The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon was the co-designer of Minarets High School , which originated as a GAFE, 1:1 Macbook and PBL based high school in 2008 and has been named an Apple Distinguished School three times.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. percent in 2008-09 to 84.9 Related: Can schools create gifted students? This is contributing to steady gains in our graduation rate, which improved from 67.2

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Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 66

techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The STEAM Student Set and the Code Kit are designed for students in grades three through eight and are aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications, and processes more than one million I.T. assets annually.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Some blame the 2008 recession and the resulting drop in public funding for schools and increase in poverty among students. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.). Others point to demographic shifts in the United States. Then, nearly all U.S.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 4, 2014

Even the job satisfaction of principals, who see their jobs as being too complex and too stressful, has been dropping since 2008 from 68% to 59% (p. Teacher satisfaction in their work continues to decline (p.

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Policies Common Core Strategy Professional Learning 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

A study by Brett Lane, president and founder of the Institute for Strategic Leadership and Learning, an education research and policy consulting firm, reported that the percentage of students in the district proficient in math increased by over 50 points and in reading by over 40 points between 1996 and 2008. Graduation rates rose from 52.5

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap? Bush-era No Child Left Behind policies and the 2008 recession. Yung Wing School’s panda mascot adorns the lobby of the school. Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

But by 2008, they abandoned the practice. “It This discussion is not unlike conversations in America as most states shift to the Common Core State Standards, which have led to major changes in how teachers structure their lessons to demand higher order thinking. It was a departure to what they’d done under the Soviet system.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

At last count, 14 states and the District of Columbia required districts to offer full-day kindergarten, up from 10 states in 2008. Kindergarteners must be able to write several sentences about a specific topic and draw a related picture, while pre-Common Core, they were only expected to draw a picture and write a single sentence.

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Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

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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Digital Citizenship Common Core Facebook Social Media 71

MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Since then, according to recent math, Starbucks now offers up to 87,000 options for your sipping pleasure (“Starbucks Stay Mum on Drink Math,” 2008). In 2008, a meta-analysis was conducted by Patall, Cooper, and Robinson (n.d.) In 1971, Starbucks opened in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. that examined 41 studies on the topic.

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Learning E-rate Report Common Core 48

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

NAEP gave arts tests again in 2008 and 2016, but some experts expressed concern that they standardized the tests too much by, for example, over relying on the multiple-choice questions and requiring students to respond to music rather than perform it. Related: Do the arts go hand in hand with Common Core?

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Education Assessment Guidelines Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Her husband, Sanford Johnson, co-founded Mississippi First in 2008, advocating for better education, including pre-K, for a sexual health curriculum that went beyond abstinence — and charter schools. The Common Core standards emphasize nonfiction, and Johnson had a humdinger of a book to read to the class, about chocolate.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

officials said their programs were created by “content area specialists” and are aligned to early learning standards and best practices, including those of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the widely adopted Common Core State Standards. In 2008, the state’s legislature provided $2.5

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The impetus for the change at Juarez can be traced to Ocon’s appointment as principal in 2008, veteran school staffers say. He and his department leaders analyzed state requirements and national standards like the Common Core to extract the underlying skills they required and then put together a roadmap for students to achieve mastery.

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Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 92

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

What’s striking is that this success story has occurred against the backdrop of so many major high-profile education initiatives floundering across the nation—Common Core and accountability come to mind—and amidst significant political turbulence in the Tar Heel state.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. .” Via Politico : “Trump’s education secretary pick supported anti-gay causes.” ” Pretty sure that’s the case for every cabinet pick Trump has made so far. million to Ohio.”

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Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium , a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work.” ” Via NPR : “ Educators Went To Jail For Cheating.

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Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Higher Ed Inflation Hits Highest Level Since 2008.” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. “ Is Alison The Answer To The World’s Education Needs? ” asks Forbes. “ Did U.S. ” asks Diane Ravitch.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

MindShift

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Race to the Top influenced the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, high-stakes evaluations for teachers, data systems for schools and other innovations. In 2009, tasked with crafting a giant economic rescue package amid the financial crisis, the Obama administration created a funding competition for states.

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Education Policies Guidelines Common Core 49

EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2016

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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Common Core Policies Guidelines Study 60