The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 2010, the Commonwealth ditched English and math standards that were a model for other states in favor of weaker national standards known as the Common Core. In the decade before the Common Core was implemented, Massachusetts NAEP reading scores rose by 0.25 Academic standards were the next to go. points each year.

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Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 131

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

California mandated its plan in 2008 but reversed course in 2010 after a court-ordered postponement and pressure to adopt the Common Core standards, which recommended that eighth graders take pre-algebra, not algebra. So districts simply took their ninth grade algebra textbook and content and started using it in eighth grade, he said.

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Report Policies Course Exercises 145

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

This recognition has been validated by state-by-state data comparisons. However, just like any other profession the amount of bad educators pales in comparison to those who go above and beyond to help kids learn. Historically NJ is typically number one or two. This past year five of the top 100 public schools in America were from NJ.

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System Comparison Education Common Core 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

There are some parents who equate EdTech with “new math” and Common Core, terms that send shudders through some segments of our population. The comparison is completely unfounded, of course. The new curriculum being taught under STEM and Common Core systems are programs designed to improve how lessons are taught.

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EdTech Common Core Digital Citizenship Survey 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Common Core expect students to write-edit-resubmit. The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice is a good starting point. They often pick a relationship or comparison you wouldn’t think of. Here are ten ways to teach through failure: Use the Mulligan Rule. What’s the Mulligan Rule? Any golfers?

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Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship Assessment 150

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

They then estimated NAEP equivalent scores for the exams and mapped the outcomes onto a graph depicting how their proficiency levels measured in comparison. Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto the NAEP Scale, Source: U.S. This is a surprising achievement given how states have historically bucked national standards alignment propositions.

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Common Core Comparison Assessment Trends 135

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 25, 2014

We compare and contrast the cinematography of Zeffirelli''s R&J (1968) with West Side Story (1961) in the opening brawl sequence--there really is no comparison, WSS is amazing-- and focus on how the filmmakers used the source material of Shakespeare''s play, meeting Common Core Standard 9-10.9.

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Digital Citizenship Edmodo Common Core Comparison 105

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 7, 2015

” The Common Core standards are supposed to be about bigger ideas and fewer of them? . … The U.S. has more memorizers than most other countries in the world. via [link]. Image credit: maths , Sean MacEntee. Related Posts. Bad teaching in classroom = “crisis.” Math lacks a fundamental narrative.

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Common Core Online Assessments Assessment Strategy 100

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently. As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators.

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EdTech Tools Examples Common Core 150

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Once you are comfortable managing GBL in short segments of class, you might try using games to support flipped classes and blended lessons to provide differentiated learning to all students and collect formative assessment data in real time.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Elementary Differentiated Instruction 164

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

All three new tests are more rigorous than the old GED and were designed to mirror the changes in traditional high schools with the introduction of Common Core standards. The final comparison year, 2016, is two years after the 2014 change, giving some time for the transition.

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Comparison Data Secondary Report 109

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

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OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core 74

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices. 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.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 94

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

It allows for an apples to apples comparison.” So the district began looking for a solution that kept up with the changes in the Common Core and included the language component that’s so important for problem solving and critical thinking. The scores were stagnating and students were getting bored.”

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Adaptive Learning Tools Learning Outcomes 81

Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 1, 2016

Both admin and teachers can also see where their students fall in comparison to other Newsela students in regards to reading-level achievements and Common Core standards. All pre-loaded prompts are Common Core-aligned. Write About This. With this simple app, students become digital authors.

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Tools Common Core LMS Facebook 40

N2Y

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

They need their teacher to set up structured opportunities for them to explore fraction comparison with these manipulatives. The Common Core State Standards Initiative has published standards for teaching mathematical content and standards for teaching mathematical practice. Some states follow Common Core and some do not.

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Common Core Elementary Comparison Examples 52

Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Now, the reason we love these numbers apps is because they provide a structured, yet entertaining and effective way for kids to become fluent in the concept of numbers, counting, comparisons, and values, while engaging them with games and rewards to motivate their learning. If only there were such apps around when WE were in school, right?

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Khan Academy Common Core Comparison Libraries 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

If it were using a Common Core test, for example, New York City could be compared to other rapidly gentrifying cities like San Francisco, Washington and Boston. Related: How one innovative school district has closed gaps on harder Common Core tests. You can see the national Common Core standards in action at Franklin.

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Common Core Elementary Examples Comparison 40

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In their excellent resource No More Independent Reading Without Support (Heinemann, 2013), Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss provide a helpful comparison: Silent Reading. The authors also cite the Common Core Anchor Standard that addresses independent reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10.

