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M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Common Science Standards Deserve 'C' Grade, Think Tank Says - 0 views

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    The existing science standards in 12 states and the District of Columbia are "clearly superior" to the Next Generation Science Standards developed by a coalition of states and national organizations, a think tank concludes in a new report. The Thomas B.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

New Science Standards Designed for Wide Range of Learners - 0 views

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    When the writers of the Next Generation Science Standards began sketching out a new vision for K-12 science education, they gave themselves a mandate: Develop standards with all students in mind, not just the high achievers already expected to excel in the subject.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Science Standards Are True to NRC Framework, Reviewers Conclude - 0 views

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    A panel of reviewers convened by the National Research Council has concluded that the final Next Generation Science Standards issued this month are consistent with an NRC framework document that sought to guide their development.
M. Kahealani Nae`ole-Wong

Linda Darling-Hammond on the Common Core Standards by Diane Ravitch - School Leadership... - 0 views

  • Linda Darling-Hammond on the Common Core Standards By dianerav October 24, 2013 //
  • My view about what we should be doing re: curriculum and assessments can be found in the last chapter of my book, The Flat World and Education, where I describe how many other countries create thoughtful curriculum guidance as part of an integrated teaching and learning system
  • educators are regularly convened over several years to revise the national or state curriculum expectations
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  • Then there is an equally careful process of developing curriculum materials and assessments
  • initial implementation process takes about the same amount of time and deeply involves educators all along the way.
  • The development process takes at least 3 years
  • What we should do is take time – at least the next 3 years – to develop curriculum resources that teachers can select, adapt, try out, and refine together in collegial professional development settings within and across their schools. We should use the standards as guideposts and not straitjackets. And we should develop robust performance-based assessments of the kind I describe in my book that provide exciting opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning and for teachers to be engaged in development and scoring – used for information and improvement, not for sanctions and punishments
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