Not exact matches
In the 2014 UFT - Department of Education contract, she made sure that 90 minutes were carved out of the teaching day for professional
development, at a time when teachers were asked to implement
Common Core standards with little preparation.
Cuomo is also expected to propose additional funding for professional
development to help teachers who are struggling with the new, more rigorous
Common Core standards, a source said.
Among other points, they disagreed on: the NY Safe Act, which Stirpe voted for and DeMarco wanted to scrap; Start - Up NY, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic
development idea, which Stirpe supported and DeMarco opposed; and the
Common Core teaching
standards, which DeMarco criticized and Stirpe said needed time to be implemented.
While the
Common Core standards emphasize
development of reasoning and critical - thinking skills, the
standards» perpetuation of a test - driven accountability system and teacher - directed learning environment compromises children's
development of these higher - order skills.
The report — which also features a webinar and online chat — shows how professional
development programs are now blending face - to - face and online training, incorporating social networking tools, offering administrators more flexible ways to hone their skills, and developing online PD to prepare educators for the
common -
core standards and assessments.
The state contracted with private, nonprofit organizations to develop new curricula aligned to the
common core, developed a web site that included sample lessons and professional -
development materials, and then developed a new assessment tied to the
standards and administered it in the spring of 2013 — two years before most states had planned to put new tests in place.
Common Core's advocates placed great faith in professional
development to implement the
standards.
In this video, Ed Next's Mike Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, Jr. discuss the best and worst
developments for education policy in 2010 as identified by the Koret Task Force, including the release of Waiting for Superman, the publication of teacher scores by the L.A. Times, the Race to the Top, and the
development of
Common Core standards.
Recently, Loveless wondered whether whatever gains
Common Core has to offer have already been realized, thus pushing back against those (including me) who believe
Common Core won't bear fruit until professional
development, curriculum, and instruction aligned to the
standards take hold.
The authors of Little to Gain would do early - childhood education a considerable service if instead they pushed aggressively for teacher education and professional
development that enabled more teachers to meet
Common Core benchmarks with the teaching techniques they favor, not demand that we «withdraw kindergarten
standards from the
Common Core so that they can be rethought along developmental lines.»
In addition, the
Common Core Standards include significant attention to language
development for the overall school population, with a section focused exclusively on
standards for EL learners.
Add to this need the
Common Core (Wri # 5), TEKs (Wri # 13), or SOLs (Wri # 6), among national and state
standards, which addresses the writing process and can drive successful
development of all the writing expectations.
(Indeed, these states»
standards were important inputs to the
Common Core development process, along with other sources of evidence.)
To date, however, that has seldom included the
development and dissemination of curricular materials that are not just «aligned» with the
Common Core but that also embody the spirit of the
standards» call for building knowledge through a content - rich curriculum.
Key backers of
Common Core standards are aware of this problem and so the U.S. Department of Education funded the
development of new tests that would be aligned with these national
standards.
Currently two states, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, have assembled teams of content experts to unpack their
Common Core state
standards in this very manner, and the Next Generation Arts
Standards, presently in
development, are using this same construct to frame the
Standards from the start!
With all the
developments and debate around the
common -
core standards, and the release of test results tied to them, here are the background, definitions, research, and other resources you need to get you up to speed.
«Frankly, the timeline states set up may or may not have a relationship to when the
standards were implemented in classrooms,» said Mike Cohen, the president of Achieve, which led the
development of the
common -
core standards.
Three - quarters of school districts in California report having a professional
development plan to prepare teachers and administrators for the
Common Core standards.
Redesigning and Expanding School Time to Support
Common Core Implementation looks at how high - performing expanded - time schools give teachers more time for ongoing professional
development and collaboration needed to implement the
Common Core standards.
The curriculum includes
common core standards, child
development and learning, building family and community relations, cultural diversity, assessment to support young children and families, strong content knowledge to build developmentally appropriate and meaningful curriculum and experiences, and professionalism and ethics of educators.
Provide long - term financial support for the
development and implementation of
common assessments, teacher and principal professional
development, and research to help continually improve the
common core state
standards over time.
