Common Core Connections HISTORY OF THE COMMON CORE. For some, the Common Core State Standards seemed to come from nowhere and appeared to be a sneaky attack on states rights to control local education. But for those involved in writing the standards, it was nothing short of an exhaustive and collaborative years-long effort aimed at raising the achievement levels of students across the country. Learn more (Bidwell, US News & World Report). usnews/news/special-reports/articles/2014/02/27/the-history-of-common-core-state-standards RUMOR V. REALITY. Educators 4 Excellence (E4E) has a page that deals frankly with the nine most heard rumors about the Common Core. While you are at it, check out E4Es Common Core site. educators4excellence.org/common-core READY WA. Washington state teachers lend their voices to the Common Core discourse. At their site, educators can view a video of Washington state teachers discussing how they talk to those who have concerns about the new standards, and they can read blogs from the teachers about how the standards are affecting their classrooms. readywa.org/teachers-voices.html CORE SUPPORTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. Lesli A. Maxwell explores how Common Core assessments will support English learners. Read her article (EdWeek). The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has made training tests available on its website so that students, teachers, school leaders and parents can look at the types of language supports that will be offered to their students before field-testing begins. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2014/02/language_supports_for_english-.html
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