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Susan Inman

Common Core State Standards in English spark war over words - The Washington Post - 1 views

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commoncore reading standards literacy

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  • Susan Inman on 04 Dec 12
     
    To teach or not to teach fiction...according to the Common Core.  An interesting read...
thebda

Storify your English classroom | Lucacept - intercepting the Web - 0 views

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storify digitalstorytelling web2.0

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  • thebda on 24 Feb 12
     
    A curation tool that enables student to make multi-dimensional presentations
Alyssa Littlefield

The Writing Revolution - Peg Tyre - The Atlantic - 3 views

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shared by Alyssa Littlefield on 29 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • For the first time, elementary-­school students—­who today mostly learn writing by constructing personal narratives, memoirs, and small works of fiction—will be required to write informative and persuasive essays. By high school, students will be expected to produce mature and thoughtful essays, not just in English class but in history and science classes as well.
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
      Elizabeth Tewksbury on 29 Sep 12
       
      I love this, because usually when a student cannot write, everyone (including fellow teachers) simply point fingers at the English teachers and blame us.  
    • Alyssa Littlefield
      Alyssa Littlefield on 29 Sep 12
       
      Where does the information for the Nation's Report Card come from? 
  • he new writing standards are meant to reverse a pedagogical pendulum that has swung too far, favoring self-­expression and emotion over lucid communication.
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  • Although New Dorp teachers had observed students failing for years, they never connected that failure to specific flaws in their own teaching.
  • “Most teachers,” said Nell Scharff, an instructional expert DeAngelis hired, “entered into the process with a strongly negative attitude.”
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
      Elizabeth Tewksbury on 29 Sep 12
       
      Big surprise.  I KNOW this would happen at my own school as well.  :-/
    • Alyssa Littlefield
      Alyssa Littlefield on 29 Sep 12
       
      This seems like a pretty broad statement...
  • seth_mitchell on 29 Sep 12
     
    Interesting conversation starter.  
seth_mitchell

Common Core State Standards Initiative | English Language Arts Standards | Anchor Stand... - 3 views

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Standards common core Technology writing

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      seth_mitchell on 27 Feb 12
       
      These three standards hit all four of our tech PD focus areas: reflection, collaboration, publication, and revision.
  • 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
  • 5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
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  • 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
seth_mitchell

OMG! Survey, like, says digital-savvy students are good at writing! - latimes.com - 0 views

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technology texting writing collaboration digital writing twitter Social Networking

shared by seth_mitchell on 31 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • more than two-thirds of their students had fair or poor abilities to digest long and complicated texts and understand plagiarism issues
  • found such advantages as greater creativity, personal expression and increased collaboration
  • promoted a deeper interest in writing because students could see their works published in such online forums as http://www.figment.com
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  • Sometimes, good old-fashioned pen and paper are the best way
  • English teachers were far more positive toward digital tools for writing — nearly two-thirds said it made teaching easier — than colleagues teaching math, science and social studies.
  • technology is not the most important element in promoting good student writing
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