Three great letters from the TNEdReport on common core in Tennessee
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Delaying Common Core Implementation Hinders Teachers and Students Progress
by bced13 • • 5 Comments
Last week the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to delay implementing the Common Core Standards and the associated PARCC exam. Using a combination of procedural posturing and late amendments Common Core opponents in the state legislature have sent a bill…
Tales from the Classroom: How I’m Using Common Core to Build Critical Thinking
by bced13 • • 16 Comments
Back in September, I decided to teach my kids how to use the tools of geometry: compasses and protractors. I figured I could give the tutorial in a day and then move on, but the entire experience quickly turned into…
State Board of Education Correctly Votes Against Tying TVAASS to Teacher Licensure
by bced13 • • 14 Comments
The State Board of Education voted yesterday against tying teacher licensure decisions to TVAAS data. This reversed a controversial decision from last August which tied teacher licensure to TVAAS scores. Here’s a little more from the TEA’s statement, who was…
Student Verdict: PARCC is a Better Test than Traditional EOCs
by bced13 • • 4 Comments
In my sophomore year of high school, my AP European History teacher gave us a test on ancient Rome in week two of the course. The problem? We hadn’t learned anything about Roman history! To this day I still don’t…