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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. As for this, common characteristics and criteria associated with the not-so-common learner include the following: English Learners (ELs). Students with Disabilities.

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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.

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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. A Pilot Test of Revision Assistant and What We Learned in the Process. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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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. Related: Beyond basic reading, students can learn to think like a good reader. And it’s not the fault of teachers.

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

Edsurge

When at all possible, get your teachers out of familiar environments and give them opportunities to watch, engage with, and learn from other experts within their own district in locations like classrooms or schools that are unfamiliar to them. Making PD a district-wide endeavor encourages collaboration and open lines of communications.

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