I want to tell you a short story about how I got started writing. There are many versions of the story, each true, and I’ve never told this one till now, because I’ve not had quite this audience before. When my first daughter was just four or five years old, I started thinking about her [...]
October 31, 2011
15-part Video Series: Common Core State Standards
Produced in partnership with NYS PBS stations WCNY/Syracuse and WNET/New York City, this series of videos illuminates the Common Core through conversations between NYS Commissioner of Education John King, a former high school social studies teacher and middle school principal; David Coleman, a contributing author of the Common Core State Standards; and Gerson, a Senior [...]
October 17, 2011
Survey: CCSS Challenges
What Challenges do You Face in Implementing the CCSS This simple four-question survey asks you about YOUR challenges in implementing the Common Core State Standards.
May 20, 2011
Science Common Core Standards
UPDATE: Next Gen Science Standards were released in April, 2013. Common Core Standards for Science are in development. The English Language Arts standards addresses science in the Science, Social Studies and Technical Subjects Appendix (pdf download) and how they integrate reading, writing and listening into the subject areas. Essentially, in elementary school, the English Language [...]
May 17, 2011
Writing Narratives: Common Core Standards
Common Core Narratives The new Common Core standards requires narrative writing at all levels. Here are some of the distinctions of narratives (real or imagined) by students at each grade. As always, the frameworks build on the previous grade’s skills, so I’m just highlighting what changes in each grade. K Time order, give character reactions. [...]
May 16, 2011
CCSS: Utilitarian not Liberal Arts
The history of how the Common Core Standards were developed means these standards are distinctive in certain ways. College and Career Readiness v. Liberal Arts Education. Traditionally, the United States has held to an ideal of a liberal arts education that would prepare a student for life. (Note: liberal in this context does not refer [...]
May 16, 2011
Math Common Core Standards
Math Standards Download the Math Standards. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Mathematics Appendix A
