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In Common Core, Little to Cheer About

August 9, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

In Common Core, Little to Cheer About Andrew C. Porter  August 9, 2011   Education Week Reformers, myself included, have been saying that U.S. schools need to teach more higher-order thinking skills if we’re going to catch up with other countries’ educational systems. But curricula in top-performing countries we studied—like Finland, Japan, and New Zealand—put far […]

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

Common-Core Writers Craft Curriculum Criteria

July 22, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

Common-Core Writers Craft Curriculum Criteria Catherine Gewertz  July 22, 2011  Education Week …crossing the line into telling teachers how to teach. Working under a contract with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation… One central tension in the discussion has been trying to address the need for instructional tools without dictating pedagogy; another has been the […]

Filed Under: CCSS Content, CCSSI Influence Forces, Common Core State Standards, National Curriculum?

Time for state boards of education to sing!!!‎

July 19, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

Time for state boards of education to sing!!!‎ Sandra Stotsky  July 5th, 2011  Jay P. Greene’s Blog

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

A Summary Report from the Conference “Moving Forward Together: Curriculum & Assessment and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics”

June 22, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

A Summary Report from the Conference “Moving Forward Together: Curriculum & Assessment and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics” Pentagon City, Arlington, VA     April 29-May 1, 2011

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards

A signature of our times: Cutting cursive from class

June 16, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

A signature of our times: Cutting cursive from class 06/15/2011  dailybreeze.com

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The Common Core State Standards— Education Reform and Us Solomon Garfunkel

June 16, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

The Common Core State Standards— Education Reform and Us Solomon Garfunkel  JUNE/JULY 2011      NOTICES OF THE AMS We will be living with this version of the standards for at least the next ten years, and it will determine what and how K–12 mathematics is taught and tested. …we risk having a small minority make decisions […]

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards Change Reading in 6 Ways

June 8, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

Common Core State Standards Change Reading in 6 Ways 04.06.2011  Paper Legate  K-12 Education

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

How Big a Change Are the Common Core Standards?

June 6, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

How Big a Change Are the Common Core Standards? Frederick Hess 06/02/2011  EducationNext “The Common Core puts considerably more emphasis on operations, less on basic algebra and geometric concepts, and more on probability.”

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought

June 2, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought FERNANDA SANTOS   April 24, 2011  New York Times

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

Deep Questions About 'Deeper Thought'

June 2, 2011 By J.R. Wilson

Deep Questions About ‘Deeper Thought’ Peter Meyer  05/14/11  Huffpost Education

Filed Under: CCSS Content, Common Core State Standards

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