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The Common Core States Standards (CCSS) are a positive step. They place a major emphasis on real world applications in education. These connections must be constantly reinforced in the classroom. That cannot, however, always be accomplished with games or videos. Instead, it requires teachers that understand that the ultimate goal of the classroom is the link between improved thinking skills and problem solving regardless of the particular curriculum. 
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The new Common Core math standards are written in a unique format, and interpreting the new standards correctly goes a long way toward understanding the required topics, concepts, and skills.
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“You think the Obamacare implementation is bad? The implementation of the Common Core is far worse,” said AFT president Randi Weingarten.
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"Using the Metametrics Lexile Analyzer I searched for websites that would fall in the suggested band for fourth grade. First I used Google advanced search just to find websites at the “basic level.” All of the websites I checked were well over the 6-8 band. I then checked teacher websites, teacher created webquests, and popular kids news magazines. Once again the Lexile scores fell well above grade level."
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As states, districts, and schools implement the Common Core State Standards, a new resource to help them with the change process is available from The Achievement Network (ANet), an OII Investing in Innovation (i3) grantee. Focusing on the How: Guidance for School and District Leaders on Supporting Teachers Through the Transition to the Common Core addresses the uncertainty that educators may have about the transition to the Common Core.
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Close reading is one of the buzz words that is being emphasized with the Common Core Learning Standards. By close reading I am interpreting as the reading, rereading, and analysis of text for the p...
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Teacher Evaluations Also Likely to Determine What is Taught in Math Classrooms, Teachers Say States across the country have started to implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM).
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The American Institutes for Research, in Washington, is developing an online testing system for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, made up of 25 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The certification process would require hardware manufacturers and operating-system developers—companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft—to pay $35,000 annually for a product to be tested for compatibility with the common-core online tests and, if approved, be included on an AIR list of supported products.
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New online exams set to get trial run before making official debut in 2014-15
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Hazlett says one of the biggest changes with the new Common Core English standards is a greater emphasis on non-fiction material. “It used to be maybe 20-30 percent of our teaching was non-fiction and now it’s 50 [percent] or more,” she says. “That’s a huge difference.” The new standards are tougher than Ohio’s old standards, Hazlett says, and they require students to analyze writing more deeply.
Dr. Dea Conrad-Curry's curator insight,
December 20, 2013 12:29 PM
Many students will be more motivated to learn when they are reading informational text--authentic, publised text that teaches about the real and current world. Granted, that's not all kids need to know, but to nurture a culture of learners, we must become a world of readers. |
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"Change your language and you change your thoughts." -- Karl Albrecht
Dr. Dea Conrad-Curry's curator insight,
January 6, 2014 6:30 PM
A number of good points made in this blog. Sentence frames are great for strugglers, so that is not at the top of my list, so be sure and keep reading!! 
Lucas Arnestad's curator insight,
January 6, 2014 8:49 PM
Teaching academic language is very important in all grades. By teaching kids these vocabulary words it helps them solve higher level problems by understanding every part of the problem. Eventually with consistent learning of new vocabulary it makes the student have better grades, get into a better college, and then get a great job. This article introduces 8 strategies of teaching academic language. If I were a teacher I would dynamically introduce academic vocabulary. It's having your students read authentic context with vocabulary words in the text. Repeated encounters with a word can help students internalize the definition. When I was younger, unlike some kids, I didn't want to read very much. So having every student in your class read the vocabulary filled test insures that every student has a chance to learn.
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By Tim Shanahan Everyone knows Grapes of Wrath is harder to read than predicted. But for every book with a hinky readability score many others are placed just right. These formulas certainly are not perfect, but they are easy to use and they make more accurate guesses than we can without them.
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Many school districts are going through a painstaking process of writing new curricula to meet the Common Core State Standards. One of the biggest changes
Dr. Dea Conrad-Curry's curator insight,
January 6, 2014 6:36 PM
Short and practical ideas. But, remember that when the Common Core cites informational text as important, that means much more than reading narrative nonfiction. I find the use of the term "nonfiction novels" more than problematic. Call a book by its genre: generating an oxymoron is officious.
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Parents across Long Island are doing their homework to help even the youngest schoolchildren navigate the challenges and complexities of the Common Core.
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Georgia announced in July it was pulling out of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a collective of 18 states and the District of Columbia that joined forces to develop Common Core-aligned tests.
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The biggest shift of the Common Core is not “what” we are teaching but “how.” To truly engage in the common core, students must do the work. Rigorous means that students are thinking critically and figuring things out for themselves. Unfortunately, our students are used to being passive learners.
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In its new position, Maryland will manage the finances of the state-led consortium starting on January 1, 2014. Florida previously held that role within PARCC, which is made up of 18 states plus the District of Columbia. Florida and Maryland have been working closely together to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.
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The push by the assessment consortia to establish high targets for when student are deemed 'college ready' risks causing a steep drop in students' results.
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Sarah Tantillo shares a simple, user-friendly graphic organizer that can help teachers unpack the ELA Common Core standards and design objectives and activities.
