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10 of the most popular stories about education research in 2019

The Hechinger Report

For my year-end post, I’m highlighting 10 of the most well-read Proof Points stories of 2019. Five years after Common Core, a mysterious spike in failure rate among NY high school students. A January 2019 paper documents the rise of online learning and reviews a large body of academic research on the topic.

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

and claims to explain how to teach the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers in a fun-filled way while hitting almost 50 Common Core standards in five weeks. A curriculum expert who reviewed the pedagogy explained to me that the unit was “weak” and does not meet Common Core standards as the creator claimed.

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Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019

Technology Tidbits

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019 Wakelet - Wakelet lets educators easily bookmark any item on the web (i.e. NowComment - A great learning tool where educators can annotate on any type of document to facilitate learning. Newlearn.io - A new social network for finding educational resources that are curated by common core standards.

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New Digital Citizenship Lessons for Your Classroom

Graphite Blog

The updated Common Sense Education K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum will be released in phases over the course of the 2018–2019 school year. Fall 2019: Grades K–2 and 9–12 lessons launch. Plus, the lessons will be aligned with many standards (ISTE, ELA Common Core, CASEL, AASL, and CSTA).

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New Digital Citizenship Lessons for Your Classroom

Graphite Blog

The updated Common Sense Education K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum will be released in phases over the course of the 2018–2019 school year. Fall 2019: Grades K–2 and 9–12 lessons launch. Plus, the lessons will be aligned with many standards (ISTE, ELA Common Core, CASEL, AASL, and CSTA).

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We Are Digital Citizens: New Resources for a New School Year

Graphite Blog

Plus, the lessons will be aligned with many standards (ISTE, ELA Common Core, CASEL, AASL, and CSTA). Flexible documents and Add to Google Drive options The updated curriculum materials are now in Google Docs, including lesson quizzes in Google Forms. Fall 2019: Grades K–2 and 9–12 lessons launch.

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? PDF documents. Lessons are aligned to Common Core Standards and explore real life questions. Curriki Algebra – This is an Open Education Resource (OER) Algebra course that consists of five units aligned to the Common Core.

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