Common Core Confusion
Last Friday I was writing about my good mood as the week ended. Seven days later, I’m sorting through some confusion, and wondering how many other teachers out there are feeling it too. The Common...
View ArticleCommon Core Presentations and Omissions
Diane Ravitch (Jan. 2012; photo by the author) Still thinking over the presentations I attended at the recent ASCD Conference, I was struck by some other recent blog posts about the Common Core...
View ArticleCommon Questions About Common Core
Chris Miraglia Today’s InterACT guest blog post was written by Chris Miraglia, an intermediate school US history teacher from Santa Ana USD. A frequent commenter at this blog, Chris also writes at his...
View ArticleCommon Core Confusion – ASCD Edition
At the ASCD Convention this afternoon, Brenda Hales of the Utah Department of Education gave a presentation titled, “Rolling Out the Common Core Standards.” It’s a topic that I’ve been wrestling with...
View ArticleTune in to Forum discussion of Common Core
A previous Forum experience – in the studio at KQED with Spencer Michels. We were discussing teacher evaluation (8/18/10). [8/1/13 edits: updated to past tense, noted changes in lineup, and added final...
View ArticleCalifornia Swims Against National Tide
Charles Kerchner, CalTURN 3/6/14 (photo by the author) Charles Kerchner’s recent EdWeek essay examines some of the reasons that California has been “A K-12 Education Outlier.” He suggests that it’s a...
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