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Common Core standards will prepare kids for success: As I See It PennLive.com So with the input of educators, parents and experts in English and math, along with governors and other state-level leaders, the Common Core State Standards were...
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The proposed Common Core is no different, it just extends that set of standards to most of the states in the country. Each district will still have local control of the curriculum that is taught, he said.
Via Darren Burris
Looking for a research paper topic? Whether you are a teacher or a student, this list of 101 research topics should be extremely helpful.
Informational text lesson plans and worksheets from thousands of teacher-reviewed resources to help you inspire students learning.
ipl2: Information You Can Trust features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines; and the Ask an ipl2 Librarian online reference service.
Why the Common Core Standards and The New York Times are perfect together, and a list of all our favorite literacy strategies for before, during and after reading a Times article with students. Bookmark this one!
Non-fiction? No problem!-consult your media specialist for the latest and greatest non-fiction books as well as databases, periodicals,...
Via Susan Grigsby
The Common Core State Standards initiative was state led and coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to create benchmarks for learning from kindergarten through...
Earlier this week I published a tough critique on the Common Core State Standards in regards to early childhood education by educators Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Ed Miller, who said the standards are "a threat" to young students.
Via Darren Burris
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Because the federal government has incentivized adoption of the core standards with grant money, through its Race to the Top program and waivers from some provisions of No Child Left Behind, right-wing ideologues claim common core is a federal...
The first of two groups of states working to design common assessments has released a draft accommodations manual that outlines the types of test supports that can be used to help ELLs and students with disabilities.
In “Storytelling in Web Design,” I explained the three most basic aspects of storytelling — character, setting, and action — and offered ways to begin including storytelling in web design using basic design elements. In this article, I will examine ten sites that use storytelling and list the character, setting, and action found in each story.
Via Gregg Morris
Looking for a research paper topic? Whether you are a teacher or a student, this list of 101 research topics should be extremely helpful.
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Learn English I Informational Text at Internet 4 Classrooms, internet resources for teachers and students, children and parents.
Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner.
New approaches to teacher evaluation, combined with comprehensive professional development for teachers and school leaders and changes in the organization and capacities of school districts, can support the types of teacher knowledge acquisition...
Via Mel Riddile
The National Geographic Word Atlas for 2013 is currently available as a free iPad app. I recommend grabbing it while it’s free. The app features a globe that students can rotate, zoom-in, and...
Via Dr. Joan McGettigan, Aki Puustinen
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills presents an on point framework. (The Partnership for 21st Century Skills presents an on point framework.
Via Lynnette Van Dyke
As literacy expert Elfrieda H. “Freddy” Hiebert points out, “An additional 7 minutes of reading per day has been shown to differentiate classrooms in which students read well from those in which students read less well [and] can make a huge difference in students’ knowledge acquisition and capacity for reading complex text.” Imagine the power that would accrue if students read an additional 7 minutes in school each day, and another 7 minutes—or more—after school. Imagine what that collective knowledge and wisdom might mean for our nation.
Via Mel Riddile
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