A House budget bill approved last month would prohibit the MDE from using general funds to implement the
standards, and a separate Senate budget would prohibit the use of funds for «
development» of
Common Core.
That focus on syntax over significance is in for a massive overhaul if, as expected, the State Board of Education votes tomorrow to approve new English Language
Development standards aligned to
Common Core state... read more
Common Core opponents claimed at a public hearing that teachers were not involved in the creation and
development of the
standards, or that their comments and feedback weren't used.
The federal government has had no role in the
development of the
common core state
standards and will not have a role in their implementation.
The federal government has also taken a major role in implementation by funding state consortia that are overseeing the
development of next - generation assessments aligned to the
Common Core standards.
Need help finding the best professional
development speakers for your on - site
common core standards teacher training?
The state has adopted new English language
development standards for English learners and will introduce a new version of the CELDT, aligned to the
Common Core standards, in 2016 - 17.
The subtle differences between the SOL and the
Common Core do not justify the disruption to instruction, accountability, professional
development and teacher preparation that would follow word - for - word adoption of the model national
standards.
About 100 of 176 Catholic dioceses have adopted the
standards because it is increasingly difficult to buy classroom materials and send teachers to professional
development programs that are not influenced by the
Common Core, Catholic educators said.
States must agree to meet Duncan's requirements in order to free themselves from the original dumb requirements: adopt the
Common Core standards, participate in a test -
development consortium to create
Common Core tests, tie teacher and administrator evaluations to test scores, develop a new way to humiliate schools — that is, a new accountability system to replace the old «failure to meet AYP» label — and use that system to fire teachers and close schools.
In
Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of
standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional
development, and assessment and accountability.
Moreover, federal action encouraging state
standards led to separate independent
development of
Common Core Standards for English and mathematics and the Next Generation
Standards for science.
«While literacy has always been critical for the academic success of students, the revised expectations in the
Common Core standards increase the significance of this
development.
As elementary principals prepare for
Common Core math standards — and perhaps new common science standards down the road — they should look for sustained professional development programs with a clear vision for what teachers should know and be able
Common Core math
standards — and perhaps new
common science standards down the road — they should look for sustained professional development programs with a clear vision for what teachers should know and be able
common science
standards down the road — they should look for sustained professional
development programs with a clear vision for what teachers should know and be able to do.
Scaling up professional
development in an era of
common core standards.
The first of four professional
development programs intended to help teachers bring the
common core standards into California classrooms is set for release in July, state officials said Monday.
The irony is that in promoting the
Common Core in its high - profile federal initiatives, the Obama administration may have blurred the line between where the state
development ends and federal involvement begins and given some state leaders pause about adopting the very
standards that were the goal in the first place.»
Topics addressed include everything from
development of the
Common Core assessments to opposition to the
standards.
The teams are at varying stages of
development in the implementation of teacher evaluation systems and the
Common Core standards.
Visit our website to browse award - winning teacher resource books, student workbooks, e-books, and interactive cd - roms that target
Common Core State
Standards, Texas STAAR
standards, early childhood
development, and parent involvement.
They, along with the National Governors Association, were behind the
development of the
Common Core standards.
However, with the
development of the
Common Core State
Standards and the Next Generation Science
Standards, many states will have shared
standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
The second important national
development is the creation of
common core standards in mathematics and literacy.
Evidence of effectiveness in teaching the state's academic content
standards, including the
common core and English language
development standards as measured by more than one year of summative and formative assessment data.
Discovery Education is the global leader in
standards - based digital content for K - 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of the
Common Core, professional
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The
Common Core English Language Arts
standards (as well as the College, Career, and Civic Life, or C3, Framework for Social Studies States
Standards, National Council for the Social Studies, 2013) include an overwhelming emphasis on student skill
development and the use of digital technologies to meet these new
standards.
The issue includes information about
standards implementation, the
development of
standards - aligned tests, special populations of students and the
Common Core, and public and educator opinion of the
standards.
The fact that the foundation not only funded — directly and indirectly — such a large percentage of the
development of the
standards but also the validation and some implementation measures has raised concerns about the ethics and desirability of a single private entity being able to influence a public initiative of the
Common Core's scope.