Guest post by Alexis O’Neill There’s a new award that shines a light on a formerly unrepresented class in early childhood books – the Correll Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text. This award will given to books that are written for the purpose of “informing the reader,” and employing a variety of structures, [...]
Darcy Pattison October 16, 2012
Celebrate Nonfiction!
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Darcy Pattison May 17, 2011
Who Wrote the Common Core Standards?
Who wrote the Common Core State Standards? There are two answers. First, we’ll talk about the background of the movement itself. Next, we’ll talk about the actual authors and watch them explain the standards in a set of videos. BACKGROUND. The standards were written and modified in phases. In 1996 Achieve, Inc was created, a [...]
Darcy Pattison May 16, 2011
History of National Standards: Where Did Common Core Standards Come From?
Reagan Study Transformed into Reform Movement: Common Core Standards A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform is the title of the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication sparked a renewed interest in education reform efforts. But those efforts were hampered by a splintered discussion [...]
Darcy Pattison May 16, 2011
Obama and the Common Core Standards
Were the national Common Core Standards an idea that started with President Obama? No. President Obama just happened to come along a the culmination of 25 years of work by the business, technical and political communities. It started with A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform , the 1983 report of American President [...]
ddpattison March 24, 2010
English Language Arts Standards
English Language Arts English Language Arts Common Core Standards The common education standards adopted by over 45 states this year will include a strong English Language Arts component. It emphasizes utilitarian writing and reading. For example, in 4th grade, students are asked to read 50% literary texts and 50% informational texts. This changes in high [...]
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