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Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core

TeachThought - Learn better.

Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core. Ed note: Supporting “commonness” or standardization isn’t a part of our mission at TeachThought, but we are interested in giving equal voice to diverse voices across education. Myth #3: Common Core sets the bar too high for students, leaving them discouraged.

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Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment

Neo LMS

In addition, the federal government has made attempts to standardize the curriculum across US schools through the introduction of the Common Core, a set of “high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy”.

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Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

The Hechinger Report

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. Academic standards were the next to go. In the decade before the Common Core was implemented, Massachusetts NAEP reading scores rose by 0.25

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Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m a big believer in online web-based curricula that can be accessed from any browser, any digital device, any location. Open Up Resources (OUR) is a series of free c ompetency-based Common Core-aligned curricula (math, ELA, and reading). To me, the growing popularity of web-based curricula is no surprise.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

To help accomplish their vision – that every students get not just to but through college – Brooklyn Lab leverages Cortex, a digital learning platform where student data and work can be accessed by students, teachers, parents, and administrators alike.

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Access the assignment provided by the teacher. Once that is completed, access other challenges via online apps (usually third party, outside of the eSpark app), new videos, or something else. Here’s what students do: Log into the eSpark app with the username and password picture provided by the teacher. Begin the first quest.

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