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Common Core Curriculum Mapping Project - 1 views

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CommonCore math Videos lessons

shared by Aaron Allred on 30 May 13 - No Cached

Aaron Allred on 30 May 13

Website with great tutorial videos for understanding standards in the Common Core.

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Exactly What The Common Core Standards Say About Technology - 0 views

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shared by Kim McCoy-Parker on 08 May 13 - No Cached

The Common Core standards don’t just suggest novel technology use as a way to “engage students,” but rather requires learners to make complex decisions about how, when, and why to use technology–something educators must do as well.
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With the Common Core, such use is now a matter of law.
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The Next Generation Science Standards | Next Generation Science Standards - 0 views

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Nikki Lyons on 04 Mar 14

Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards. </div>

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Nikki Lyons on 04 Mar 14

This is an excellent resource for those who are doing science as a part of their Thematic Unit teams

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Cursive handwriting no longer stressed at Eastern Iowa schools | TheGazette - 2 views

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“It doesn’t seem like there’s the emphasis on cursive handwriting today that there was when I was in school,” said Lisa Donohoe, Shelby’s mom.
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“We do have a curriculum for cursive handwriting as part of our SLEs (Student Learning Expectations),” said Mary Ellen Maske, executive administrator for elementary education for the Cedar Rapids school district.The district uses the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting curriculum, which introduces cursive handwriting in third grade, and practice in fourth and fifth grades.The goal is 10 to 15 minutes of cursive handwriting instruction each day
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Iowa is among 42 states and the District of Columbia, to have adopted the Common Core State Standards for English, which omits cursive handwriting from the required curriculum.
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A 2009 study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, D.C., cites cursive as important for cognitive development because it “requires fluid movement, eye-hand coordination and fine motor skill development.
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- Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11
  
  Aren't there better ways to develop eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills? Note taking? Seriously?
  
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“We tell our students ‘We’re teaching you this style, but as you get older, you’ll develop your own style,’” said Thea Thies, a fourth-grade teacher at East Elementary School in Waukon. “That’s the fun part.”
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Thies said she cites historical documents and handwriting analysis as examples of cursive handwriting in effort to increase her students’ enthusiasm of the subject.
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- Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11
  
  Yep, that should inspire them!
  
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Robin Galloway on 28 Apr 11

Why should cursive be taught at all in this century?

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Is it time to rename the Common Core? - 1 views

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shared by Hailee Halverson on 30 Aug 14 - No Cached

Hailee Halverson on 30 Aug 14

People like what's in the Common Core much better when it's not called "Common Core."

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