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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Common Core in English/Language Arts: A Critically Literate Reading

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In her guest post on this blog, The CCSS: Knowledge is Power , Cindy Mershon recommends that all educators take a critical literacy approac...

Charlotte Zolotow, Great Children's Author and Editor, Dies at 98

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Charlotte Zolotow, the author of seminal children's books like William's Doll, I Know a Lady,  and The Angry Book has died. Her boo...
Friday, November 15, 2013

The CCSS: Knowledge is Power

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Today I am pleased to post a guest blog by my go-to person for discussing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), my wife, Cynthia Mershon....
Monday, November 11, 2013

Stories Matter: Where Does Story Fit in the Common Core?

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We need to insure that stories are an integral part of our instruction and we need to be able to explain why to those who might challenge ...
Friday, November 8, 2013

Test and Punish, by John Kuhn Reviewed: An American Horror Story

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Kuhn, J.  (2013) Test and Punish: How the Texas Education Model Gave America Accountability without Equity. Austin, TX. Park Place Publicati...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Some Reading for Arne Duncan

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Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, believes that improved educational opportunity is the route to success for the 22% of America's chi...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Are Teachers Professionals?

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How can we counteract the denigration of our profession and demand our place at the decision making table? One way would be to double down ...
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Friday, October 25, 2013

Could the Common Core Widen the Achievement Gap in Reading?

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By ignoring the research on early childhood literacy, the designers of the CCSS for ELA may be  putting at-risk children at even greater ri...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

An Unasked Question of the Common Core: Are Colleges Student Ready?

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Research has shown us that appropriate scaffolding before, during and after reading is not only appropriate, but it is best practice. T...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

Responding to TEACHNJ Enthusiasts

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Saturday's Trenton Times had this editorial enthusing about TEACHNJ the new teacher evaluation law. http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/ind...