Apr 4, 2012
The Promise & The Peril
The promise of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is that the United States, like the other countries to which we are compared, will be able to teach for deep conceptual understanding, rather than...
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Mar 11, 2012
Common Core Standards: Planning
It’s been talked about and practiced by knowledgeable educators for decades now. Conceptual planning, backward planning, understanding by design. Regardless of the term used, in a standards-based system...
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Mar 11, 2012
Common Core Standards: Programs
Districts have invested scarce resources purchasing instructional programs that were created before the CCSS were created. While we must no longer mandate that these programs be followed with fidelity,...
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Mar 10, 2012
The Common Core and Partnerships
Teacher efficacy is non-negotiable in common core schooling. This standards movement will require partnerships at the federal, state, district and school levels. We can’t afford surface...
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