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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. Planning leads to the development of explicit strategy instruction that includes guided practice and collaborative student work—which ultimately fosters high levels of student engagement. Honigsfeld, A., &

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Common Core and Service Learning PBL Professional Development

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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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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

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The commissioner’s own experiences have made him acutely aware of the achievement gap in education, as well as the reality that students in this country are not all given the same opportunities to succeed, Robles-Rivas said. DeVos was not in favor of extending that waiver into 2021—and neither, it appears, is Cardona. history by fall 2022.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Common Core State Standards.

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