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

The Hechinger Report

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works on reading with Tyler Howard, left, and Anthony Diaz, right.

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Schools and Districts in Eight States Make Big Investments in Lexia Aspire Professional Learning

eSchool News

Lexia Aspire Professional Learning is our response to a specific need that educators in upper elementary and middle schools around the country were conveying. Its district dashboard provides real-time data on licenses, performance on assessments, and educator’s time spent in the platform.

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Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

That’s newspapers, evening news, and anything considered ‘mainstream media’ They prefer blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. They can even create quizzes to assess their learning.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. Unfortunately they are frequently used solely as word processors and for research.

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The Social Learning Summit Is Tomorrow - Online and Free

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R. by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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Use Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

I read recently that 70% of millennials get their news from Facebook. Isn’t Facebook a place to share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays? They can search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

A network of charter schools in California and Washington developed the Summit Learning Program for their students almost a decade ago; the model got a boost in 2014 from Facebook engineers after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited a Summit middle school. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

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