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Common Core in Action: Why Collaboration and Communication Matter. When students graduate from high school, there is a collection of important (or core) skills we want them to possess.

Common Core in Action: Why Collaboration and Communication Matter

That's where the Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor standards (CCRA) come in. With 32 anchor standards in total in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, these anchor standards are generalized and quite broad. Education Week. Published Online: November 12, 2013 Published in Print: November 13, 2013, as A Policy With Academic Promise for Students With Disabilities Commentary By Candace Cortiella and Kalman R.

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Hettleman There is general agreement—a rarity in the warring world of education reform—that the focus of special education reform must change from procedural compliance to academic outcomes. During the 2011-12 academic year, the Baltimore city schools implemented a systemwide policy, One Year Plus, whose architect is one of us, Kalman R. —iStockphoto/AlexMathers One Year Plus is built on two foundations. The first: Contrary to conventional perceptions, most students with disabilities have the cognitive ability to achieve the same academic standards as their nondisabled peers. To fulfill this right and enable students with disabilities to receive the appropriate educational benefit, Baltimore's One Year Plus policy requires the following: This school year, the policy went into effect districtwide in Baltimore. 5 Open Education Resources for K-5 Common Core Math. There is an abundance of math open educational resources on the Web.

5 Open Education Resources for K-5 Common Core Math

So many, in fact, that Education Week asked, "Why is There More Open Content for Math than English? " Common Core is driving a lot of the growth in open education production and curation, with new databases and sources popping up left and right. It can be overwhelming to wade through everything, and find a source that works for your classroom. With that in mind, here are some math open education resources for elementary educators. Khan Academy Common Core Map: It’s a challenge to find specific lessons that align with Common Core proficiencies. See more see less. A Promising Academic Model for Students With Disabilities. Common Core in Action: How Two Science Teachers are Implementing Common Core. Image credit: iStockphoto While math and English language arts teachers have a much more direct call for Common Core implementation, teachers in other content areas are also being called to implement the Common Core State Standards.

Common Core in Action: How Two Science Teachers are Implementing Common Core

This may be a challenge for some. In my work with teachers across many states, I find that non-ELA and non-math teachers aren't as familiar with the CCSS, nor with implementation. In the next couple of blogs, I'd like to share the stories of science and art teachers implementing the CCSS -- their processes, reflections and advice. We'll start with science. Biofuel vs. Katie Abole teaches science at Bronx Leadership Academy in New York.

Which is a better energy source: biofuels or fossil fuels? Reading Standards 1. 2. 7. 9. 10. Co-Teaching and the Common Core. A MiddleWeb Blog It’s time for the Common Core and collaboration.

Co-Teaching and the Common Core

When thinking about implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers have a choice to make: Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Making the Common Core Come Alive! "We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.

Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Making the Common Core Come Alive!

" - John Dewey What a year it has been for educators, students, and parents. The intellectual horsepower required with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards has been significant and life changing. We have learned there is great complexity to teaching and learning, and that it is only through reflection that we can understand how much we have learned, how effective we are, and how to make improvements to our work. There are many far reaching benefits of reflection, yet it tends to be an area that often neglected. The true act of learning requires our students to reflect often and to make it a habit to think about what they have learned and how those ideas link to their previous experiences and what they already know. Establishing an Environment for Reflection To reflect, and to reflect well, takes practice.

The reflections shared with students should be planned carefully. Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Just for the ASKing! June 2013 Volume X Issue VI Just for the ASKing! Is a monthly e-newsletter that addresses the needs of all those who strive to be instructional leaders. Educators. Ictmap_math.pdf. Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Just for the ASKing! March 2013 Volume X Issue III Just for the ASKing!

Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Just for the ASKing!

Is a monthly e-newsletter that addresses the needs of all those who strive to be instructional leaders. This month’s issue provides motivation, direction, and resources for educators as they seek to ensure that students are learning and using 21st century skills. Educators in some states and districts are moving forward at a fast clip in integrating 21st century skills, widely associated with the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and others have only a passing knowledge of the importance of integrating such skills into teaching and learning.

In a recent conversation about 21st century skills, several patterns emerged. It appears that many professionals feel that their plates are so full that trying to include all of the important and powerful ideas that are being promoted and that should be a part of our students’ learning opportunities is more than a little overwhelming. It appears that several questions need to be addressed. Student-Driven Common Core Classrooms. Teachers use different strategies to help students learn.

Student-Driven Common Core Classrooms

I’ve been writing about my changing practice in my blog and elsewhere for several years now, as I’ve worked to really put my middle school students in charge of their learning. I wasn’t sure, when I first heard about the Common Core standards, if the CCSS approach would support this student-centered, communication-heavy, student-voice kind of classroom culture. But the more I’ve delved into it, the more I’ve seen that the practices and overarching standards align quite well.

Of course the big unknown is what will happen as the large-scale CCSS assessments are released and the states and the federal government develop policies to accommodate them. Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Making the Common Core Come Alive! This issue of Making the Common Core Come Alive! Focuses on the teacher’s role in questioning; next month’s issue will focus on student generated questions.

Inspirational Teaching Videos: Covering Common Core, Math, Science, English And More. Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Just for the ASKing! September 2012 Volume IX Issue IX Just for the ASKing!

Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Just for the ASKing!

Is a monthly e-newsletter that addresses the interests of all those who strive to be instructional leaders. In this issue, we explore commonalities of great teachers who consistently promote high levels of student learning Great teachers are all around us. Some of them are veterans while others achieve an exemplary level of excellence early in their careers. Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Making the Common Core Come Alive!

The Common Core State Standards initiative has the potential to cause some of the most influential changes in teaching and learning our country has ever experienced.

Just ASK Publications and Professional Development - Making the Common Core Come Alive!

The purpose of this monthly e-newsletter is to explore, from the perspectives of administrators, teachers, parents, and students, strategies for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in ways that lead to those changes. While much has been written about the instructional shifts embedded in the standards, little has been written about the mind shifts that need to occur to successfully implement these standards that raise the bar for our students in terms of college and career readiness.

Educators must change their thinking about how they design curriculum, plan instruction, choose resources, deliver lessons, respond to learners, and use evidence to inform further teaching. In this, the first issue of Making the Common Core Come Alive! A deep understanding of the content to be taught is paramount.