Here's the follow-up post to "Why I'm For the Common Core." It explains why we should be leery of the forthcoming "core-aligned" tests -- especially those in English Language Arts that people are rightly anxious about.
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These tests could endanger the promise of the Common Core.
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The first thing I'd want to do if I were younger would be to launch an effective court challenge to value-added teacher evaluations on the basis of test scores in reading comprehension. The value-added approach to teacher evaluation in reading is unsound both technically and in its curriculum-narrowing effects. The connection between job ratings and tests in ELA has been a disaster for education.
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Practice Testing, Planning Top List of Effective Studying Strategies
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New Teachers—and Their Students—Benefit From Mentors
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Clickers Boost Fact Retention, but Can Impede Deeper Learning
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