Tag Archives: Educational Leadership

Enhancing Professional Learning through Twitter Chats

If you have a Twitter account, you may want to participate in Twitter Chats to promote your own professional learning. The chats are free and run the full breath of educational outcomes including Common Core, Art, 21st Century Learning, Educational … Continue reading

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Finishing the Labor of Understanding before Talking Back

In a piece for Educational Leadership, professor of English Mark Bauerlein describes the importance of text complexity and the dispositions students will need if they are going to be successful with this outcome.  These include A Willingness to Probe The … Continue reading

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Insights about the CCSS

In the December/January issue of Educational Leadership, educational experts share their opinions about the Common Core (graphic). Among the insights: The Common Core movement is not a reversal of NCLB, but the next step on a journey toward close, critical … Continue reading

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The read-aloud and Common Core

In a piece for Educational Leadership, William Himmele and Pérsida Himmele describe the important of read-alouds in the Common Core. This includes a chance to introduce more nonfiction to students and to build a “bank of academic vocabulary.” You can … Continue reading

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The CCSS: Starting Now

In the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Educational Leadership, the Core Task Project is shared as part of the answer to this question: “What can you do to move your school or district forward in implementing the Common Core State … Continue reading

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