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Shifts and Issues Associated With The Common Core

A Principal's Reflections

I attended another session on the Common Core State Standards today at the 2012 ASCD Annual Conference entitled Educator Readiness for the Common Core: ASCD Findings from Select States. A key question that came out of this analysis was h ow do we know what we b uy today will be compatible in 2014-2015?

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Write! Camera! Common Core Math!

Battelle for Kids

April 23, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 5, Number 12. Driving Question: Can Writing and Film Making Enrich Students'' Common Core Math Learning? I remember early in my teaching career William Zinnser''s Writing to Learn: How to Write-and Think-Clearly about Any Subject at All.

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Get Common Core Ready: Achieve Dynamic Student-led Discussions

Catlin Tucker

Interested in technology tips to help you teach the Common Core? My book Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology will be published in June 2015 by Corwin. If you have a great discussion strategy that works in your classroom, please post a comment and share it! Learning'

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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. Scores have been edging up ever since.

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10 Hits and 10 Misses for 2015

Ask a Tech Teacher

Before you look at what statistics say are the most popular posts, tell me what your most popular categories are by voting in this poll: Here they are–my top 10 and bottom 10 of 2015 (though I’ve skipped any that have to do with website reviews and tech tips. 11 Things I Love About Common Core. Do You Miss Kerpoof?

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Study analyzes NAEP, Common Core math alignment

eSchool News

The study, the second in a series of three examining the relationship between NAEP and the Common Core State Standards in math, was conducted by 18 math educators, supervisors and mathematicians convened by the NAEP Validity Studies Panel (NVS), an independent panel charged with examining issues related to the validity of the NAEP assessments.

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Don’t forget AV needs for Common Core assessments

eSchool News

Devices debuted at TCEA feature multipurpose design ideal for Common Core and state assessments. School leaders are aware that Common Core assessments will come with some new requirements, and AV equipment needs should not be overlooked. Assessments Common Core News Top News'