From: Peggy Hallisey <peghallisey@earthlink.net>
Date: March 26, 2013, 2:59:18 PM EDT
To: neslamembers@googlegroups.com
Subject: [NESLAmembers] Fwd: Exclusive Special Report on Common-Core Instructional Approaches, Plus Interview with Charlotte Danielson

FYI

View the many ways classroom educators are adapting instruction to the common-core framework. Click here to view as a webpage.

Exclusive Online-Only Special Report: Common-Core Instructional Opportunities The Common Core State Standards are being introduced in all but four states, presenting the need for immediate and far-reaching instructional changes. This exclusive new online-only special report explores the ways classroom educators, in a variety of subjects and with a diverse range of students, are adapting to the new framework for teaching and learning.  The articles and interviews with experts shed light on new practices and innovations. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SPECIAL REPORT: Charlotte Danielson on Teaching and the Common Core Teaching expert Charlotte Danielson discusses the effects of the common standards on instructional practice and teacher professional development. In Common Core, Teachers See Interdisciplinary Opportunities Educators around the country are exploring innovative ways to teach the new common-core literacy standards, and some are calling attention to an approach they say is working well: cross-subject thematic units. Math Teachers Strive to Bring Core to At-Risk Students Despite often lacking support and clear guidance, math educators are taking steps to refine their practice and adopt creative methods to help at-risk and struggling students make the shift to the new instructional paradigm. Principal Sees Course Rigor as Basis for Common-Core Readiness Veteran principal Carol Burris has a suggestion for schools struggling to transition to the common standards: Make classes harder. Read this entire report here. WEB-ONLY EXTRAS YOU'LL FIND AT EDWEEK.ORG FREE Webinar: 1-to-1 Computing Steps to Success April 4, 1:00 p.m. ET - Launching and maintaining a 1-to-1 computing program can be a daunting challenge. School leaders must set goals for a program, determine which devices to use, train teachers, get parents on board, and evaluate the impact of the effort. Our guests have successfully built and managed 1-to-1 computing programs and will talk about how to make those efforts work to improve student learning. Sponsored by Amplify. Click here to register. Live Chat: Ed-Tech Leadership for Better Schools—Leaders to Learn From April 5, 1:00 p.m. ET - Join Education Week and education experts Dennis Stockdale and Sarah Trimble-Oliver for a conversation about developing 1-to-1 computing programs to ensuring students have access to high-speed Internet connections to do their schoolwork during and beyond school hours. Sponsored by USTREAM. Sign up now. Education Week PD Webinar: Daniel Pink on How Teachers Can 'Sell' More to Students April 9, 2:00 p.m. ET - Daniel Pink will offer strategic advice for educators on what he calls the new ABC's of selling, and how educators can use these tactics to "move" students. Drawing on a wealth of social science findings, Pink will also discuss the qualities of an effective salesperson, ways to make a message clearer, and the importance of understanding others' perspectives. Click here to register. FREE: Live Stream: Leaders to Learn from 2013 April 18, 8:30 a.m. ET - The leaders profiled in Leaders to Learn from 2013 will be recognized at an exclusive event April 18, 2013, in Washington, D.C., featuring a keynote by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. While this is an invitation-only event, you can view it in its entirety, free of cost. Sign up now. Follow/friend us on Twitter and Facebook!   Editorial Projects in Education Inc., 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814. EPE is the publisher of Education Week, Digital Directions, Education Week Teacher, EdWeek.org, DigitalDirections.org and TopSchoolJobs.org. Copyright © 2013 Editorial Projects in Education.

 

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