Democratizing the Common Core

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Democratizing the Common CorePresenter: Zak Ringelstein, CEO

I was an exhausted teacher.

At 5pm, I had hours of planning left to do.

2.5 hoursplanning per day

2.5 hoursplanning per day

5

$7-9 billion per year

1Billion Dollarsfrom Governor Jerry Brown alone

Teachers don’t have a way to efficiently find, organize and personalize high-quality Common Core resources

Music Industry

Curriculum Industry

It is time to deconstruct the textbook industry and personalize K-12 curriculum

FindCommon Core lessons

by standard

Edit lesson plan, worksheet

and/or assessment

Make Playlistsfor students in digital or

print form

I can easily search for lessons

I can find top-rated Common Core lessons

Before purchasing, I can preview the lesson

I can edit the lesson

I can compile my lessons into unit playlists

My students can collaborate with students around the world

ReducedPlanning Time

Top-NotchLessons

Personalized to Individual Student Needs

Schools buy lesson packages for their teachers

We’ve got 50 people on our

Teacher Board

www.federalregister.gov

Zak Ringelsteinzak@uclass.org603.520.8553