Teacher Update: March 6, 2014: March 6, 2014

Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders, March 6, 2014. View as web page.

NEW DIRECTIONS IN ASSESSMENT

English teacher Nancy Barile uses 'Bowling for Columbine,' a documentary by Michael Moore, in her film course.

Performance Assessment Re-Emerging in Schools

Looking for better ways to measure the "deeper learning" goals of the common standards, schools are increasingly turning to formalized performance tasks. Read more.

• STORY PACKAGE: New Directions in Assessment

PD Webinar: Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 4 to 5 p.m. ET
Boosting Authentic Literacy Through Common-Core Instructional Shifts, With Mike Schmoker

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CTQ COLLABORATORY

How Movies Can Connect Students to Writing and the Common Core

Teacher Nancy Barile writes how she found movies could help students understand using evidence to support claims and how to analyze literary and informational texts, among other skills required by the common standards. Read more.

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TEACHING CHANNEL VIDEO

Getting Ready to Write: Citing Textual Evidence

Middle school teacher Dawn Norris shows how she teaches a lesson that is aligned to the common standard on citing textual evidence. See how she helps her students develop the skills to examine, discuss, and write about what they learned. (5 min) Read more.

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Chicago Test Boycott Expands, Gets Support of National Union
(Curriculum Matters)

Designing Infographics for Common-Core Instruction
(Teaching Now)

Teachers Lead the Way in Nevada Common-Core Project
(Education Week)

Obama Budget Pitches Race to Top for Equity, New Money for Ed Tech
(Politics K-12)

How Implementation Problems Bedevil New Ed. Initiatives
(Teaching Now)

New Guidelines Offered for Helping Schools Create Reliable Internet Networks
(Digital Education)

COMMENTARY

When Education Is But a Test Score
(Education Week)

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TEACHER BLOGS

In Three Months, I Forgot How to Teach
(Charting My Own Course)

What My Almost-Dropout Brother Taught Me About Education
(Lessons From China)

Response: Building 'Political Will' to Retain Teachers in High-Need Schools
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

John Kuhn at the NPE Conference: 'This Is Our Education Spring'
(Living in Dialogue)

There IS Time for Professional Learning
(Learning Forward's PD Watch)

How Do I Become an Instructional Coach?
(The Art of Coaching Teachers)

No Mystique, No Respect: On Valuing Teachers and Teaching
(View From the Bronx)

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEBINAR - Friday, March 7, 2014, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

Using Transitional Coursework in High School to Improve College Success

Some states and districts now offer transitional curricula for high school students who aspire to college but need more preparation to succeed. This webinar will examine developments in this area, with a special focus on a new Tennessee initiative. Click here to attend this free live event.
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WEBINAR - Thursday, March 13, 2014, 2 to 3 p.m. ET

A School’s Blueprint to Secure Everything

Join Symantec's Renault Ross for a webinar that will examine the blueprints for building a comprehensive school security program that "secures everything." Click here to attend this free live event.

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