MindShift

MARCH 16, 2015

Some parents and educators have encouraged families to “opt out” of tests , such as those related to the Common Core State Standards, as a way to protest these practices and the effects they are having on children , families and communities. Moreover, “constant ranking and sorting” creates stress and makes students less confident.

Assessment 28

Assessment Learning Common Core Comparison 28

wwwatanabe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Those of us who are transitioning to Common Core standards know that text complexity will affect the rigor in our classrooms. Teachers and librarians who use Accelerated Reader (AR) in their schools need to take into consideration that the AR levels (ATOS) are changing to adapt to the higher reading levels in Common Core.

Common Core 74

Common Core Resources Differentiated Instruction Secondary 74

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In their excellent resource No More Independent Reading Without Support (Heinemann, 2013), Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss provide a helpful comparison: Silent Reading. The authors also cite the Common Core Anchor Standard that addresses independent reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10. The next three are more student-led.

Assessment 52

Assessment Tools Common Core Digital Citizenship 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? “The gap between science-based ideas and practices and those most often used in our classrooms remains very wide and persistent,” she wrote in a recent article. He makes a comparison to climate change research. “We know how to do it.”

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In this article and Truth for Teachers podcast episode, a 5th-grade teacher named Jess Lifshitz shares how she creates inquiry experiences that help kids develop critical consciousness: understandings about personal identity, bias, moving beyond a single story, and seeing what isn’t there (critically studying history).

Classroom 72

Classroom Resources Examples Data 72

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. Comparing Articles : Students determine whether a news story or a sponsored post is more reliable. News Search : Students distinguish between a news article and an opinion column.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. " I will do that in a separate article at the end of the year. This is part three of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” So I’m including a lot of events in this article that are not “ed-tech” per se. “Tech” and the Presidential Election.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40