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Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

The Hechinger Report

Her favorite books are from “ The Magic Tree House ” series because, “I can imagine I’m in the places they’re talking about,” she says. Esteves’ teacher gives her books to take home, part of the school’s push to keep students reading outside of school. . — Yandilixza Esteves’ face lights up when she talks about reading.

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Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

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It makes learning organic, part of life rather than something that must happen from a certain book or room. 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. Who is Open Up Resources?

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Does Common Core Ask Too Much of Kindergarten Readers?

MindShift

For states adopting Common Core, the standards apply to kindergarten, laying out what students should be able to do by the end of the grade.* While Common Core aligned assessments don’t kick in until third grade, many teachers feel pressure to make sure kids are meeting the specified standards before they move on to first grade.

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Digital Badges: Better Than Grades?

Education with Technology

The final grade in a course or even a ten week grade probably does not reflect the actual academic learning.These grades may not reflect the academic standards (Common Core, standards or proficiencies) for that course. Badges allow teachers to focus specifically on student standards or proficiencies.

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Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum

TeachThought - Learn better.

Educators often wonder how they are going to meet all the demands of Common Core. One important point is that the standards require more depth and less breadth. Meeting these standards can be done by doing less, not more. Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum. by Renee Rubin , Ed.D., Less is more!

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Everything You Need To Know About the Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Georgia Test Prep

These tests determine if the student has understood the curriculum as per state standards, because they are pegged to Georgia’s new academic standards, which are guided by the Common Core, a national consensus of what each child should learn in each grade level. A Lexile measure is an indication of reading level.