I posted earlier today about a new Xerox machine that is being marketed to "read" and grade student essays. Not to score bubble tests, but to grade essays. Granted, this is not a new idea. There ar...
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Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in 90% of US schools. Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony H...
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How on earth is public education missing this point????? Delete the scoop?
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What exactly do the Common Core standards say about technology?
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Its about so much more than the latest "app".... its about integrating technologty into the read/research/write model of literacy instruction...Students will need to identify reliable sources, research and present new knowledge through multiple means of technology platforms.... its how they will apply for jobs and work in the 21st Century.... Delete the scoop?
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Arne Duncan demonstrates a breathtaking lack of awareness about the effects of Race to the Top (RTTT). Far from being chastened by what is going on in schools around the country, the Secretary is doubling down on his test-driven offensive.
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Less than one-third of teachers say they have been given the training to teach to the new standards.
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PD on implementing the Common Core needs to be ongoing, systematic and timely.... 
Heather MacCorkle Edick's comment,
May 10, 4:58 AM
I have met teachers lately who tell me they have had no training or PD on the Common Core. With all of the publicity surrounding it, I find that astounding.
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AFT stands up for moratorium on high stakes testing.... Delete the scoop?
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We try and answer the question, "Are the Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards the result of Progressive Ideology? (Are the Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards Progressive Ideology?
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Useful suggestions for utilizing apps in the UDL classroom... 
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April 27, 2:51 PM
Mr. Borman surveyed 17 students in one of his classes and discovered that there were a few needs when it came to reading comprehension. He has put together "A Toolbox of Reading Comprehension Apps" that can support the needs of his students in his UDL classroom. For each app, he has outlined "What it does", "How students can use it" and the "UDL Principles".
Check out the Toolbox: > iBooks > Popplet > SyncSpace > Odyssey (by Homer) > Toontastic > Explain Everything > Ulysses > Subtext > Prezi
Thank you Mr. Borman! 
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April 29, 11:11 AM
Mr. Borman used Edmodo to survey his student's learning preferences and based on the results, identified apps that would support reading comprehension and promote UDL in his classroom. Would love to know how students responded to the options. Nice process, Mr. Borman! Delete the scoop?
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Marc Tucker examines the meaning behind consumer resistance to mandated school testing.
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Family income is now a better predictor of children’s success in school than race.
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Billions in edreform...the achievement gap is about poverty....boost the economy...enough pouring billions into pitiful reforms for decades...with no results. Delete the scoop?
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Thirty years ago, A Nation at Risk was released to a surprised country. Suddenly, Americans woke up to learn that SAT scores were plummeting and children were learning a lot less than before. This report became a turning point in modern U.S.
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Millions, Billions of dollars later...where are we? Reading First, NCLB, RTTP, RTI, still a nation at risk???? Delete the scoop?
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Forty-five states have adopted the Common Core State Standards. Proponents say these new guidelines will significantly improve what is taught and how students are prepared for college and work.
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Teachers in schools in Ohio and across the nation are changing how they teach. It's part of the switch to the Common Core, a new set of national standards for what students should know and be able to do in reading and math.
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Weingarten is right on the money. First... teachers need more time to understand and make shifts to the new Common Core Standards. They need more professional development, more materials and more common planning time. Absent those things implementation of the CCSS becomes a compliance effort rather than an effort to develop effective teachers that improve student achievement. And...with out that it is absurd to link teacher evaluations to standardized test results... Read on... and see what you think.
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May 16, 5:11 AM
The comments on this article are quite illuminating.
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In this post, we offer five suggestions for planning instruction that will align with the Common Core standards as well as help accomplish the instructional ideals espoused by the Common Core.
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By now it’s become clear to anyone willing to pay attention that our nation’s obsession over education standards and testing has gotten out of hand. Ratcheting education standards ever ...
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Common Core goals adopted by nearly all states are finding a growing group of foes.
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Stop the Churn: How Federal Policy Adds Chaos to Schools - The Huffington Post
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Federal Policy does indeed create chaos...Goals 2000, Reading First, NCLB, National Standards Project, CCSS, National Science Standards, RTTT....teachers, districts, states never really get a chance to work through an initiative because another one is being implemented on its heels.... Delete the scoop?
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RT @KleinErin: If Common Core Standards become our straight jacket, we'll hate what education becomes #ccchat http://t.co/HmSSiX06ge via @coolcatteacher
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WhatWhat at will become of education inthe age of the Common Core? Delete the scoop?
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Petrosky addresses what the new PARCC assessments suggest will need to change in ELA/literacy instruction. Via Stacey Modungo Delete the scoop?
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Machine Scoring Fails the Test, from the NCTE Task Force on Writing Assessment, aproved by the NCTE Executive Committee, April 15, 2013
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Bring an urgent conversation about education to your home and community. Race to Nowhere Home & Educational DVDs now available. Join the nationwide campaign for healthy children and thriving students.
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Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content (Can the Common Core Standards Reverse the “Rising Tide of Mediocrity”?
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Audience-Purpose-Form...thats what we teach students....I don't think that a machine is an audience...