Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

These are just a few of the questions behind a new study (PDF) from SRI International on the. Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards. Who are the people spearheading maker education? And what motivates them?

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Academic Standards Education Common Core Survey 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 92

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

Educators often wonder how they are going to meet all the demands of Common Core. One important point is that the standards require more depth and less breadth. Meeting these standards can be done by doing less, not more. Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum. by Renee Rubin , Ed.D., Integrate subjects.

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Common Core Strategy Elementary Assessment 40

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

The need for more practical and effective professional learning opportunities for teachers is especially important right now, with new academic standards being introduced and adapted in schools across the country. But we’re not there yet. Regardless of how we get there, America’s teachers deserve a chance to strive for greatness.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Case Study Common Core Policies 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 30, 2015

Among the biggest changes the Common Core Standards require is the shift in the burden of general literacy. Science has become a perhaps overly-micro study of stuff rather than a system for acquiring knowledge and moving from theory to data. Writing Is Still How We Communicate. by Terry Heick.

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Common Core Academic Standards STEM Industry 40

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The tests provide information about whether students are grasping their subjects according to the state-adopted standards in the core areas of English language arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies, and whether they are ready to progress to the next grade. Social Studies. Biology Physical Science??. ??Social

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Assessment System Course Academic Standards 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. My friends are all proud of me.

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Report Meeting Study Data 83

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. For over ten years, districts across the U.S. educational policy: College and Career Readiness.

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Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. Read about reading , science and social studies.

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How To Common Core Elementary Survey 39

MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards.

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Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

“If we were trying to look at eradicating some life-threatening disease, that percentage would be unacceptable,” said Cathy Grace, co-director of the Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning at the University of Mississippi,and now a candidate for state legislature.

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Elementary Data Training Report 78