The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Over the course of three years, starting in 2009, Kentucky’s state education commissioner, Terry Holliday, added 50,000 miles to his odometer, crisscrossing the state to bring each of the 173 school districts the message: Kentucky was adopting the Common Core. Related: Academic expectations around the country, updated for Common Core.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Just today there was a post about financial literacy, while yesterday there was a lesson on how to use TED talks to enhance the Common Core curriculum. Best Group Blog : Edutopia Group Blog I always look foward to the posts that come out of here.

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Common Core Twitter Libraries EdTech 100

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2015

‘Close reading’ entered the teacher’s lexicon with this Common Core literacy anchor standard: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. PARCC, 2011, p.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2020

Most teachers nationwide now teach to Common Core standards. In Connecticut, where I teach in a public grade school, we’ve had Common Core since 2011. The work to prepare high-quality lessons day-in and day-out for all classes has only grown more challenging in recent years, particularly in English (ELA) and math.

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Resources Common Core Exercises Elementary 110

eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2016

New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores. On that point, it appears Common Core’s changes are winning out over entrenched practice. The gap shrunk for eighth grade students from 34 percent in 2011 to 16 percent in 2015. The findings?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon Corippo. on Corippo is the Chief Innovation Officer for CUE, leading CUE’s professional learning throughout California and Nevada.

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EdTech Tools Twitter Professional Learning 419

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Alexandra Spichtig, Reading Plus Using materials and methods comparable to a survey study conducted in 1960, researchers measured the comprehension-based silent reading efficiency of US students in grades 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 in 2011. The study found that students in 1960 and 2011 read at similar rates in second grade.

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Survey Study Common Core Assessment 127

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Most teachers nationwide now teach to Common Core standards. In Connecticut, where I teach in a public grade school, we’ve had Common Core since 2011. The work to prepare high-quality lessons day-in and day-out for all classes has only grown more challenging in recent years, particularly in English (ELA) and math.

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Common Core Resources Exercises How To 90

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Image credit: https://larrycuban.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/parents.jpg Unfortunately there is a growing rhetoric and sentiment that the education system in America is broken and our teachers are to blame for this. If there is ever a profession that should be revered as much as that of a doctor who saves lives it is that of a teacher.

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Common Core Industry System Policies 150

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Since it launched in 2011, the company’s online graphing calculator has been used to create everything from Valentine’s Day “Math-o-grams” to Picasso paintings. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards. Desmos is no stranger to beautiful doodles.

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Company Exercises Common Core Academic Standards 218

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

American fourth-graders, on average, had worse reading skills than they did five years earlier, in 2011, with scores slipping seven points on a 1,000-point scale. During roughly the same 2011 to 2015 time period, fourth-grade reading scores rose slightly, seeming to contradict the international test released last week.

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System Education Common Core Study 112

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

Marzano and Tammy Heflebower in their article “Grades That Show What Students Know” (2011). Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology Available NOW ! . Here is a conversion chart based on a recommendation by Robert J. I’d love to learn from other educators doing this.

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Assessment Common Core Analysis Examples 150

wwwatanabe

APRIL 15, 2014

Those who harness the power of the Internet have increased reading comprehension online relative to those who lack online reading skills regarding locating, critically evaluating, synthesizing, and communicating information ( Coiro, 2011 ). 21st Century Learning blog Common Core Professional Development' and when does it not?)

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Common Core Classroom Examples Video 96

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. She achieved National Board Certification in 2011. . Smath was born out of a realization that the old way of doing things wasn’t working. So get out there are start combining!

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How To Differentiated Instruction Common Core Groups 140

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Created in 2011 by Koivisto, Aleksi Postari, the current chief technology officer, and New York teacher Joel Levin, MinecraftEdu was a rare hit, in terms of a commercial game that found success in the classroom. “We You wouldn’t need to know the games. You just pick the topics you would like to address.”

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Microsoft Company Common Core Learning Analytics 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] The 2011 Worldwide Virtual Library Conference November 2 - 3, All Free, All Online in Blackboard Collaborate Submit to present or to be kept informed at [link] THE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLACE (The Knowledge Sharing Place) Thu 25 Aug 07:00PM New York / Thu 25 Aug 11:00PM GMT / Fri 26 Aug 09:00AM Sydney Dean Mantz.

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Blackboard MOOC Digital Citizenship Secondary 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2012

In 2011, she edited two eBooks: School Libraries: What''s Now, What''s Next, What''s Yet to Come (co-edited with Buffy Hamilton) and Information Literacy in the Wild , a compilation of graduate student essays. Buffy Hamilton is a school librarian at Creekview High School’s “Unquiet Library” in Canton, GA. Harada, 2012).

