The ASCD Thursday announced it will be offering seven online professional development courses geared around helping educators support the implementation of common core standards in mathematics and literacy.
Three courses from the ASCD (formerly known as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum development) will focus on implementing the mathematics standards—one for grades K-5, one for 6-8, and one for 9-12—and the other four will address strategies for incorporating literacy standards across science, social studies, English/language arts, and mathematics disciplines, according to a press release.
Some online education advocates have hoped the adoption of common standards would lead to more opportunities for online learning because of the more uniform course requirements in the all but four states that have adopted the standards.
The organization has offered an array of online professional development for more than 15 years, according to the release. The ASCD in May of 2010 became an endorsing partner of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.