Common Core State Standards – What’s the Controversy? 7.1.13 John Wood We’ve blogged fairly extensively on the Common Core State Standards over the last several months and generally favor... More
AES and Making Sense in the Common Core State Standards World 6.17.13 John Wood Those who speak and write against automated essay scoring (AES) often create a false dichotomy that the scoring must be... More
Webinar Feedback: Incorporating Common Core Shifts in ELA and Math 6.5.13 Amy Gordon Our first webinar in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) series – What Teachers and Leaders Need to Know about the... More
Teacher and Automated Essay Scoring (AES)… A Winning Combination? 5.24.13 John Wood One of the hallmarks and frustrations of the field of education is the imprecision of the language. In education we... More
Automated Essay Scoring (AES) and the Common Core State Standards 5.20.13 John Wood In the last few weeks a lot has been written about using computers to score student writing. Harvard and MIT offered... More
Give Educators Time and Support to Implement the Common Core 5.14.13 Matt Chapman AFT calls for moratorium on Common Core consequences. In her April 30 speech, Randi Weingarten demonstrated clear... More
Webinar Feedback: MAP Connections to College and Career Readiness 5.3.13 Amy Gordon Our first webinar in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) series took place on March 11th and you can read... More
Webinar Feedback: What Teachers Think about Common Core MAP Assessment 4.23.13 Amy Gordon March 11, 2013 kicked off our first webinar in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) series titled Guide to Common... More
Early Algebra and the Common Core State Standards 4.17.13 John Wood What is the allure of algebra? Over the last several years both parents and school leaders have pushed more and... More
Is Digital Content Too Rich for the Common Core State Standards? 3.15.13 John Wood Do you know how compelling and information rich digital content can be? I am not sure I really understood the... More
Common Core State Standards Implementation: Focus on the Process not the Results 3.6.13 John Wood Recently at the World Match Play Championships, the two best golfers in the world lost in the first round: “Tiger... More
Vocabulary, Digital Content, Snowballs, and the State of the Union 2.27.13 John Wood Reading the EdWeek article – Students Must Learn More Words, Say Studies – my mind flashed back to a scene from a... More
