Education Week “Spotlights”

Posted on September 20, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

Education Week is currently offering four free “Spotlight” collections for download. Spotlights are a collection of past articles from the publication focused on a particular topic. The four being offered gratis include collections on professional development, teacher evaluation, implementing common standards, and data-driven decision-making. Here are the highlights from each: Spotlight on Reinventing Professional Development Read more about Education Week “Spotlights”[…]

NCLB Waiver Watch

Posted on August 21, 2011June 3, 2012 by coreeducation

The Center on Education Policy (CEP) has launched a new website called NCLB Waiver Watch. This website tracks current developments related to the new waivers that would relieve states from some of the provisions of NCLB. Given the very public and fast-paced nature of the issue, CEP has created an interactive map that illustrates which Read more about NCLB Waiver Watch[…]

Common Core – There’s an App for That!

Posted on June 10, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

You won’t believe this, but MasteryConnect has just released a free app with searchable Common Core Standards for math and language arts. So now, if you’re in a long line at the grocery store and wondering what the standards are for reading informational text in 5th grade, you’ve got the information at your fingertips! (Okay..so Read more about Common Core – There’s an App for That![…]

Common Core Resources from NASBE

Posted on May 25, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Association of State Boards of Education has posted a number of Power Point presentations from their 2011 Central Regional Conference and 2011 Northeast Regional Conference related to the Common Core. To download, click the title, or visit http://www.nasbe.org/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=category&category_id=23&Itemid=1125 A Systems Approach to Common Core: Critical Issues of Implementing the Common Core CCSSO, NGA Read more about Common Core Resources from NASBE[…]

Digital Instructional Resources for the Common Core

Posted on May 18, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

The Pearson Foundation has announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a complete, foundational system of digital instructional resources built around the Common Core State Standards. Over the next three years, the Pearson Foundation will develop 24 courses covering math for grades K-10 and reading/English language arts for grades K-12. The Read more about Digital Instructional Resources for the Common Core[…]

Resources: Successful Leadership for School Turnaround

Posted on May 17, 2011February 17, 2013 by coreeducation

Public Impact’s School Turnaround website contains many useful resources on developing leaders for School Turnaround efforts. You can download each of the resources described below at http://www.schoolturnarounds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=10 Using Competencies to Improve School Turnaround Principal Success This paper, produced for the University of Virginia’s School Turnaround Specialist Program, describes how using competencies that predict performance can Read more about Resources: Successful Leadership for School Turnaround[…]

Educational Jargon

Posted on April 26, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

After a fantastic conference in Washington, DC with the National Center for Education Information and a nice holiday, I’m back. To ease back into things, I thought I’d have a little fun with educational jargon. Yesterday, John Merrow blogged about “The Joys of Jargon.” He listed the most annoying buzzwords cited by educational reporters. At Read more about Educational Jargon[…]

Recalibrating Professional Development for Teacher Success

Posted on April 5, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

Education Week is offering a free live webinar, Recalibrating Professional Development for Teacher Success, on Tuesday, April 12, 3 p.m., EDT. With school systems under pressure to boost achievement and improve human capital management, today’s education leaders recognize that effective teacher staff development is more important than ever. Yet teacher learning programs in many schools Read more about Recalibrating Professional Development for Teacher Success[…]

CES releases “Projections of Education Statistics to 2019”

Posted on March 22, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

There are many things we can’t predict about the future of education, but happily, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has allowed us to look into the future of education statistics. For example, postsecondary enrollment rose by 34 percent between 1994 and 2008; NCES projects that it will increase another 17 percent by 2019. Read more about CES releases “Projections of Education Statistics to 2019”[…]

New Resources from Teacher Quality Center

Posted on March 16, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality is pleased to introduce three new research & policy resources to assist districts and states in designing and implementing teacher professional development activities and evaluation systems. They are: Measuring Teacher Contributions to Student Learning Growth for Nontested Grades and Subjects was developed to help states consider options for Read more about New Resources from Teacher Quality Center[…]

The School Leader’s Toolbox

Posted on March 15, 2011April 27, 2012 by coreeducation

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) announces the launch of The School Leader’s Toolbox, a new collection of resources used by the nation’s top charter schools to recruit, manage and support a high-performing teacher workforce. Effective strategies for building and managing teacher talent are singularly important in light of decades of research showing that teachers have Read more about The School Leader’s Toolbox[…]

Teacher Self-Assessment Tool

Posted on March 3, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The state of Maryland has released a new teacher self-assessment tool. It is available at http://pdot.marylandlearninglinks.org/ This free tool is designed to facilitate teacher reflection related to instruction of students wih special needs. Teachers log in and rate themselves on indicators in ten areas, using a five-point scoring tool. The system then prints a results Read more about Teacher Self-Assessment Tool[…]

The Media Bullpen

Posted on February 23, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The Center for Education Reform announces the launch of the Media Bullpen. This new virtual newsroom brings accountability to education news. Each day CER’s “umps” analyze the media on education and score who’s got it right — and who struck out. The Media Bullpen is a fun way to browse education news, but be Read more about The Media Bullpen[…]

National Dashboard Release

Posted on February 7, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a web site providing convenient and transparent access to key national and state education data, highlighting the progress being made at every level of the education system and encouraging communities to engage in an informed conversation about their schools. This first version of the U.S. Education Dashboard (http://dashboard.ed.gov/) Read more about National Dashboard Release[…]

Common Core Webinars

Posted on January 19, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

Pearson has launched a new Common Core Standards website. While much of the site is commercially based — selling the products and services of Pearson — there are several useful (and free!) webinars: Common Core: Math Standards – Implementation for Success As part of its commitment to help states transition to the new standards, Pearson Read more about Common Core Webinars[…]