Tune in to Forum discussion of Common Core
AUGUST 1, 2013
A previous Forum experience – in the studio at KQED with Spencer Michels. We were discussing teacher evaluation (8/18/10).
I’ll be a guest on KQED Forum Thursday morning, August 1, in the 9-10 a.m. hour, discussing the Common Core Standards and their implementation. KQED is an NPR affiliate (88.5 FM in San Francisco, or listen live online), and Forum may be their most popular locally produced program. They do a good job of promoting thoughtful dialogue on all sorts of issues, so I hope people will tune in, or listen to the archived recording later if you miss it. You can use their web page to find the call-in number, the link to listen online, and to leave questions and comments. They also check their Facebook page during the show and sometimes use comments and questions posted there.
Here is the full line-up (pasted from KQED webpage):
- Arun Ramanathan, executive director of the Education Trust-West, an Oakland-based educational policy and advocacy organization focused on low-income and minority students
- David B. Cohen, Associate Director of Accomplished California Teachers; English teacher at Palo Alto High School
- Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
- Jill Tucker, education writer for the San Francisco Chronicle
- Tom Torlakson, state superintendent for public instruction; and former member of the CA State Assembly for the 11th District
I won’t claim to be an expert on the Common Core Standards content: I cannot quote chapter and verse, and the coming school year will be my first actually doing anything differently because of the CCSS adoption. However, in my work with Accomplished California Teachers, affiliation with national education organizations (NBPTS, Teacher Leaders Network) and years of presenting and participating in state and national conferences, seminars, and workshops, I have gathered and understood many perspectives on the standards and their implementation. It’s essential for policy makers and the public to understand what this process looks like and feels like in a wide variety of settings, and how this implementation will alter – for better, worse, both? – the teaching and learning in classrooms.
I know from past experience it will be impossible to say everything I’d like to say in this radio program, so I’m providing links to my blog posts on the topic. Keep in mind that these posts span a couple of years, and as time has passed, my position has evolved slightly. I’m listing them in reverse chronological order.
ASCD Conference Highlights: Day 2 (3/18/13)
Less Testing, Not Different Tests (6/15/11)
Common Core Confusion – ASCD Edition (3/26/11)
Common Core Confusion (3/11/11)
And here are some guest posts relating to Common Core:
Common Questions about Common Core, by Chris Miraglia
Teaching the Common Core: Debate Continues , by Alice Mercer
Common Core Challenges for California, by Alice Mercer
Getting Less From More, by Jane Fung
