Choice
Sally Hampton is a Senior Fellow for America’s Choice. Most recently,
she was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching. Previously, she was the Director of English Language Arts
for the National Center on Education and the Economy and also served as
its Deputy Director of Research and Development. Dr. Hampton has taught
in both urban and rural classrooms, directed a National Writing Project
site, and developed a K–12 research-based writing program and the staff
development materials to support this program. She served on
the English language arts work group of the Common Core State Standards
Initiative.
Mathematics
An Interview with Phil Daro (click on the icons to watch the videos)
What advice do you have for districts about revising curriculum? (00:58)
What should principals look for in the classroom? (00:51)
How do you create better standards in math? (02:55)
What does math college readiness mean? (04:45)
Phil Daro
Chair, Mathematics College and Career Readiness Standards Work Group;
Writing Team, Mathematics K-12 Common Core Standards Committee
Senior Fellow, America's Choice
Phil Daro works on advancing the design and use of leadership tools for
improving mathematics instruction at every level of the educational
system and consults with states and school districts on their
accountability systems and mathematics programs. He has served as
Executive Director of the Public Forum on School Accountability,
directed the New Standards Project, and managed research and
development for the National Center on Education and the Economy. He
directed large-scale teacher professional development programs for the
University of California, including the California Mathematics Project
and the American Mathematics Project. Daro is a member of the Shell
Centre at the University of Nottingham. He served on the
mathematics work group of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
To learn how Pearson can support you in implementing the Common Core State Standards, go to:
commoncore.pearsoned.com
