Using the Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS) in
instructional planning The Core Curriculum Content Standards
describe what all students should know and be able to do upon
completion of a thirteen-year public education. These standards
are not meant to serve as a statewide curriculum guide. They
define the results expected but do not limit district strategies
for how to ensure that their students achieve these
expectations. To assist local educators, the standards are
further elaborated through curriculum frameworks. While also not
a curriculum, these frameworks will bring to life the intent of
the standards through classroom examples and a discussion of the
underlying rationales. Local curriculum developers can use the
frameworks as a resource to develop district curricula that best
meet the needs of the students in each community. Curriculum
Frameworks also serve as a resource to classroom teachers and to
staff developers who want to modify instruction in light of the
new standards. Since our schools n