Tag: core:
Sacramento Rally Against Common Core
Protesters in Sacramento, CA held a rally yesterday against the introduction of Common Core standards.
Many California schools have already implemented changes and students...
Cutting to the Common Core: Changing the Playing Field 2
In the second installment of a two-part article, Jeff Zwiers, Susan O’Hara, and Robert Pritchard present essential shifts for teaching Common Core Standards to...
Cutting to the Common Core: Academic Language Development Network
Susan O’Hara, Jeff Zwiers, and Robert Pritchard explain the mission of the Academic Language Development Network
The Academic Language Development Network (http://aldnetwork.org) is a...
Principals Still to Integrate Common Core for ELLs
According to a survey of more than a thousand elementary and middle school principals, over 70% have not taken action to integrate the Common...
Cutting to the Common Core: Analyzing Informational Text
Kate Kinsella tackles the particular challenges of preparing learners to be able to analyze and discuss complex informational text
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS,...
Cutting to the Common Core: Making Vocabulary Number One
Dr. Kate Kinsella offers strategies for prioritizing vocabulary for competent text analysis, discussion, and constructed response
Shifts in Text Emphases and Response Tasks
The Common Core...
Cutting to the Common Core: Decoding Complex Text
Rebecca Blum-Martínez offers a strategy to help English learners cope with the more complex language requirements of the Common Core
The adoption of the...
