Is There a Market in the United States for a Strong Instructional Core?

Posted on October 2, 2015September 25, 2015 by coreeducation

Marc Tucker of the National Center on Education and the Economy wants the U.S. to reform the way that it approaches its instructional core. By this, he means “the combination of state-mandated standards, curriculum frameworks, course syllabi, instructional materials, and tests and examinations that together define and measure what students are taught.” Tucker’s recommendations, like Read more about Is There a Market in the United States for a Strong Instructional Core?[…]

Three New REL Toolkits Help Educators Understand Logic Models, Establish a Culture of Data Use, and Evaluate Instruction with Classroom Data

Posted on May 26, 2015May 17, 2015 by coreeducation

Three new toolkits from the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Program are designed to help educators and leaders use data and evaluate programs and policies: Logic models for program design, implementation, and evaluation: Workshop toolkit This Logic Model Workshop Toolkit from REL Northeast & Islands helps state and district leaders design, implement, and evaluate programs and Read more about Three New REL Toolkits Help Educators Understand Logic Models, Establish a Culture of Data Use, and Evaluate Instruction with Classroom Data[…]

Coherence in Education Reform

Posted on March 17, 2015March 16, 2015 by coreeducation

Often, it seems in schools that reform after reform is layered on with little thought to alignment or coherence. The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders is responding to that problem with a new special issues brief titled, A Framework for Coherence: College and Career Readiness Standards, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Educator Effectiveness. Read more about Coherence in Education Reform[…]

Taking Stock of Personalized Learning

Posted on November 12, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Taking Stock of Personalized Learning is part of a series of special reports by Education Week that identifies high-priority topics in the K-12 world and examines them in significant depth. This report tackles the issue of personalized learning, one of the hottest topics in education, and a concept that raises all kinds of questions and Read more about Taking Stock of Personalized Learning[…]

Los Angeles school Pioneers Blended Learning Model

Posted on March 1, 2013 by coreeducation

A Los Angeles High School is trying to prove that more individual instruction can be provided with larger class sizes. How might they accomplish this? Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School hopes that blended learning, a model which for this school includes a third of their class time in traditional teacher-led instruction, a third working Read more about Los Angeles school Pioneers Blended Learning Model[…]

Selecting Growth Models for School and Teacher Evaluations

Posted on September 21, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) has released a paper that explores the growth models available for school and teacher evaluations. The specifics of how growth models should be constructed and used to evaluate schools and teachers is a topic of lively policy debate in states and school districts Read more about Selecting Growth Models for School and Teacher Evaluations[…]