Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area. With the emergence of Common Core and very few resources available to align with these new standards, teachers began utilizing OER once again. In 2015, the Department of Education at the federal level enacted an initiative called Go Open.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids . ELA AND ELL A+ Tools for K-5 Common Core Reading Comprehension. MATH Awesome Digital Tools for K-8 Common Core Math. Looking for great tools to support K-8 Common Core math instruction?

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ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The reform efforts included a state-funded commitment to a pre-kindergarten pilot program, a comprehensive reading policy featuring a promotion/retention component at third grade, and a required assessment of the knowledge and skills needed to teach the science of reading for aspiring elementary teachers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration. The station rotation model is utilized across the district, at the elementary, middle and high school level, in both bilingual and mainstream classes. 2015-16: Students who Met or Exceeded Expectations.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements.

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ExcelinEd

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey,” 2000-01, 2010-11, 2014-15, and 2015-16. **Percent of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. SOURCE: U.S.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Mobile App Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 * Seesaw - Excellent free mobile app (Android/iOS) for students creating digital portfolio w/ educational portal. Galxyz - An innovative mobile app (Android/iOS) for Elementary Science that is COPPA compliant and aligned to Common Core Standards.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Brandi Todd has been an elementary teacher for sixteen years. Last year at. Benefits for students—and teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. On a recent spring day, Maritza Cleary’s third-grade class at the district’s Prairie Oak Elementary School tackled math pictographs. BERWYN, Ill. —

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Is sameness the key to equal opportunity?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was implemented, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). These may allow for certain high school benchmarks which would not apply to elementary or middle schools, for example. Steve also addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. But the shift to the Common Core State Standards meant it would have to go. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The district came to a consensus on the definition of digital literacy skills, what kinds of common core standards included them, and how they were already being taught. Technology proficiency is even included on their teacher evaluation rubric and elementary students standards reports. Heather came to FUSD from Phoenix.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. Her son, Aaron Wang, starred as the title character in “The Music Man” in the 2015-16 school year.) “I

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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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. Under Jon’s Leadership, and with his CUE Professional Learning Team, CUE PL has trained over 32,000 teachers in 2015-2017. Jon Corippo.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. Then consider coming to Mobile Learning Experience 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 24, 2015

For the past five years, our K-5 elementary school has focused on the relationship between reading and writing. The Common Core State Standards were a primary focus. I think it had more to do with our (see: my) approach to benchmarking our students’ writing against the Common Core State Standards.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

In fact, for superintendent Dr. Cederick Ellis and Summit Elementary School principal Lakya Taylor-Washington, the bigger asset in going personalized comes down to removing arbitrary grade level assignments and creating “learning labs,” a style of competency-based learning that Summit has been experimenting with since 2015.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 4, 2016

Your class will be covering all types of common core standards. It doesn’t matter if you teach elementary, middle, or high school. The Genius hour and 20% time projects cover multiple common cores standards. We’ve had teachers propose this type of learning to their administration backed by awesome research.

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MindShift

APRIL 6, 2015

The excerpt below is from the book “ Transforming Schools Using Project Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards ” by Bob Lenz, with Justin Wells and Sally Kingston. to every student who enters our doors, even students who enter ninth grade reading at an elementary level. Copyright ©2015.'

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Fifth-graders at Konguta Kool – an elementary school in a small Estonian village – prepare for a math lesson in the computer lab. That 2015 study attempted to separate out how much the instruction a student receives in school contributes to their scores. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz. But by 2008, they abandoned the practice. “It

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Monday, October 27th at 4pm Webinar: Biggest 1:1 iPad Rollout Ever: Challenges and Opportunities , In our community’s next webinar, hear about LAUSD’s Common Core Technology Project: the largest one-to-one mobile device rollout in the country. Rasheed also will discuss how the district celebrates Digital Citizenship Week.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

They have created their own vegetable gardens and raised funds to bring plant beds to local elementary schools. A 2011 study of two EL middle schools and one EL elementary school in New York State found that they fared better at reducing race and income achievement gaps, particularly in English, when compared to similar schools.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

This was the goal for my reading life starting in January 2015. My deliberateness allowed me to reflect on the information and consider how I could apply this knowledge to my current position as an elementary school principal. The Common Core State Standards perpetuates this idea by separating informative and narrative reading.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

She was the new principal of the O’Keeffe School of Excellence, an elementary school on Chicago’s South Side that had been struggling for years. Before that, he was an elementary school teacher in Japan. Two, they were thinking about the Common Core. It was 2013. That’s when Bankhead was hired. Photo: Stephen Smith).

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

Etai Kurtzman, 12, at Luna Park in Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY May 28, 2015. Etai Kurtzman, 12, and Terrell Gantt, 12, on a ride at Luna Park in Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY May 28, 2015. Students fill out games analysis worksheets at the Roll-A-Ball game during a trip to Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY May 28, 2015.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It was 2015 and Jack Silva, the chief academic officer for the public schools in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, had a problem: Only 56 percent of third-graders in his district had scored proficient on the state reading test. By 2015, the district had turned the corner financially, and Silva was wondering why the reading scores were so terrible.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” But it’s down from the record-setting year in 2015 – down by about $1 billion.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Nineteen pilot schools participated in 2015; this year, the number skyrocketed, with 113 more joining the Basecamp ranks. So it was with parents at one of the first Basecamp schools, Marshall Pomeroy Elementary in Milpitas, a small city off the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. More than two-thirds of them are district-run schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Vicki: Stephen Ritz @ StephenRitz is with us today, a finalist from the 2015 Global Teacher Prize, and just a very excited amazing person who really has a green classroom. Transcript: [link].

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

As of fall 2015, Coahoma County’s three private schools collectively had 7 percent African American enrollment amid public school systems that are more than 90 percent black. He brought in more than $15 million in federal and state funding for Race to the Top projects, magnet elementary themes and preschool.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The Difference between NCLB, ESSA and Common Core. In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was implemented, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). To start, Rowley addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards. However, accountability regulations may be significantly changed.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You can filter through collections by grade level, Lexile level, theme, genre, literary device, and even Common Core State Standards addressed. Zearn has two big strengths that set it apart from other elementary digital math curricula. HangArt: Play Hangman, Draw Pictures, Tell Stories. Math: DragonBox Big Numbers.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Derrick Fields, 9, works on his assignment during a Spanish-language history lesson at Sherman Elementary School in San Diego, California. Last spring, Derrick Fields, 9, sat in his social studies classroom at Sherman Elementary School, learning about the creation of the telegraph. Photo: Lillian Mongeau. SAN DIEGO, Calif.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. ” Via NSBA’s Legal Clips blog : “ Satanic Temple withdraws request to start after school club at Washington state elementary school.”

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