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Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core

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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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Tennessee Gives Pearson ‘Emergency’ Test Scoring Contract, Seeks New Vendor

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million for scoring 2015-16 assessments in Tennessee after the state terminated a contract in April with Measurement Inc. Pearson, a global education company that counts assessments as less than 10 percent of its total revenues , will score about 1.8 The company offered a competitive price comparable to what Measurement, Inc.

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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

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Let's examine these two issues: Silos You can find OER in dedicated online repositories including OpenEd , Curriki , and OER Commons. Several software companies have their own repositories, such as Microsoft’s Docs.com, Schoology’s public resources, Canvas Commons, and more. Many of the silos are poorly organized.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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It’s been impressive to see students create true masterpieces,” says Suzanne von Oy, a graphing specialist at Desmos, the company that organized the contest. Announced on March 6, the competition challenged students to create any artwork of their choice using the company’s online graphing calculator. Try high school students.

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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

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For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.). The fit of your company and product for the particular region. 2: Create Your Heat Map.

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How to Weave Advisory into Academics — Plus 10 Resources for Teaching SEL

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CASEL defines these in terms of specific competencies that can be assessed and mastered: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. . Being standards-based, we support CASEL’s SEL competencies and we encourage our teachers to track them in tandem with academic standards.