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the Common Core standards are based on college and career readiness standards.  The Common Core: Focus to a greater extent on text complexity and drawing information from sourcesAs I interpret this, students now have to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different text sources (including digital) and comprehend information that comes from media  as well as text. Address reading and writing across the curriculumThere’s reading in science as well as reading in language arts.  All disciplines require writing Where’s the technology?Technology is a tool rather than a set of isolated standards.  I like this.  The Common Core speaks generally about students choosing a variety of texts (including digital) and publishing writing in a variety of formats including digital. My sources:

Featured VoiceThreads StoryCorps' mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. Our college-readiness curriculum, StoryCorpsU, uses StoryCorps content and interviewing techniques to enhance students' skills in the areas of speaking, listening and critical thinking, while also fostering self awareness and social awareness.

Storytelling is evolving, as humans are adapting, experimenting and innovating with the use of ever changing technology, the growth of human networks and our ability to imagine new paths.

It is NOT about the tools… it is about the skills

writing, speaking, communication skills oral fluency information literacy visual literacy media literacy language skills auditory skills drama Skills presentation skills listening skills publishing skills

studies show that learning new skills such as how to juggle or speak a foreign language can cause the brain to grow in new ways.

brain transformation isn't only affected by what we do—it can also come about due to how  we think and feel

With meditation, your brain is effectively being rewired:

I often hear teachers speak figuratively of being in the dark about things happening in their school or district.

describes how poorly designed PL puts teachers in the dark by giving them no choice of learning opportunities or instructional approaches.