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Assessment Tools Common Core Digital Citizenship 52

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2016

In case your administrator wants to see how blogging relates to the Common Core State Standards, you can use these for reference: WS 11-12.4: Blogging Tools Comparison Chart. Reflecting on learning can only deepen it. This type of assessment will give a more authentic picture of your students' mastery. WS 11-12.6:

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Comparison Classroom 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The authors’ methods, which rely on creating a comparison with a matched peer group of students, don’t allow for a definite cause-and-effect link between interruptions and test scores.) There were some indications that the breakdowns had a relatively large effect on limited-English-proficient students’ scores.

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Study Analysis Assessment Report 68

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia). Newsela will require educators to create a free account. Supporting Literacy in PBL … (High Tech Network).

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

By comparison, in the United States, students do not get the same educational experience. This discussion is not unlike conversations in America as most states shift to the Common Core State Standards, which have led to major changes in how teachers structure their lessons to demand higher order thinking.

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Secondary System Survey Study 0

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

Related: Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target. They partnered with researchers from Oregon State University to design and implement new data rules that would capture — and allow for comparisons between — the achievement for current, former, “never” and “ever” English learners.

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Policies Data Common Core Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2017

The Hechinger Report spent months collecting remediation rates from public institutions across the country, and learned that the data is tracked differently from state to state, making national comparisons difficult. “If If you have nothing or little data or it’s inconsistent … how are we going to gauge whether we’re making progress?”.

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Data Report Analysis Policies 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

ways to improve the efficiency of passive content consumption or the improved use of low-hanging data points to make sweeping comparisons of heterogenous populations). The other 70 percent is derived from something Summit calls “Cognitive Skills,” which are a blend of skills called out in the common core, NGSS and other 21st century skills.

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Industry System Common Core iPhone 60

MindShift

JULY 10, 2015

In comparison, the Middlebury blended curriculum is grouped by overarching themes and subthemes. We worked hard to align it to the Common Core.” For example, in sixth grade, Common Core State Standards recommend reading work by Frederick Douglass.

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Common Core Blended Learning Comparison Examples 28

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Teachers participate in a Common Core training session in Kingsport, Tenn. in comparison to the nationally recommended standard of 42. As noted in our recently released 2015 Administrative Report, across more than 21,000 candidates taking edTPA consequentially that year, the average score was 44.53

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Assessment Training Policies Common Core 40

MindShift

MARCH 16, 2015

Some parents and educators have encouraged families to “opt out” of tests , such as those related to the Common Core State Standards, as a way to protest these practices and the effects they are having on children , families and communities. Moreover, “constant ranking and sorting” creates stress and makes students less confident.

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Assessment Learning Common Core Comparison 28

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 18, 2016

” [See the charts above for 12-month and 3-month comparisons.]. The response is “tone deaf to the pain felt by shareholders,” and said the “stock is still down 40 percent over the past 12 months.” Pearson refuted the claim that the Every Student Succeeds Act is proof that assessments are in decline in the U.S.,

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Pearson Company Assessment Exercises 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

Disparities in opportunities to learn math and English “pale in comparison to the disparities in the opportunity to learn the arts,” he said. Related: Do the arts go hand in hand with Common Core? As they discovered, that’s not so simple.

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Education Assessment Guidelines Elementary 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

What I have found, at least with the Common Core Standards the way they’re written, if we look at the standards themselves as the end point, I think it becomes really frustrating and limiting. Often, when I talk with teachers, I get a question about, “Well, do you teach in a public school? Do you worry about standards?”,

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Classroom Resources Examples Data 72

The 21st Century Principal

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Now that 45 states (and 3 territories) have adopted the Common Core Standards, edu-preneurs and opportunists have gone into overdrive, churning out tons of materials, programs, and trainings to help schools and school districts implement these standards. I know those who developed and have been trying to sell the Common Core mean well.

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Common Core Education Comparison Policies 88

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. That was certainly the case in our experience.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? He makes a comparison to climate change research. The kids who weren’t doing well, “‘Ah, well, you know those kids, their parents aren’t around, or maybe they don’t have two parents. And that’s the best they’re going to do.'”

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Like many education reformers, Trump argues an estimated $620 billion spent on public funding has not translated to educational success, but for the Republican nominee it shows “obviously Common Core doesn’t work.” Academic outcomes among black and brown students pale in comparison to their potentials.

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Common Core Education Policies Comparison 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. ” The agendas of other foundations – big and small – often echo those of Gates. Everything’s a business opportunity.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40