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Monday, December 23, 2013

12-23-13 @ The Chalk Face

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We’re more than the Common Core
We wake up early, every morning, ready to teach, and we look forward to opening our classroom door. We quietly ponder which student we’ll reach, because we’re more than the Common Core. We spend countless hours planning lessons ahead, and we genuinely want our students to soar. We reflect on each school day before resting in […]

This Is the Common Core You Support?
You have plenty of Urban Legend and baseless conspiracy theories swirling around the Common Core, and none of that really serves anyone well. But you also have evidence (and from what I can tell, that doesn’t carry much weight). So for all those who support the Common Core, and tend to ignore the evidence-based arguments […]

12-22-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: I Don’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need StudentsI Don\’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students. via I Don’t Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students.by plthomasedd / 1min hide  //  saveTeachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and CharybdisTeachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdis. via Teachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdi