by admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Blog
What are you doing on Thursday nights at 8 pm Eastern? If you’re an educator, or just interested in education, consider joining #KyEdChat on Twitter. It’s a weekly, Kentucky specific, conversation about all things education, from the nuts and bolts of...
by admin | May 24, 2013 | Blog
Excitement! Not what was expected when we recently attended an NSTA Webinar sponsored by The NSTA Learning Center, for familiarizing ourselves with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they intersect with Common Core in Mathematics and English Language...
by dwalker | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog
Just this week I’ve read two blogs about whether the Common Core State Standards encourage or inhibit creativity on the part of students and teachers. One blog written by Lexington, Kentucky educator Rene Boss posited that the standards themselves are neutral and...
by dperkins | Apr 19, 2013 | Blog
Anyone who has been in education for long knows the cyclical nature. Fads of teaching come and go and come again and yesterday’s PD is replaced by today’s workshop and don’t settle in, there’s a new program coming soon! One of those newer...
by jmosier | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog
The Mathematics Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were finalized and published two years ago with all but four states adhering to their concepts and processes. There are two national assessment consortia charged with the development of the CCSS assessment system...
