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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Nonetheless, we contend that a concentration on the enhancement of teaching skills and strategies is not enough. Students who are not performing at grade level in the core subject matters (Dove & Honigsfeld, 2013, pp. Common Core for the not-so-common learner: English language arts strategies grades K-5.

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What Constitutes Good PD?

A Principal's Reflections

It is an opportunity to become better at what we do as well as gain knowledge on new pedagogical techniques, learning theories, leadership strategies, technologies, and federal/state mandates. Educators now have to attend mandate-driven workshops on the Common Core, teacher/principal evaluation, and student growth objectives.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

The teaching team challenged themselves to start with the very fundamentals of what their digital teaching program needed to achieve, and they wanted to align it not only with CCSS (Common Core State Standards) but also with ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) guidelines , as well as the P21 Framework for 21st Century learning.

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2013 Homeshool Conference Update - 3 Days to Go!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''re just a few days away from the 2013 Homeschool Conference. Our goal is to create a great, inclusive environment for practitioners sharing their strategies, practices, and resources, and we can accommodate an unlimited number of attendees. This little conference is really shaping up! See you online!

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?Kahoot Pulls Back the Curtains for Studio, a Library of Ready-Made Learning Games

Edsurge

Housed in Kahoot’s free app and web-based platform, Studio launched today with kahoots (the company’s name for learning games and quizzes) aligned to Common Core standards for grades 5-12 in math subjects including Algebra, Geometry and fractions. paid) content and kahoots for the platform in the future.

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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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Students Are Reading Slower and Comprehending Less. Here’s What To Do About It.

Edsurge

Furthermore, researchers found a 17% increase in fixations per word among high school students in 2011 compared to 1960, meaning many of today’s high schoolers are still spending a lot of time simply decoding words—a strategy typically used by people just learning to read.

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