Common-Core Update: January 24, 2018: January 24, 2018

Insights and news on the Common Core State Standards, January 24, 2018. View as web page.

Betsy DeVos Says Common Core Is Dead

The past decade of federal K-12 education redesign efforts “have not worked out as hoped,” U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a speech this month. Read more.

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What Are the Top Grammar and Writing Errors of 2017?

Mixing up lay and lie was the top usage error of 2017, according to a recent report by NoRedInk, a website that aims to help students bone up on grammar and writing skills. Read more.

(Curriculum Matters)

Reciting Other People's Poetry: A Dusty Relic or Powerful Teaching Tool?

A national program is working with teachers around the country to persuade students that reciting other people's poetry can be as transformative as performing their own. Read more.

(Education Week)

• When Poetry Meets the Common Core (From the Archives)

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States Explore New Routes to High School Completion Without Equivalency Exams
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Homeschooling: How Does It Square with the Common Core?
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What Can the Nation Do to Shift Schools Out of Neutral?
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Video: The Common Core Explained
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Map: Tracking the Common Core State Standards
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The Best Ways to Use Video in Class
(Classroom Q&A with Larry Ferlazzo)

'Do Not Grade Every Piece of Writing a Student Creates'
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Try a Simple Speaking Assessment
(Teaching for the Whole Story)

Avoiding 'Missed Opportunities' in Writing Instruction
(Classroom Q&A with Larry Ferlazzo)

Focus Professional Learning Communities on Curriculum
(Learning Forward’s PD Watch)

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