tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post5452014863322913531..comments2024-03-27T01:43:34.196-06:00Comments on School Improvement Network: Common Core and Teacher Evaluations: The Beginning of the End? School Improvement Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02615005940875662497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-19563409056953052212021-09-02T03:44:39.273-06:002021-09-02T03:44:39.273-06:00It's a nice blog and I enjoyed browsing the va...It's a nice blog and I enjoyed browsing the various entries. All the blogs are very informative and impressive to read. For those of you looking for a <a href="https://mic-security.puzl.com/_news/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-Camera-and-Microphone-Hacking%253F/321145" rel="nofollow">Vlogging Microphone for YouTube</a>, I recently published an article. There are some tips that will help you improve your security.James L Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534238487577147083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-27186216730318655792012-10-06T22:22:06.094-06:002012-10-06T22:22:06.094-06:00As a new or future educator, we are asking that yo...As a new or future educator, we are asking that you openly discuss what kinds of professional development you have been involved in that have been effective as well as what you would feel would be beneficial for you. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.SchoolImprovement.com/" rel="nofollow"> common core 360 </a>StephaniePumphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683714573162912811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-46464748638825078932012-09-27T15:55:52.985-06:002012-09-27T15:55:52.985-06:00Dear MommaKat,
I couldn't agree more. You'...Dear MommaKat,<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. You're right--the Common Core Standards are designed to help us, and they make our jobs much easier. That may not be the way that every educator treats them, but that does not change the nature and potential of the Common Core Standards.<br /><br />My goal was to emphasize how confusing the entire landscape has become, with drastic opinions swirling around in a metaphorical tornado of politics, posturing, and grand-standing that could rip the entire system out by its roots, no matter each side's intent.<br /><br />So perhaps in all the confusion, there is a peaceful "eye of the storm" that lets us see things more clearly--the Common Core and InTASC standards could be the beginning of the end of all the confusion and fighting. This could be a shining new start to a new way to think about education.<br /><br />Thank you for your participation. Your views are extremely valuable.School Improvement Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615005940875662497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247219133305043026.post-47175345421177758712012-09-27T15:33:44.683-06:002012-09-27T15:33:44.683-06:00I'm going to take issue with your framing of t...I'm going to take issue with your framing of the arguments given that you will find teachers like myself who believe the Common Core Standards are what they're presented to be - a dynamic, living document that outlines what our students need to have mastered (not regurgitated - much care was taken to frame mastery at the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy)at each successive stage of their academic careers. They in fact make backwards design much easier, and do not outline or dictate HOW that content is to be taught. In fact, that is the major delineating factor between Common Core and Core Knowledge. CK sought to set out specific curriculum whereas the CCS acknowledge that teachers and districts are the better judge of how to teach content to students in order to achieve mastery, and also recognizes it must do so in order to allow for differentiation, regional and cultural learning needs etc. <br /><br />Now, that isn't to say that the manner in which states and districts are implementing the Common Core standards aligns with that intent. Many in fact do not. If the Common Core were instituted in the manner intended, it would not be consistent with the increase in standardized testing or teacher evaluations based on standardized test performance, and that's where the true cognitive dissonance in this exercise exists. The various state governor's supported the creation of the Common Core with the underlying belief that it would support their desire and intention to implement argument 2 as you have described here. Problem is that mastery at the level suggested by the Common Core cannot effectively be assessed through standardized testing. As teachers, we do need to fight this and start pushing for portfolios and hands on application through internships, collaboration with outside groups and businesses etc. to demonstrate mastery. It's working all over Europe, and that we as a nation refuse to consider the need for this type of experience in our students academic careers belies our lack of understanding around how to foster critical thinking / problem solving skills in the majority of our graduates, or produce students capable of competing at the international level. Kirsten Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713559277159124439noreply@blogger.com