Employability Skills – How Can All Educators Integrate Them?

Posted on August 13, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

In today’s highly competitive and increasingly global economy, students need more than just academic skills and knowledge. They also need employability skills in order to successfully cultivate a career. Employability skills include relationship skills such as interpersonal skills and personal qualities; workplace skills such as resource management, information use, communication skills, systems thinking, and technology Read more about Employability Skills – How Can All Educators Integrate Them?[…]

How does multitasking change the way kids learn?

Posted on July 21, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

We’ve become a perpetual multitasking culture. Our brains aren’t good at this, especially when we’re trying to learn new information. But of all the things that make it hard for us to learn, multitasking is one of the very few that is entirely within our control. Living rooms, dens, kitchens, even bedrooms: Investigators followed students Read more about How does multitasking change the way kids learn?[…]

Deeper Learning: Policies for a 21st Century Education

Posted on July 15, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) explores key elements of policies that support deeper learning in schools – including policies that state boards of education must seriously consider to ensure their state’s students are prepared for college, career and civic life. In Deeper Learning: Policies for a 21st Century Education, NASBE’s Ace Read more about Deeper Learning: Policies for a 21st Century Education[…]

MOOCS To Stop Summer Slide

Posted on June 30, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Massive open online course provider edX is teaming with the National Summer Learning Association to provide more than 60 free courses aimed at combatting the “summer slide.” The courses cover computer science, programming, psychology, Advanced Placement prep and more. “The summer slide is a very real challenge faced by many American students, and it can Read more about MOOCS To Stop Summer Slide[…]

New Videos from NCTM Address Crucial Math Skills

Posted on May 27, 2015May 26, 2015 by coreeducation

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Hunt Institute recently collaborated on the production of a video series to enhance understanding of the mathematics skills students need to succeed in college, life and careers. Beginning with mathematics in the primary grades, “Math Voices: Educators and Mathematicians Talk About College and Career Ready Read more about New Videos from NCTM Address Crucial Math Skills[…]

Resource From P21 Empowers Parents to Help Kids Thrive in the 21st Century

Posted on April 27, 2015June 28, 2020 by coreeducation

P21, the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, released an online free resource for parents to help prepare kids for the future of citizenship, learning and the workforce. The National PTA served as a family engagement advisor for the project. To be successful today, students must be civically and digitally literate, globally competent and proficient in Read more about Resource From P21 Empowers Parents to Help Kids Thrive in the 21st Century[…]

Business Leaders Endorse Rigorous Academic Standards in New Videos

Posted on April 15, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) unveiled a video series that features business and education leaders discussing why college- and career-ready standards benefit students and employers. The series consists of three videos and is part of the nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization’s work to support the implementation of high-quality K-12 standards Read more about Business Leaders Endorse Rigorous Academic Standards in New Videos[…]

From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development

Posted on March 24, 2015March 22, 2015 by coreeducation

Every learner is different. Nowhere is this as true as it is for teachers. Every teacher comes to the classroom with a different background, different set of skills and differences in how they learn best. Add to this complexity the fact that every teacher has a different set of students each year, all with their Read more about From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development[…]

March Issue Brief: Competency- Based Learning

Posted on March 12, 2015 by coreeducation

It sounds simple—make sure students are learning. But as more schools and districts begin to develop competency-based pathways, questions have arisen about the best way to go about implementing these models. Complexities related to student grouping, curriculum design, scheduling, assessment, and grading abound. In this month’s issue brief, we explore various resources, research reports, and Read more about March Issue Brief: Competency- Based Learning[…]

Navigating Math Resources for Common Core

Posted on March 11, 2015March 10, 2015 by coreeducation

Two groups made important announcements recently: EdReports.org ( http://www.edreports.org/discussions/webinars/webinar-results-instructional-materials.html ) released an analysis of math textbooks’ alignment to the Common Core State Standards, and Michigan State University’s Dr. William Schmidt released the Textbook Navigator Journal (http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2015/msu-researcher-launches-common-core-tool-for-teachers/), a tool that enables educators to locate the lessons in 34 mathematics textbook series that align to particular Common Read more about Navigating Math Resources for Common Core[…]

The University of Everywhere

Posted on March 9, 2015March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Kevin Carey, director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation, has a new book out this month called The End of College. This book was recently featured in the Washington Post. Carey casts a sweeping, if perhaps idealistic, vision of higher education in the future. First and foremost, it is one that is Read more about The University of Everywhere[…]

Our Global Failure in the New American Economy

Posted on February 24, 2015February 23, 2015 by coreeducation

Les Francis & Bo Cutter of Real Clear Education have written a new piece about how we need to rethink education based on the way that jobs and the economy are likely to work in coming decades. Here is an excerpt from it: The organization of work that was the centerpiece of our industrial economy Read more about Our Global Failure in the New American Economy[…]