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Time for collaborative learning is an essential resource for educators working to implement college- and career-ready standards. The pages that follow include tools from the workbook Establishing ..
Essentials
Smarter Spending A New Vision for Teacher Professional Growth & Support: Six Step..
From The Editor
No matter what kind of school or organization you are in, there’s always someone whose first reaction to a new initiative is to say no. No, we can’t, no, that’s not a good idea, no, we don’t h..
Reading, Writing, and Rubrics
Common Core State Standards are raising expectations nationwide about what teachers impart to their students and the depth of knowledge those students attain. The goal is for students to receive instr..
Building Common Knowledge
To implement the Common Core State Standards, teachers will need a broader knowledge base, a more diverse tool kit for teaching and learning, and greater experience with teaching in a standards-based ..
Literacy Gets a Makeover
The high school was in the bottom 5% of schools in Michigan, the principal had been replaced, and the school had just received a grant to improve student achievement. The staff read Classroom Inst..
Teachers Connect With Technology
The Common Core State Standards promise to raise expectations for all students by establishing consistent college- and career-ready learning goals across the country. The standards build on the best o..
Total Immersion
A few decades ago, kindergarteners may have chanted “one, two, buckle my shoe” as the sum total of their counting skills. With Common Core State Standards, they learn not only to add one plus one..
Investments in Professional Learning Must Change
Nearly every conversation about the Common Core includes the topic of professional learning. National consensus of policymakers and educators acknowledges the tremendous need for it. The standards req..
Up Close
Put the Partner in ‘Partnership’ Third-party providers help school systems meet their goals of providing high-quality education to every student. As external providers, they offer the se..
