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What Happens When Technology Fails? 3 Work-Arounds

Ask a Tech Teacher

What about when we ask students to use one of the gazillion available internet tools to communicate-collaborate-share-publish–those exciting Common Core words that are code for ‘technology-rich’ Now, when students don’t turn in homework, and I attempt to unravel what happened with questions like ‘Where did you save it?

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Writing 2.0: Technology-Rich Approach to Common Core Writing

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Common Core writing requires students to create and publish writing online, and to interact and collaborate with others. Some of those ideas include: Instead of a research paper, students shared what they learned from research on the blog. Instead of a traditional book report, have them write a book review for Amazon.

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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

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Common Core Standards recognize the importance of this skill by addressing it in over 29 Standards, at every grade level from Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade. For example, using the book report scenario, discuss these with students: What are the basics of each reporting method?

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More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening

The Hechinger Report

It’s been over five years since Kentucky adopted the Common Core, guidelines for what students need to know in math and the English language arts in each grade. Related: Common Core ignores underprivileged students — and testing will lead to more achievement gaps. based research group.

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5 Tech Tools for Math Class

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It has been shown to improve student achievement in math, and is aligned with Common Core State Standards. Additionally, is it necessary to have practice questions and detailed reports? DreamBox Learning is a math education software that uses adaptive learning technology to individualize instruction for each student.

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Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair?

The Hechinger Report

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

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How the first Common Core state is seeing faster student gains

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Kentucky has been in the news a lot in recent years when it comes to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). As I have said in many past posts and conversations with educators - and as Kentucky has proved - the Common Core is a marathon, not a sprint. In 2010, it became the first state to adopt the Standards.