[CASL-L] Common-Core Instructional Approaches, Plus Interview with Charlotte Danielson

[Irene K]

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> Date: March 26, 2013, 2:59:18 PM EDT
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> Subject: [NESLAmembers] Fwd: Exclusive Special Report on Common-Core Instructional Approaches, Plus Interview with Charlotte Danielson
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>> View the many ways classroom educators are adapting instruction to the common-core framework. Click here to view as a webpage.
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>> Exclusive Online-Only Special Report:
>> Common-Core Instructional Opportunities
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>>  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.
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>> HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SPECIAL REPORT:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Read this entire report here.
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