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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Students who are not performing at grade level in the core subject matters (Dove & Honigsfeld, 2013, pp. Common Core for the not-so-common learner: English language arts strategies grades K-5. Beyond core expectations: A schoolwide framework for serving the not-so-common learner. References Dove, M.

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Common Core and Service Learning PBL Professional Development

wwwatanabe

Yesterday I had the privilege of facilitating a Common Core and Project Based Learning professional development class for 7th-12th grade teachers. Prior to my training, they had two days of ELA Common Core and one day of deconstructing performance assessments for ELA Common Core. PBL is the "how." "How

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

While the teachers in my audience will probably know the difference, it does not help that the Common Core Standards are exceptionally vague about the type of digital skills students need to exhibit. Enter the knowledge-based economy – a trending topic across sectors more or less from 2003 onward.

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How NOT to Assess Student Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

Writing is no longer treated as a stand-alone skill, rather a tool students use to provide evidence of their knowledge. These skills are part of their knowledge base for word processing. This connected teaching approach is consistent with most modern pedagogy. They type their name, a word, maybe even a sentence.

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Rediscovering @CK12Foundation Flexbooks And More!

The Web20Classroom

Something that could adapt with the ever changing knowledge base educators and students could pull from along with being more personal. All the content is Common Core aligned so you can be sure its high-quality and timely. Still true today!) Digital devices ushered in an era where all this (and more) is possible.

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OPINION: 7 in 10 students aren’t writing at grade level — we can do better

The Hechinger Report

A systematic approach to writing instruction is missing from the knowledge base. The Common Core, in part a response to the poor quality of writing nationwide, pushes length and text complexity. And it’s not the fault of teachers.

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Aliteracy: 3 Signs Boys Have It (and what you can do about it!)

Fractus Learning

An aliterate person will have the foundational reading in place to survive, but they won’t have the advanced literacy levels necessary to thrive in a global, knowledge-based and information-driven world. Last week the 2016 Common Core Smarter Balance test results from my state were made public. How do I know?