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CCSS and Digital Testing
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Håkan Dahlström I’ve long worried that schools are focusing so much on acquiring print texts for Common Core State Standards alignment that they’re overlooking the fact that the standardized tests from … Continue reading
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Collecting Feedback on NYC CCSS Tests
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by biologycorner Professor Lucy Calkins of Teachers College and a team have launched a web site where parents, teachers, and administrators can share their experiences administering the New York City Common … Continue reading
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Wrinkles in Common Core State Standards’ Rollout
“I wanna be your dog” – cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by e³°°° It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Common Core State Standards. Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post has a great post summarizing the ups-and-downs. … Continue reading
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My Jaw is Hanging Open
Breaking news! Who just passed a resolution saying, in part: RESOLVED, therecognizes the CCSS for what it is — an inappropriate overreach to standardize and control the education of our children so they will conform to a preconceived “normal,” and, … Continue reading
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Salon.com: Reading Comprehension Onscreen May Not Be As Deep
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by jblyberg Salon.com has a fabulous long-form article summarizing a series of studies about retention, comprehension, and memory as it relates to reading onscreen versus in print. I have long had a … Continue reading
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Who Knew? Research Tasks are REALLY important in PARCC
This month, the PARCC testing group (one of the two state consortia responsible for creating assessments for the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS) has released some testing guidance. If your state has adopted CCSS, they belong either to the … Continue reading
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Hello, Baker & Taylor!
Howdy, Baker & Taylor folks! Here are the links to today’s Common Core State Standards 101: Beyond the Starburst presentation. Slides Handout Links to Librarian Planning Sheets But the purpose for which the formula of lowest prices on viagra was a life … Continue reading
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What’s on your mind about inquiry learning in the era of CCSS?
Can you believe that it’s already time to start thinking about the back-to-school issue of School Library Monthly? As we’ve talked to readers over the past year, we realize that there are lots of questions that come up about carrying out inquiry-oriented … Continue reading
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Navigating the Information Tsunami: a “must purchase” according to School Librarian’s Workshop!
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CCSS: Student Writing Samples Conundrum
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by jmrodri Warning … curmudgeonly complaint ahead … Every now and again, I get asked a question about the Common Core State Standards that sends me digging into parts of the CCSS … Continue reading
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