The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

We hadn’t even gotten to the tape diagrams and “quick tens” she had to master for her Common Core math lesson yet. Not long after, I was allowed to listen in on a professional development seminar with a group of public school principals. She was sprawled on the floor, furious and exhausted. I’m an editor.

Common Core 113

Common Core Report Video Training 113

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Essential questions would frame cross-text debate and regular Socratic Seminars. (In In the ASCD DVD on Essential Questions , you can see me leading a seminar with high-schoolers using readings and activities linked by the EQ: Who Sees? Students would be asked to compare and contrast regularly. Who is Blind? ). Less Is More?

Strategy 40

Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 5, 2015

Essential questions would frame cross-text debate and regular Socratic Seminars. (In In the ASCD DVD on Essential Questions , you can see me leading a seminar with high-schoolers using readings and activities linked by the EQ: Who Sees? Students would be asked to compare and contrast regularly. Who is Blind? ). Less Is More?

Strategy 40

Strategy Secondary Analysis Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

One way the school has tried to encourage students’ to keep their options open is by introducing college seminar-style classes like the Genocide Studies course, currently an honors-level elective. English teacher Justin Bilton and history teacher Jason Stark created and team-teach the class.

Study 83

Study Training Report Industry 83

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Here is what the Common Core ELA Standards say: Students who meet the Standards readily undertake the close, attentive reading that is at the heart of understanding and enjoying complex works of literature. Since a key rationale for the Common Core Standards is college readiness, let’s have a look at how college professors define it.

Common Core 40

Common Core Course Examples Data 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Collaborating with faculty members to teach information literacy in a public health second year seminar: A case of instruction - Xan Goodman 10:00pm Classroom Resources for K12 Educators: Integrating Information Literacy Skills and Common Core and State Standards into Designing Innovative Project Based Curricula - Melda N.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Last year, 74 percent of Summit students met or exceeded Common Core standards for English Language Arts on California’s state tests, compared to 49 percent of students statewide, and 51 percent of Summit students met or exceeded the math standards, compared to 37 percent statewide. Photo: Chris Berdik. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2017

spoke about their struggles to figure out a new era of education post- Common Core standards, one that recognizes the frustration many teachers felt about a hyper-focus on standardized testing. Instead, the crowd of well-known education reformers and charter advocates, along with lots of teachers from across the U.S.,

Personalized Learning 86

Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Common Core 86

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. Forty-nine percent of English language learner fourth graders at Sherman met or exceeded the English standards as measured on the 2015 Common Core-aligned tests.

Common Core 107

Common Core Elementary Training Course 107

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2016

Teachers-to-be participate in a master’s seminar on their way to earning a bilingual certification from San Diego State University in San Diego, California. Forty-nine percent of English language learner fourth graders at Sherman met or exceeded the English standards as measured on the 2015 Common Core-aligned tests.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Training Course 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” According to the conservative news site The Daily Caller , “Bailing On Common Core Tests Is Costing States Millions.” And now, onward, with 5 more months of presidential campaigning.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48