A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 2, 2014
It appears that much of the focus for improvement has been on creating rigorous classroom instruction to increase student achievement measured by the highly contested standardized tests. References Dove, M. Common Core for the not-so-common learner: English language arts strategies grades K-5. & Honigsfeld, A.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 26, 2016
On a recent Tuesday, she stood at the back of her cluttered third-grade math classroom, presiding over a set of scales weighed down on one side with two textbooks — 1 kilogram total. The Texas standards aren’t the same as the Common Core State Standards, adopted by more than 40 states. SAN ANTONIO — Karen Demore booms.
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EdNews Daily
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Less attention has been given to the day-to-day experiences of educators who are working to strengthen students’ grit and incorporate grit into classroom curricula. Regardless of personal opinion, the implications these opinions have on the classroom, as well as standardized testing, should not be ignored. I believe in grit.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 21, 2016
Several other pictures were strategically placed in different corners of the brightly decorated classroom. 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. Closing these gaps was one of the goals of Common Core reform.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 21, 2016
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. April 27, 2016 Photo: By Michael Clevenger, the Courier-Journal. Reframing expectations.
eSchool News
JULY 21, 2021
These skills–often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their importance in the workplace–are a focus of 21st-century classrooms. Free lessons plans are ready for use online or in the classroom.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 1, 2016
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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