A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

You will hear from a science teacher, a social studies teacher, and an art teacher as each provides her take on how the Common Core and 21st Century learning goals affect what goes on in the classroom. Common Core Standards Addressed: WHST.9-10.6; Common Core Standards Addressed: RH.9-10.3;

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 1, 2014

As a parent of two elementary students (first and third grade) in Staten Island, NY, I witness daily the negative impacts that Common Core and standardized testing, under the guise of education reform, are having on them. Common Core education education reform Opinion'

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math. establish and maintain a formal style.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Westbrook and Mrs. Morel continue their collaboration to address the Common Core literacy standards within our fine arts program, with the goal of increasing the rigor of the writing assignments across the curriculum. Common Core Joanna Westbrook Lisette Morel literacy New Milford High School' CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.9

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. encourage students to tape class presentations to replay later and/or study from. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2016

The Texas standards aren’t the same as the Common Core State Standards, adopted by more than 40 states. It’s actually illegal to teach Common Core in Texas. to Common Core, the new math standards here are pretty similar to the standards the state rejected, experts say.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2020

They choose what science their satellite will study, select the wavelengths, instruments, and optics that will be required, and then build! Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Age group: MS and HS. Overall rating: 5/5. Cost: Free.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2017

English Language Arts and social studies standards are often tangled webs of both skills and content, not so easily separated. This guide clears common misconception and offers best practices. Click here for free download of Standards-Based Grading for ELA and Social Studies. Click here to book a PD Consult.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2015

Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. They choose what science their satellite will study, select the wavelengths, instruments, and optics that will be required, and then build! The introductory music is mesmerizing. Age group: 2-8.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In an effort to capitalize on my students’ love affairs with their devices, I’ve tried to think outside the box in terms of the Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards. Encourage students to form study groups to prepare for an exam. Create discussion groups up to 5 students.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Additionally, in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association, the Computer Science Teachers Association, the National Council for the Social Studies and the American Statistical Association, we made an unprecedented joint call to build data science as an interdisciplinary subject across K-12 education.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 3, 2023

This Edutopia article discussed the benefits of interviewing – Learning to Interview Builds a Range of Communication Skills [link] Standards Addressed Common Core State Standards – ELA Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g.,

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The skills we are teaching are way more than just the Common Core. In a three-year study , researchers at the University of Minnesota were able to determine that students in an active-learning environment performed as well or better than their counterparts studying in a lecture-style format — and did so in a shorter amount of time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2024

What about when we ask students to use one of the gazillion available internet tools to communicate-collaborate-share-publish–those exciting Common Core words that are code for ‘technology-rich’ Now, when students don’t turn in homework, and I attempt to unravel what happened with questions like ‘Where did you save it?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. Lack of background knowledge amplifies the academic gap between rich and poor kids.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2013

It enriches students’ lives by offering computer and real-life skill instruction delivered through comprehensive projects in the subject areas of science, history and social studies. Each VR Quest™ project has a specific content area as its "lead" theme. The two lead themes that students could choose from were ancient Egypt and Mars.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 9, 2022

Common Core Math Standards. Even though the students ranged in grades 4th through 6th, and studied fractions in their regular classes, they really didn’t understand how fractions worked using authentic measurement in the real world. Students: 1.4.a. develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado. The study, a working paper that has not yet been peer-reviewed, came to two dramatic conclusions. For starters, the study took place at nine charter schools in Colorado, stretching from Denver to Fort Collins.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Here are the posters they created (noting that we are a bilingual Spanish class so some of them are in Spanish): ELA Common Core Standards. Social Studies Standard. Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity. Social Studies Standard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Additionally, teachers saw dramatic increases in engagement and performance. Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

Designed for grades 7-10, it is also linked with Math and ELA Common Core standards. They’re aligned to ELA and State academic social studies standards and, like all EVERFI courses, can be used in the classroom or in a remote environment. A variety of materials are available for different grade levels. STEM Subjects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a high-functioning ereader for ELA, social studies, and science students in grades 2-12. The Actively Learn library includes short stories, textbooks, poems, primary sources, plays, novels, and non-fiction, as well as materials specific to the science and social studies content areas.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Social studies educators have the unique challenge of teaching subject matter that is constantly shifting. Just as culture, society and history are dynamic, so too is the corresponding curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Fordham Institute study reviewed popular English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and two other sites and found that most weren’t good. and claims to explain how to teach the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers in a fun-filled way while hitting almost 50 Common Core standards in five weeks. .” A Thomas B.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

For instance, an often cited study showed that first-grade teachers with math anxiety passed it to their female but not their male students. Robinson tries to help teachers and students to reframe what it means to be successful in mathematics. Students pick up misleading notions of math ability early on, she says.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 3, 2012

So you can see in her Social Studies folder she has a video, a link to a website and a file she has uploaded. Items can be tagged and there is even alignment to the Common Core which can be really helpful. Take a look at my friend Erin Klein as an example of what is possible.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. This is also a fun and authentic way for students to practice keyboarding.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. The George Lucas Foundation financed the four studies. Students worked on multi-stage projects over an extended period of time throughout a unit of study. Curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 31, 2019

Common Core Math Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.4. Common Core English Language Arts Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7. The day consisted of the following activities: Digital Breakout. Making and Decorating Pies. Book: Sir Cumference. Measuring for Pi. Kahoot Pi Games. Standards Addressed. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

While the teachers in my audience will probably know the difference, it does not help that the Common Core Standards are exceptionally vague about the type of digital skills students need to exhibit. In 2014 a study found that many college freshmen had insufficient computer skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 7, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach K-8 math skills that are tied to many national standards (like Common Core). It covers foundation skills like addition, subtraction, place value, and measurement and data, and is aligned with international math standards such as the US’s Common Core.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Even in the face of adversity in the form of education reform mandates, Common Core alignment, impending PARCC exams, new educator evaluation systems, loss of funding, and an aging infrastructure we have not only persevered, but proven that positive change can happen with the right mindset.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

Started in Australia and now popular in the US, it is available in English and Spanish and aligned with both Common Core State Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Instructions include cross-curricular connections that link math to other subjects like social studies, science, and language arts.

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Evelyn Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the developing prospects of education, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) offer a fundamental framework for curriculum development and instruction in the United States. Educational institutions must ensure to align their instructional methodologies with the benchmarks of the Common Core Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

These include (rephrased from Common Core Writing Standards): dig deeply into subjects of interest to achieve better understanding and to build knowledge. Write a character study of each character. Write a character study of each character. Lesson Plans to Achieve Common Core Writing Standards.

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