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Libraries Blackboard eBook Common Core 70

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

who started kindergarten in 2011. It’s worth noting that the think thank that produced this study, the Fordham Institute, is known for backing other big education reforms, from expanding charter schools to adopting Common Core standards. The students were part of a nationally representative group of students that the U.S.

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Study Elementary Analysis Report 145

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In 2011, 78% of 4th graders scored below proficient in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In addition to this legislation reform, the Common Core State Standards had been adopted as the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards in 2010. Go big or go home. One thing was certain.

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Common Core Assessment Elementary Policies 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 26, 2011

link] THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMON CORE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Thu 31 Mar 05:00PM New York / Thu 31 Mar 09:00PM GMT / Fri 1 Apr 09:00AM Sydney Jason Borgen. Time will be spent to see how technology can assist in mastery of the standards and identify specific technologies and web 2.0

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Digital Divide Wiki Common Core iPad 46

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

And though official numbers are hard to come by — California stopped tracking dual language programs in 2011 — the growing popularity of dual language immersion programs like the one at Derrick’s school indicates multilingualism is an advantage more and more parents wish their children to possess.

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Common Core Elementary Course Training 111

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Additionally, Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, & Schellinger (2011) found that participants in school-based social-emotional development programs improved their attitudes, behaviors, and academic performance. Why is this so challenging? Why is this important?

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Education STEM Competency Based Learning Wiki 120

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 3, 2016

Here are the state’s estimates of how daily usage of EngageNY’s online resources, which are designed to be aligned with the common-core standards, have grown since its launch in 2011: When it comes to visits by individual states , New York, probably not surprisingly, tops the list. 17,814,572.

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Common Core Resources Report Training 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2013

Detailed lesson plans in every chapter align with the Common Core English Language Arts Standards and cover a variety of valuable skills, including personal responsibility and perseverance, social and emotional learning, standardized test-taking strategies, and much more!" He is married and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Blackboard Common Core Learning Strategy 56

The Jose Vilson

MARCH 27, 2016

Here’s a running list of policies gone completely awry from original intention: Districts should take their time learning and immersing themselves in the standards before full implementation, according to Common Core maestro David Coleman. Districts go to full, sloppy implementation within three years in 45 states.

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Common Core Policies Data Analysis 60

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. See examples at varying grade levels of successful PBL projects aligned to Common Core and ISTE NET Standards and for various subject areas.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 94

The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If you''d like to get a feel for 2011''s conference, then read dozens of blog posts submitted during the event. Then join me for Mobile Learning Experience 2012 April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona. It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2012. It''s the second year of this terrific conference.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Common Core Laptops 40

Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 26, 2014

For grades 9-12 PBS LearningMedia launched in 2011 in partnership with WBGH and is a free media-on-demand service available to educators nationwide. The service features a robust library of digital assets including videos, games and lesson plans that align with National and Common Core State Standards. More than 1.5

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Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Industry 49

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

But the font spread after Boer won the Smart Future Minds Award in Amsterdam in 2011. The font also won first prize at the Smart Urban Stage in Amsterdam in 2011 and was a finalist for the Fast Company Innovate Through Design Award in 2012. Education technology companies are already beginning to incorporate the font in their products.

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Common Core Company Course Groups 40

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 29, 2016

It shows big drops in proficiency rates as many states switched to tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Since 2011-12, Texas has been planning to phase in higher cut scores on its state tests, but delayed that move until 2015-16. States Grapple With Common-Core Test Cutoffs.

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Common Core Report Assessment Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. While Massachusetts high schools adhere to the relatively tough Common Core academic standards, at Independence Academy the priority is on meeting students where they are. Brockton alone had 2011 overdoses in 2015. Photo: John D.

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Report Meeting Study Data 89

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

There is no box

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Having attended the first two Rockstar Teacher Camps ( 2010 & 2011 ), I’ve been a fan of the Rockstar experience since the beginning. It’s an amazing example of how technology can be used to build transformative cultures that support student learning. gocrickets.

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Common Core Meeting Accessibility Technology 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

A total of 442 deals were made last year internationally, up from 391 the year before, and more than double the number made just four years ago: Global ed-tech funding has soared from 2011-2015. Educators in the Middle East Tackle the Common Core. What’s driving the growth? Companies in China, Japan.

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Knewton Schoology Common Core Analysis 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

As schools move to the Common Core, and Pluto shifts in and out of planetary status, information can be updated on the fly. Those online textbooks included some new features, and they rolled that out to all grades, 7-12, in 2011. Interactive quizzes, comments, and discussions live within the text itself.

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Pearson Common Core Case Study Study 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

When the fledgling club first traveled to Atlanta in 2011 for JTF, it was invited to perform on the festival’s main stage, in front of 6,000 people, and as iTheatrics founder Timothy Allen McDonald put it, “they got a standing ovation and brought down the house.” Yung Wing School’s panda mascot adorns the lobby of the school.

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 84