Spotlight on Supporting Instruction in the Common Core

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Supporting Instruction in the
Common Core


The Education Week Spotlight on Supporting Instruction in the Common Core is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • Providing online professional development opportunities for the common standards
  • Using customized e-textbooks aligned to the common core
  • Forming educator cadres to prepare for common assessments
  • Building capacity for new instructional approaches

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Common Core Raises Profile of Virtual PD
Ongoing and effective professional development is critical, experts say, and technology holds the key to providing deep learning experiences for teachers that can be scaled across state borders.
October 15, 2012 - Digital Directions

Educators Craft Own Math E-Books for Common Core
Dissatisfied with what was available, Utah educators are producing high school math e-textbooks they aim to align with the standards.
September 25, 2012 - Education Week

Educator Cadres Formed to Support Common Assessments
Teams of educators from each state involved in the PARCC consortium will serve as "ambassadors" to teachers to prepare for the tests.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week

Concern Abounds Over Teachers' Preparedness for Standards
Some districts have prepared their teachers on the new instructional approaches for the common core; others have done little.
April 23, 2012 - Education Week

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Give the Standards Back to Teachers
Teachers need to "own" the common standards, too, if standards are going to improve learning, John Ewing writes.
August 2, 2012 - Education Week

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Solving the Textbook-Common Core Conundrum
Beverlee Jobrack explains how schools can identify effective teaching materials as they embark on the implementation of the standards.
August 7, 2012 - Education Week

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Going Online to Ease Common-Core Transition
Online learning communities will help make the transition to the common-core standards easier, Christine Newell writes.
September 11, 2012 - Education Week

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