According
to a report from RAND Corporation, since the introduction of Common Core State
Standards, math and English-language arts teachers have increased their use of
standard-aligned online resources. About 60% of math teachers and 55% of
English teachers used Teacherspayteachers.com for online materials in 2017, up
from 41% of math teachers and 42% of English teachers in 2015. Findings
also indicate that teachers' use of standards-aligned and content-focused
online materials appeared to rise even though their use of published textbooks
change little. Although most aspects of mathematics and ELA teachers' knowledge
about their standards did not change, ELA teachers were less likely to regard
the use of complex, grade-level texts as aligned with their standards in 2017
than in 2016. While researchers observed no changes in mathematics teachers'
practices overall, mathematics teachers of low-vulnerability students reported
that their students engaged less in some standards-aligned student practices in
2017 than in 2016; similar changes were not observed in reports of teachers
serving more vulnerable students. ELA teachers reported that their students
engaged less in several standards-aligned practices in 2017 than in 2016. More
research is needed to consider whether teachers' instruction is changing over
time and, potentially, in response to Common Core State Standards.
Kaufman,
J. H., Opfer, V. D., Bongard, M., & Pane, J. D. (2018). Changes in what
teachers know and do in the Common Core era – American teacher panel findings
from 2015 to 2017. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2600/RR2658/RAND_RR2658.pdf
