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Ruth Wattenberg – State Education Standard, 2024
The surge of support for the science of reading is cause for great cheer. According to the Albert Shanker Institute, 45 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws since 2019 to shift reading instruction based on what research says works. These laws often explicitly call for teaching phonics, phonemic awareness, and other skills that…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension, Language Arts, Curriculum Development
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VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2015
As many states have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), teachers can look to these standards as a framework for supporting students with gifts and talents. Differentiation of curriculum and instruction to address the CCSS will be necessary to meet the unique learning needs of learners with high ability and those with gifts and talents.…
Descriptors: State Standards, Core Curriculum, Academically Gifted, Curriculum
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Wixson, Karen K.; Valencia, Sheila W. – Reading Teacher, 2014
The purpose of this article is to provide guidance on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts (CCSS-ELA). Toward this end, suggestions and cautions are provided that focus on understanding the vision, understanding the anchor and grade-level standards, and understanding the implications for instruction. In…
Descriptors: State Standards, Core Curriculum, Language Arts, Reading Skills
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Evans, Marianne Bristow; Clark, Sarah K. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2015
With the increased emphasis on college and career readiness resulting from the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the need for students to be able to read and write proficiently has become well established. Social studies teachers are now expected to teach nonfiction reading and writing skills in their content-area courses. Many…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Social Studies, Middle School Teachers
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Valencia, Sheila W.; Wixson, Karen K. – Reading Teacher, 2013
The purpose of this article is to provide guidance on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts (CCSS-ELA). Toward this end, suggestions and cautions are provided that focus on understanding the vision, understanding the anchor and grade-level standards, and understanding the implications for instruction. In…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Core Curriculum, English Instruction
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Dougherty Stahl, Katherine A. – Reading Teacher, 2014
Each disciplinary community has its own criteria for determining what counts as evidence of knowledge in their academic field. The criteria influence the ways that a community's knowledge is created, communicated, and evaluated. Situating reading, writing, and language instruction within the content areas enables teachers to explicitly…
Descriptors: Evidence, Knowledge Level, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction
McKeone, Alyssa; Caruso, Lenora; Bettle, Kailyn; Chase, Ashley; Bryson, Bridget; Schneider, Jean S.; Rule, Audrey C. – Online Submission, 2015
Gifted learners need opportunities for critical and creative thinking to stretch their minds and imaginations. Strategies for increasing complexity in the four core areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies were addressed using the Common Core and Iowa Core Standards through several methods. Descriptive adjective object…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Needs, State Standards, Difficulty Level
Leo, Sheri Frost; Coggshall, Jane G. – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2013
This Special Issues Brief from the "Center on Great Teachers and Leaders" (GTL Center) introduces an approach to creating coherence among three potentially transformative instructional reforms: implementation of the Common Core State Standards for student learning, new standards-based teacher evaluation systems, and job-embedded…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Core Curriculum
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2012
At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the painting "El Jaleo"--a canvas spanning 11 feet that features a flamenco dancer--is a popular starting point for getting students to spend time with a work of art. But viewing and discussing the 1882 piece by the American artist John Singer Sargent isn't just a cultural experience. It…
Descriptors: Art Education, Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education)
Houston Independent School District, 2017
In January 2007, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) inaugurated the Teacher Performance Pay Model, 2005-2006, becoming the first school district in the nation to implement a performance pay system of this magnitude based on individual teacher effectiveness. Improvements and enhancements were made to that model to form the district's…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Job Performance, Awards, Teacher Effectiveness
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2012
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is creating next-generation assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. With more than 40 states implementing the CCSS, the Smarter Balanced assessment system will allow states to certify that students have the knowledge and skills to…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education), English
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Kendall, John; Ryan, Susan – State Education Standard, 2012
By agreement, states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) accept them as representing 85 percent of the total number of the standards in a subject area, meaning states have the option to identify as much as 15 percent in additional standards. Those that elect to add standards may find opportunities and hazards at each…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Stakeholders
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Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Mesmer, Heidi Anne E. – Educational Researcher, 2013
The Common Core Standards for the English Language Arts (CCSS) provide explicit guidelines matching grade-level bands (e.g., 2-3, 4-5) with targeted text complexity levels. The CCSS staircase accelerates text expectations for students across Grades 2-12 in order to close a gap in the complexity of texts typically used in high school and those of…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Grade 2
Kendall, John S. – ASCD, 2011
Now that the Common Core standards are coming to just about every school, what every school leader needs is a straightforward explanation that lays out the benefits of the Common Core in plain English, provides a succinct overview, and gets everyone thinking about how to transition to this promising new paradigm. This handy, inexpensive booklet…
Descriptors: State Standards, Core Curriculum, Educational Policy, Mathematics Education
Gosse, Carolyn; Hansel, Lisa – American Educator, 2014
For educators, the content of the curriculum really is like oxygen: it is the necessary precondition for improving schools, closing the achievement gap, engaging parents, and preparing teachers. However, when educators take the content of the curriculum for granted, they lose opportunities to coordinate and collaborate. Good curriculum instruction…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Curriculum Development, Language Arts, Preschool Education
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