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- Next Generation Science Standards draft due out by year's end
 While the Common Core State Standards have been focused on reforming math and English language arts education, a simultaneous effort has been under way to overhaul K-12 science and engineering standards, writes education consultant Doug Haller. By year's end, the second public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is expected to be released. Haller writes in this blog post that the standards focus on science and engineering, while promoting college- and career-readiness and 21st-century competitiveness. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education
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"Full of great ideas, quick writes, assignments, model essays, and techniques" (Goodreads). Write Like This guides teachers as they model writing for a variety of real-world purposes: inform & explain, evaluate & judge, analyze & interpret, take a stand, and more. Includes mentor texts throughout. Preview Chapter 1: Moving Writing to the Front Burner. |
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- Teachers ask students 3 questions to personalize lessons
An educator at a school in the United Kingdom says a program in which students complete one-page profiles about themselves, with input from family and friends, has been so successful that they have expanded it to all grade levels. In the profiles, students answer three questions about what others like and admire about them, what is important to them and what support they need. Deputy headteacher Tabitha Smith writes that the exercise helps personalize lessons and address social and emotional development. The Guardian (London)/Teacher Network blog
(11/27)
- Mixed-grade classrooms in Maine charter school support inclusion
Cornville Regional Charter School in Cornville, Maine, uses a multiple-grade classroom model that teachers say helps keep students with disabilities in inclusive settings. "I think the charter school does a really good job accommodating individual needs," teacher Barbara Averill said. "It's not a problem if they are third graders working on second-grade work," she added. Students have personalized learning plans and learn via the proficiency model. Portland Press Herald (Maine)
(11/26)
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- 4 challenges schools face in common core transition
There are four main challenges that schools will face as they work to implement the Common Core State Standards, according to a recent report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. They include the need to improve student achievement, reduced budgets for education, effective use of technology and the need for professional development for teachers to ensure they are properly prepared for the common core. T.H.E. Journal
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- Opinion: Colo. should retain master-teacher certification
In Colorado's effort to reform its process for teacher licensing, it should not omit the master-teacher certification program, which is tied to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification, asserts Robert Reichardt, an education-policy researcher and former teacher. In this opinion piece, he also writes about the challenges facing the licensing system and his goals for the education system. Education News Colorado
(11/27)
- University films PD videos for teachers
The University of North Texas plans to publish videos on its website intended to highlight effective teaching and demonstrate best practices for educators. The university has filmed examples of excellence in teaching at Texas' Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning. "If you hang around the good crowd, you pick up those qualities. By way of the Internet and these videos, we're having new teachers hang around the good crowd," curriculum specialist Mike Gentry said. Amarillo Globe-News (Texas)
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- Limits on homework are considered in N.Y. district
A school board in New York state is expected today to consider changes to its policy on homework that would encourage students to receive about 10 minutes of homework each night multiplied by their grade level. The proposed policy also would seek to ensure that homework assignments are relevant and appropriate, and includes language on how teachers should select assignments and provide follow-up on homework. Daily Freeman (Kingston, N.Y.)
(11/25)
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Advice for teachers by teachers
The "Myth of the Super Teacher." National Board Certified Teacher and author Roxanna Elden proposes that teachers need more than "chicken soup" to survive the first year in a profession. Watch and read.
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