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More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening

The Hechinger Report

It’s been over five years since Kentucky adopted the Common Core, guidelines for what students need to know in math and the English language arts in each grade. Related: Common Core ignores underprivileged students — and testing will lead to more achievement gaps. based research group.

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How to Use Oral Presentations to Help English Language Learners Succeed

MindShift

We’ve found several benefits to incorporating opportunities for students to present to their peers in a positive and safe classroom environment. This type of practice is useful since students will surely have to make presentations in other classes, in college, and/or in their future jobs. GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION.

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EdmodoCon Guest Post #2: N. Dale

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Take a look at what she learned during EdmodoCon 2013. from EdmodoCon 2013 Create CCSS Edmodo quizzes that strategically tie standards to each question for even more comprehensive feedback.(Stibaly Stibaly Johnson) Navigate and utilize the Common Core Consortium website.(Stibaly What I Learned.

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Addressing the CCSS with the Use of Infographics

Kathy Schrock

First published in the AWSA Update Bulletin , October 16, 2013. How can the use of infographics be used to address the Common Core State Standards? The second way infographics can be incorporated into teaching and learning is by having students create an infographic as a formative or summative assessment.

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Games and Apps for Supporting Young Students with Mathematics Difficulties

edWeb.net

The most recent data from the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed that 58% of US fourth grade students are below proficiency level in mathematics (The Nation’s Report Card, 2013). Past webinars, presentation slides, and CE quizzes are available in the Webinar Archives folder of the Community Toolbox.

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8 Books for Summer Reading and Professional Development

The 21st Century Principal

Looking back through my reading notes, if I had to select 7 books that I suggest as “Must-Reads for the Summer of 2013” here’s those seven. The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core by Matthew J. Perini, Thomas Dewing, and Harvey F. What would those six tools be?

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Here's what you missed at the MidWest Technology Conference 2014 #METC14

MSEDTechie

I had the pleasure to attend and present at the Midwest Technology Conference in February. I co-presented two workshops this year. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. I left feeling refreshed, revived and rejuvenated ready to tackle the last few months of school.