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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Who Are the Not-So-Common Learners? References Dove, M. & Honigsfeld, A. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

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Writing Scaffolds to Meet Diverse Learning Needs

A Principal's Reflections

As students work to master the complex reading and writing standards demanded by the Common Core, Mrs. Montecuollo and Mrs. Westbrook collaborated to create writing scaffolds that address the diverse academic needs of their 9th grade students. These teachers believe that differentiation is about access points.

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6 Ways to Make Classroom Typing Fun

Ask a Tech Teacher

For students in school, ‘speed of thought’ refers to how fast they develop ideas that will be recorded. 6.6 ) By 3rd grade, Common Core discusses the use of keyboarding to produce work, i.e., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6 Some schools require assessments of student learning in technology. 45 wpm is good.

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If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll End Up Somewhere Else

A Principal's Reflections

In my desperation, I remembered a session I wandered into at AMLE the year before, where Catherine Garrison of Measured Progress gave a talk on formative assessment and learning targets coupled with the Common Core Curriculum Standards (CCCS). Providing a solid and easy way to formatively assess going forward.

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How to write SMART learning objectives in your LMS

Neo LMS

SMART learning objectives refer to intended learning outcomes that follow a certain structure. Specific : refers to how concrete your goals are; the more specific, the better. Finally, SMART goals will help you continuously optimize and improve your teaching and assessment. . What are SMART learning objectives? .

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Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. They can even create quizzes to assess their learning.

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Grit in the Classroom

EdNews Daily

I believe it refers to key non-cognitive factors such as resilience, persistence, and growth mindset, traits that are critical to students’ success. Many schools are working to implement grit curricula, and these efforts need not replace or disrupt the Common Core or other existing assessment measures. I believe in grit.

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