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"In general, I’m a fan of anything that gets students writing, and there are real benefits to giving students the gift of textual brevity rather than the stomach-churning fear of a five-paragraph structured essay. I’ve done quite a few articles on the benefits of Twitter’s 140-character approach to writing and my teacher’s gut says the same applies to text messaging. Truth, studies on this topic are inconclusive." 
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A new report calls for federal investment in training for jobs that require education beyond high school, but short of a bachelor's degree, calling such jobs a crucial ticket to a middle-class life. The study, released today by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, mines a territory that's drawing increasing amounts of attention: the swath of the education landscape that begins with a high school diploma and stops short of a four-year college degree. The authors define "middle jobs" as those requiring more education than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree, and that pay at least $35,000 per year. Twenty-nine million—21 percent—of the economy's 139 million jobs are middle jobs, the report says, and two-fifths of them pay more than $50,000 per year. Most middle jobs are reached through five key "pathways:" employer-based training, industry-based certifications, apprenticeships, postsecondary certificates, and associate's degrees. Of the $524 billion spent annually on training for these five pathways, by far the most is spent on employer-based training, both on-the-job and in the form of formal courses.
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All of mathematics is built on a few basic ideas. The Common Core State Standards aim to have all students thoroughly understand these very few basics (such as how the base-10 system works and what it means to multiply). Students are then asked to use their understanding of these basics, along with important habits of mind such as perseverance and reasoning, to become proficient with the full set of math content standards.
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Four Ways Higher Education Can Close the Skills Gap By Dr. Tracey Wilen-DaugentiVice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute As thought leaders, the higher education community must stay ahead of the curve to prepare a workforce that will be globally competitive and equipped to meet the challenges of an unpredictable future. A bachelor's degree is increasingly the minimum employment requirement, but according to the National Commission on Adult Literacy, 80 million to 90 million adults today -- about half the workforce -- do not have the skills required to land jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage.
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National goals to produce more college graduates may have influenced the shift, says a report from a policy center at George Washington University. "growing recognition that we are sending too many students into postsecondary education unprepared."
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By Scott McLeod The following table represents the responses in 2005 of representative samples of American adults, state legislators, school board members, and...
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A recent study out of the University of Illinois suggesting that teachers may need more training on managing their emotions in order to respond effectively to students. That study also found that teachers who had developed more "accepting beliefs" regarding their students' emotional needs tended to be better equipped to handle disciplinary issues.
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New education standards will affect the way regular and AP courses are taught. "Shifts in how high school classes are taught will force students to do more than just memorize information."
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Public Schools of North Carolina ACRE: Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort
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By Catherine Gewertz "The two consortia will work with two groups that are very familiar to you by now if you follow the common-standards work, because they spearheaded that initiative: the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association. Those organizations will work to find funding to help sustain the two consortia after the $360 million in Race to the Top money runs out."
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By Burkins and Yaris Common Core Standards and Conversation
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With a silent attention getting technique you allow students a second to finish a thought they are having. The Raise Your Hand technique starts with the teacher raising her hand, and then all students follow.
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September is National Literacy Month, and what better way to celebrate and promote literacy than focusing on the tools that students own and love: their ce (Top story: Enriching literacy with cell phones? Via Teresa McSweeney
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I want parents to understand how things are changing with the Common Core and what that means for their children in my classroom.
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How Common Core Standards Mesh With Education Technology By Katie Lepi Edudemic If you're a teacher in the US, you've surely heard of the Common Core Standards, the national academic standards for K-12 schools.
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State High School Exit Exams: A Policy in Transition, a report by by Shelby McIntosh at the Center on Education Policy in Washington, DC, USA...
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Jay McTighe and I have written a white paper on implementation of the Common Core Standards entitled From Common Core to Curriculum: 5 Big Ideas Here are the 5 big ideas and an excerpt: Big Idea # 1 – The Common Core Standards have new emphases and require a careful reading. Link to Common Core White Paper: http://grantwiggins.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/mctighe_wiggins_final_common_core_standards.pdf
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Transform Education By David Saba Eighth Grade Algebra seems to be the elephant in the room with Common Core State Standards and there has not been a real clear way on how to handle this. I have spoken with district and state curriculum directors and they are still waiting to decide exactly how to ensure the option is there and that they meet common core standards and assessments. The problem: 8th grade algebra has long been the standard for students going to college. It puts them on track to complete pre-calculus or AP calculus in their senior year maximizing their college transcript. Common Core State Standards does not have specific guidance on 8th grade algebra but introduces algebra concepts throughout middle school.
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Just a quarter of eighth and 12th grade students in the United States have solid writing skills, even when allowed to use spell-check and other computer word-processing tools, according to results of a national exam released Friday.
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Sarah Brown Wessling, the 2010 National Teacher of the Year says that the Common Core State Standards are a positive development in school reform, and disagrees with critics, saying, “It’s not the standards themselves that are dangerous, it’s the way in which they may get misinterpreted or implemented in checkbox kinds of ways that could create unintended consequences."
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With all 50 states and the District of Columbia having adopted college- and career-ready standards in English and mathematics, Achieve's seventh annual "Closing the Expectations Gap" report shows how all states are aligning those standards with policies to send clear signals to students about what it means to be academically prepared for college and careers after high school graduation. Standards: All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted standards aligned to the expectations of college and careers. 46 states and DC have adopted the Common Core State Standards, while four have state-developed CCR standards. By 2015-16, all English language arts and mathematics instruction should reflect CCR expectations. Graduation Requirements: Today, 23 states and the District of Columbia have adopted college- and career-ready graduation requirements that require all students to meet the full set of expectations defined in the CCSS. Hawaii, Iowa, and Washington raised their graduation requirements to the college- and career-ready level in 2011. Assessments: Today, 18 states administer college- and career-ready high school assessments capable of producing a readiness score that postsecondary institutions use to make placement decisions. Four new states - Florida, North Carolina, Oregon and Wyoming - joined this list in 2011 by adopting a policy to administer a college- and career-ready test to its high school students. It is expected that 44 states and the District of Columbia participating in one or both Race to the Top assessment consortia will meet this criteria when the next generation assessments are administered for the first time in 2014-2015. Accountability: A majority of states, 32, have now incorporated at least one of four accountability indicators that Achieve has identified as critical to promoting college and career readiness. As in last year's report, only Texas meets Achieve's criteria regarding the use of all indicators in its college- and career-ready accountability system. Additionally, four states - Florida, Georgia, Indiana, and Kentucky - have included the use of multiple college- and career-ready indicators in their accountability systems in multiple ways.
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS Principal Roundtable: On the Front Line of the Common Core Forging Connections and Finding Resources Online—Jessica Johnson Leading Common Core Implementation Kentucky prepares principals to integrate the standards with leadership networks and a new technology platform. Slicing and Dicing the ELA Common Core Standards Access to the Common Core for All
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Constructivism: A learning strategy that draws on students' existing knowledge, beliefs, and skills. With a constructivist approach, students synthesize new understanding from prior learning and new information. The 5 E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new ideas on top of their old ideas. The 5 E's can be used with students of all ages, including adults.
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