Blended Learning Decision: Enterprise or Portfolio
For many districts, the most important strategy decision will be whether to build a common district plan or encouraging schools to develop their own plans. Read Full Post >
All Blog Posts With CCSS Tag or Category
December 18, 2012
November 29, 2012
Citing Lack of Common-Core Alignment, Louisiana Poised to Delay Textbook Adoption
By guest blogger Stephen Sawchuk Louisiana is poised to reject every math and reading textbook submitted by publishers in its most recent adoption cycle, citing concerns that the materials are not fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards' expectations, state officials announced today. Tho... Read Full Post >
November 27, 2012
Will Common Core State Standards Accelerate or Slow Innovation?
Some friends are working on a paper on the topic of common standards and innovation. The primary question is how and whether the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) will accelerate or slow innovation. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2012
Top 10 Questions to Ask Common Core Vendors
The implementation of Common Core State Standards is intended to create change in our nation's public education system ... not put change in the pockets of the American publishing industry. Read Full Post >
November 04, 2012
Scaling PD in a New Online World
Traditionally, professional development is heavily linked to teacher raises and/or benefits. Unfortunately, these online tools are not particularly traditional, and thusly do not as a free product yield the fruits of an established, in person (expensive) professional development provider. There is less incentive for the average teacher to test these interesting waters, and while they may not be the ultimate solution, they are undoubtedly shaping the path to true customizable, anytime PD solutions for our teachers. Doesn't it make perfect sense to give our teachers as much access to improvement as they could possibly want? Read Full Post >
September 26, 2012
Common Core: A Platform for Achievement & Innovation
We've tried to avoid presidential politics here, but some comments about the federal role in education this week (covered well by K-12 Politics) suggested the need to reiterate the importance of common standards and the constructive role that the federal government and national organizations can play. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2012
Are We Paying for the Sins of the Past?
It feels like education is moving at a rapid pace in a really bad direction at the same time schools scramble at a much slower pace to keep up with the changes. Many of us who are in public education feel as though we have been in a dark time over the past few years. As much as we understand we do... Read Full Post >
May 07, 2012
Universities, Districts to Partner on Common-Core Secondary Math
Universities, community colleges, and K-12 districts in 30 states announced plans this week to work together on redesigning secondary mathematics teacher preparation to align to the Common Core State Standards. Read Full Post >
