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What Happens When Technology Fails? 3 Work-Arounds

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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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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. To students, knowing how to ‘compare and contrast’ sounds academic, not real world, but we teachers know most of life is choosing between options.

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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. We shared a plethora of ideas and examples of technology-rich writing in the presentation below. Instead of a traditional book report, have them write a book review for Amazon.

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The Limits of Curriculum Choice

Digital Promise

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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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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Responding to the Common Core Task Force Report

Reflections

A collaborative post by Lisa Meade and Tim Dawkins The release of the Common Core Task Force Report from Governor Cuomo’s office has created some interesting news and even more interesting social media posts. There are, in fact, 21 recommendations set out by the Task Force in the report. conversation.

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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.