Uncommon Learning in a Time of Core Standards
By Kent Williamson, Director, National Center for Literacy Education
New research from the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE) shows that educators in every subject area and role are eager to work together to deepen literacy learning—77% of educators, principals, and librarians agreed that developing student literacy is one of the most important responsibilities they have. It also showed that educators are committed to common-sense changes to improve teaching and learning practices: they most value time to co-plan with colleagues to create new lessons or instructional strategies and to analyze how their students are developing and what they can do together to advance progress.
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Literacy teacher and author, Jessica Cuthbertson, explains to educators that the Common Core liberates teachers and offers guidance in the EdNews Colorado article, “Voices: ‘And’ vs. ‘or’ in the Common Core.”
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