by Carol A. Josel | Oct 25, 2012 | Making Education News
Nearly all states have developed curricular and supplemental materials designed to implement the Common Core Standards, but just 4 of them–DE, KY, OK, and NB–require that districts use such materials. A longer and shorter version of the Smarter Balanced...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 24, 2012 | Helpful Resources
http://learni.st ~ This is a Pinterest-like platform that lets teachers and students created “learn boards” for every possible topic and subject–even punk music. http://educore.ascd.org ~ This ASCD site helps teachers transition to the Common Core...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 23, 2012 | Making Education News
10% of K-8 students are held back for one or more years–including 25% of low-income students. About 7 million students–15% of all American school children–miss a month or more of school each year, according to the Get Schooled Foundation. Nearly 50%...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“The President has said that changes are needed to close the persistent gap between poor and privileged students, drive up high school graduation rates, and produce a workforce that can compete globally. But it is impossible to predict whether his policies,...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 17, 2012 | Helpful Resources
www.studentreasures.com ~ This site offers “several free programs for K-6 educators to help turn your students into published authors.” For middle schoolers, there is a fee for the kits. http://magazine.scholastic.com/election-2012 ~ Here, you’ll...
