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How a 5-Decade Old Education Company Reinvented Itself

Edsurge

EdSurge: Curriculum Associates was founded in 1969, and you joined in 2008. Waldron: When I came in 2008, the world was in a very difficult place. The first thing we did was actually go about making things for the Common Core standards which were coming out. And so, we use technology to make that better and better.

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4 Ways Students Can Plan Their Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

Disclaimer: These are presented in a random order because what works for your students will depend in large extent upon the writing method used in your school, whether its the 6+1 Traits, Common Core Writing Standards, or the tried-and-true who-what-when-where-why. 66 Writing Tools for the 21st Century Classroom.

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Math Expert Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell Endorses Hand2Mind’S Hands-On Standards

eSchool News

hand2mind’s Hands-On Standards is an amazing collection of resources that will not just supplement, but more so fully enrich mathematics teaching and learning in any classroom, with seemingly endless paths for students to be truly engaged in the mathematics they are learning,” said Skip Fennell. EST (3:45 p.m.

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How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

. — On a sunny winter morning in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten classroom at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center, 5- and 6-year olds spread out across the classroom learning about colors, shapes, engineering and design. During the same time, the percentage of classrooms with a dramatic play area dropped from nearly 90 percent to 58 percent.

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PBL and Politics – Join #MyParty16

EdTechTeacher

In the fall of 2008, I asked my 7th and 8th grade students a single driving question: how do presidential candidates get buy-in from their voters? The #MyParty16 Election Project connects to a number of Common Core standards and content areas as Mike describes in his blog post : U.S. Multi-Subject Connections.

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10 Things to Think About Before You Post

The Daring Librarian

Common Core State Standards ) We''ve been using their Week in Rap news feature in our MHTV school TV studio since they landed on the hip hop education scene in 2008 ! So, when I heard that they were teaming up with the awesome Common Sense Media people, to put out a music video about Digital Citizenship, - I was SO excited!

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North Carolina’s Digital Success Story

Edsurge

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. To date, more than 70 percent of schools are equipped with a Wi-Fi network that enables digital learning in the classroom.