Academic Standards, Assessment, Common Core and Resources

Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2018

My second post examined a number of useful resources for how to create shortcuts in your lesson planning, without sacrificing quality or outcomes. The bottom line is that teachers across the country are expected to assess students according to a range of standards, without reducing teaching to merely “teaching to test”.

Assessment

Assessment Common Core Academic Standards LMS

Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 20, 2015

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. by Adam Blum , CEO of OpenEd.

Common Core

Common Core Academic Standards Resources Accessibility

“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. Reframing expectations.

Common Core

Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards

Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Kiddom’s partnership with highly-rated Open Up Resources changes that. Before I get into the details of this new relationship is, let me introduce the two partners–Kiddom and Open Up Resources. Who is Open Up Resources? What is the Kiddom-Open Up Resources Partnership? EL Education K–5 Language Arts.

Common Core

Common Core Digital Citizenship Academic Standards LMS

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

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. And third-grade reading scores — the best predictor of future academic success — have also fallen precipitously.

Common Core

Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report

eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Each targeted quest curates a collection of third-party apps, webtools, videos, games, and other resources that focus on particular math or reading skills identified by the teacher or from the student’s earlier work as an area of academic need. Review the teacher resources on the educator dashboard.

Learning

Learning Chromebook Common Core iPad

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” Last year, the U.S.

OER

OER Resources Common Core Education

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

Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

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 Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 million tests.

Pearson

Pearson Common Core Assessment Academic Standards

Curriculum Associates Sponsors the Council of the Great City Schools’ Inaugural Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

I have devoted my 44-year career at the Council to improving education for children in the nation’s cities and fighting for equity and the critical resources our urban schools need to help the students they serve meet the highest academic standards and become successful and productive members of society.

Common Core

Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials

Making the case for common K-12 standards

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

OER

OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core

Teachers' Essential Guide to Seesaw

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In addition, teachers can also use Seesaw to create a class blog, communicate with students and families, create and curate activities from a robust and ever-growing library, and assess student work via digital portfolios. This allows teachers to assess student progress over time. How do I set up my class in Seesaw?

Google

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

How To

How To Common Core Elementary Report

Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

Furthermore, No Child Left Behind’s one-size-fits-all method of evaluating schools has been criticized as incentivizing low academic standards. These harsh punishments lead some districts to “teach the test” and prioritize third party assessment scores over student engagement and learning. Early Childhood Education.

Policies

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How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

How To

How To Common Core Elementary Survey

What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

All 50 states have standards for their students to meet — most use, at least in part, the Common Core standards. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS Academic standards in English language arts and math, created by a national task force and based on the best state curriculums and input from experts.

Competency Based Learning

Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

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. . MORE SEL RESOURCES FROM KIDDOM. Near the end of the semester, we held a formal debate.

Resources

Resources How To Academic Standards Personalized Learning

After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

In addition, kindergarteners who took advantage of state-funded pre-K in Quitman ranked among the top five performers on an assessment of school readiness skills, state data released in November show. I’m glad that we’ve been able to put in the resources that we have.”. I think it’s a good thing to grow it slowly,’’ said state Sen.

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Elementary Data Training Report

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Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment

Responding To Criticisms Of The Common Core

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

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

eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

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

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

Curriculum Associates Sponsors the Council of the Great City Schools’ Inaugural Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

Making the case for common K-12 standards

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How to boost math skills in the early grades

Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

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

After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

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