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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Public schools are attended by students from various cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, having different assessed levels of cognitive and academic ability. In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

But instead of strengthening social studies or helping more students engage with the subject, the focus in recent years has been on undermining or attacking it, he said. In those other disciplines, said Lesh, “There was an effort to take the inequity out of what was taught to students.”

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The Importance of the Right Technology in Schools

edWeb.net

The program was based on a framework that emphasized providing a systematic support system for students, engaging them in the learning process, and developing STEM career paths. The Influence of Common Core and SBAC Testing Utah participated in the Common Core standards and was an SBAC state for online testing.

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District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

Teachers have had to get more creative in helping students understand new concepts, and students have had to take a lot more responsibility for their own learning. Sitting quietly at the back of the room is no longer an option in classrooms that prize student engagement. Instead of just saying, ‘Mr.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. But it also occurred right as fears were growing about the social media monitoring of students — by schools and by corporations alike. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. ” (Something else to keep an eye on: restricting loans to students based on grade, major , other data that’s been collected about them.).