Pearson Hosts Free Webinar on Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

With Phil Daro, Chair, Common Core Standards Math Workgroup

New York, NY, January 13, 2011 – Pearson announces a free webinar on common core state standards for mathematics.

What: Free Webinar on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, hosted by Pearson

• “Applying the Common Core Principles in Your Math Classroom” webinar will provide teachers on a step-by-step journey through the standards, making them relevant for front-line educators.
• The webinar is the third in an ongoing series of free Common Core online seminars designed to provide educators with an understanding of the goals of the Common Core State Standards, background on design and structure of the English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards, why they are important, and their implications. Additional webinars will be announced over the coming months.
• Earlier archived webinars with math expert Skip Fennell and reading expert Karen Wixson may be accessed at Pearson’s new http://www.pearsoned.com/commoncore website, which provides states and districts with access to a comprehensive set of valuable Common Core resources – all in one place – to make the changeover to the new standards as seamless as possible.

Who: Guest Speaker: Phil Daro, chair of the state-led Common Core Standards Mathematics Workgroup and a senior fellow for mathematics at Pearson’s school improvement business America’s Choice

Where: Register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/392783320.

When: January 19, 2011 at 11 a.m. EST

Quote: Pearson School CEO Peter Cohen: “Phil was a key architect of the Common Core State Standards and fully understands what they mean for our classroom educators. Like our complete cadre of Common Core experts, Phil is at-the-ready to assist teachers with this complex transition. We see this webinar as one venue through which we can support our educators and provide free resources to make their jobs just a little bit easier.”

Contact

Kate Miller, Pearson, kate.miller@pearson.com; 800-745-8489

About Pearson

Pearson has a vision of effective education: a virtuous circle of learning where powerful technologies enable teachers to assess students unobtrusively, diagnose their learning needs swiftly, prescribe personalized learning, monitor student progress, and provide ongoing feedback to students, teachers, and parents. It begins by optimizing assessment data and putting it to work for continuous improvement in student progress and teaching effectiveness. For more, visit: http://www.pearsonschool.com.