ASCD Plans Professional Development for Common Standards
ASCD plans to design professional development for the common standards. Read Full Post >
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May 06, 2010
May 04, 2010
The Role of Common Standards in the New ESEA
A Senate hearing the other day was something of a lovefest for the common-core standards. Read Full Post >
May 04, 2010
Race to Top Test Competition: Who's in the Game?
Remember that other Race to the Top competition? The one that will dole out $350 million for development and implementation of assessments aligned to common standards? Well, we have our first official indication of who's going to apply for that money. Those of you wonky enough to have followed ever... Read Full Post >
May 04, 2010
Common-Standards Writers Speak: Chapter 2
We don't get a chance very often to hear from the folks who are leading the writing of the common-core standards. Just a couple weeks ago, David Coleman (English/language arts) and Jason Zimba (math) discussed the project at length at a forum here in Washington. Now, excerpts from video interviews w... Read Full Post >
April 28, 2010
State-by-State Flashcards on the Common Standards
I don't know about you, but I've still got a student living under my roof, so I see flashcards in use from time to time at my kitchen table. (Yes, even in this tech-heavy age, even at the high school level, some of her teachers suggest that students memorize certain things by making flashcards.) Th... Read Full Post >
April 28, 2010
The Financial Ripple Effect of Common Standards
We've talked before about the effect that common standards and assessments could have on the publishing industry (see a blog post here and a story here). Today we have one more peek into those possibilities. In a conference call yesterday to discuss first-quarter earnings for this year, McGraw-Hill... Read Full Post >
April 26, 2010
Should All Students Take Algebra 2? Who Should Decide?
If all students shouldn't be required to take Algebra 2, who will decide for them, and what will those implications be? Read Full Post >
April 23, 2010
Common Standards: The Writers Speak
The lead writers of the common core standards take the microphone at a public forum to discuss the key ideas that inform those documents. Read Full Post >
April 21, 2010
Common Standards: Moving Toward a Final Version
The final version of the common standards is expected in late spring. Standards-watchers can see two of the lead writers discuss the process online on April 22. Read Full Post >
April 19, 2010
Historians Criticize Draft Texas Standards, Seek Delay in Vote
Hundreds of historians are criticizing the latest draft of social studies standards in Texas, and urging the board to delay a final vote on the package. Read Full Post >
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