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February Issue Brief: Digital Learning

Digital Learning Day was February 6th (see https://www.coreeducationllc.com/blog2/digital-learning-day-2013-is-february-6/ ), and educators throughout the nation joined together to imagine the possibilities for technology facilitated learning. In this month’s issue brief, we explore competency-based education and recommendations for virtual schooling and technology-facilitated learning. What elements of digital learning hold the most promise Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsFebruary 13, 2013 ago

AEI Education offers check-up on Education Department

Frederick M. Hess and Andrew P. Kelly urge a more “measured approach to education reform” from the federal level in their report, What Uncle Sam Can (and cannot) do to Improve K-12 Schooling: Lessons for the next Four Years. The introduction to the report offers a mixed review of the Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Teacher Effectiveness & Retention Teacher Evaluation

“Un-MET’ Goals”: Questions about Gates Foundation’s MET Study

In response to the release of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project final results , which this blog posted about here, the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) has released a review of the long-awaited study on teacher evaluation that strongly questions the spin that has been put on the Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Grants & Competitions

What are states doing with their Race to the Top funding?

On February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education released state-specific reports for 12 Race to the Top grantees, detailing their progress on transforming education at the local level. The reports highlight the second-year work and accomplishments of states awarded funding through the first two phases of Race to the Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsFebruary 7, 2013 ago

Professional Learning

Teacher Professional Development in “Fragile Contexts”

Update: Although the forum has ended, it is worthwhile to click on each “Issue” for an archived copy of the forum, and a record of the rich discussion. Original Post: Join the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) for Teacher Professional Development in Crisis: How Can We Give Teachers Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsFebruary 7, 2013 ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

The Shift from Cohorts to Competency

Digital Learning Now! (DLN), in partnership with Getting Smart and the Foundation for Excellence in Education recently released “The Shift from Cohorts to Competency.” This report takes a comprehensive look at the overall shift to competency education and the role of technology to help schools meet the college- and career-readiness Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsFebruary 6, 2013 ago

Politics & Policy

ASCD sets 2013 Legislative Agenda

ASCD, one of the largest international organizations of teaching professionals, has set their 2013 legislative agenda, and that agenda, quite simply, is legislation. The “key priority” for ASCD and its members in 2013 in terms of federal public policy priorities is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

School Reform & Leadership USCEE

How should student content mastery be judged?

The Alliance for Excellent Education suggests that New Hampshire’s shift from “seat time” measures of student proficiency to “competency-based learning” measures is one that other states would do well to follow. As this blog wrote about previously, the Carnegie Unit, or credit hour, has long been the measure by which Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsFebruary 3, 2013 ago

Grants & Competitions

Hilton offers Unique Teacher Travel Opportunity

Hilton will fund 15 teachers to “travel and experience first-hand the subject they teach, enriching their curriculum and inspiring students to explore the world.” Known as the Teacher Treks Travel Grant Competition, Hilton developed the program in partnership with the Institute of International Education (IIE), one of the world’s largest Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

School Reform & Leadership

The Effect of Effective Principals

The Wallace Foundation finds after ten years of research that the leadership principals provide to schools is the second most important factor directly impacting student performance, after only teacher performance. According to a new report prepared by the Wallace Foundation, “a national philanthropy that seeks to improve education and enrichment for Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Politics & Policy School Reform & Leadership Teacher Effectiveness & Retention Teacher Preparation

New Pathways for Teachers, New Promises for Students

In a recent AEI Teacher Quality 2.0 report, Timothy Knowles argues persuasively for radical changes with a practical mindset. His article is called “New pathways for teachers, new promises for students: A vision for developing excellent teachers.” Knowles, John Dewey Director of the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute, writing Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Politics & Policy

Education Department releases new guidelines on ESEA flexibility

With the release of new guidelines broken down into five categories, the US Education Department has offered increased clarity to state and local school systems wondering about specifics of government education stipulations. As this blog posted about recently, the increased clarity is particularly important in light of the combined facts Read more

By coreeducation, 14 yearsJanuary 28, 2013 ago

Professional Learning

Digital Learning Day 2013 is February 6

The Alliance for Excellent Education is sponsoring its second annual “Digital Learning Day 2013” on February 6 to “promote digital learning and spotlight successful instructional technology practice in the classroom.” 46 states and DC, including a total of over 16,000 teachers have signed up to participate. Bob Wise, former governor Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Politics & Policy School Reform & Leadership

Charters still face Upward Climb

The Center for Education Reform has just issued its annual Charter School Law Report Card, and most states do not make the grade. The majority of states, according to the report, are only making “satisfactory” progress, and only 13 states have “strong” charter school laws. Among the nation’s 43 states Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Online Communities & Resources Professional Learning School Reform & Leadership

Education Department releases Forum Guide on education data

The National Center for Education Statistics, in conjunction with the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education, has recently released the Forum Guide to Taking Action with Education Data. The goal of the new Forum Guide is to give educators practical ideas about how they can process Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Teacher Effectiveness & Retention Teacher Evaluation

Three-year Study offers Conclusive Findings on the Crucial Role of Teachers

The Measures of Effective Teaching Project, the collective work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Harvard University’s Center For Education Policy Research, has recently released a detailed report on three years of research on 3,000 teachers in seven school districts that conclusively finds that “the quality of teachers Read more

By coreeducation, 14 years ago

Kim Fleming has experience working at the school, district, state, and university levels. She earned her PhD in Teacher Education and Professional Development from the University of Maryland and her Masters in Teacher Leadership from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked with 24 school districts and 28 institutions of higher education as professional development schools facilitator and alternative teacher preparation program specialist. In addition, she has worked with four state education agencies, several school districts, and many nonprofit and for profit organizations as a consultant. Fleming is an accomplished grant writer and presenter. She has published numerous publications and book chapters.