Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Announcing: Free Common Core Rubric Creation Tool!

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We're super-proud to announce the release of our new tool that helps teachers create Common Core-aligned rubrics! Open to the public, ...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

On teacher accountability, pt1: The trouble with bad data

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In Part 1 I lay out the case against teacher accountability measures via "value-added" analysis of standardized test score data....

On teacher accountability, pt2: Possible compromises

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In part 1 I laid out the case against the current method of teacher accountability via value-added analysis. Here I offer what I think ar...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Making Common Core work, pt2: The big picture

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Teachers and administrators need to understand the big picture of where Common Core is headed. Here's your quick preview. The long...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Making Common Core work, pt1: Why it's awkward

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Forget "aligning" with Common Core; how the heck do you even begin to use Common Core?! This multi-part series will explore...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Every site is getting hacked! Will I (and my students) be safe?

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In the last few days about 8 million user accounts from LinkedIn, eHarmony, and Last.fm were compromised by hackers . The users' passwo...
Monday, March 19, 2012

New Rubric: Common Core Explanatory / Informative Writing (9-10) rubric

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The first of many rubrics distilled from the Common Core State Standards. Update 9/21/12: In the six months since this post was origina...