Friday Special Post: Part 3 STEM to STEAM, Ties to CCSS
Post on STEM to STEAM initiatives and their ties to Common Core State Standards
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Tech Thursday: Pt. 2 STEM to STEaM’s Ties to Common Core
Welcome back, anti CCSS Warriors, for Part 2 of my “STEM to STEaM: Ties to CCSS” article. In yesterday’s portion, you got the basic foundation of how STEM and Common Core became united. Today, we’ll dive into the “STEaM” portion of the mix. If you recall, we were using the analogy of a vehicle (CCSS), […]
Continue ReadingWYBI: “STEM to STEaM”, Ties to Common Core, Pt. 1
Some months ago, I shared with you that I’d dug into how STEM and Common Core are related. It’s not a popular subject. Why? Most folks don’t want to see how the two are directly hinged together. However, if we’re going to effectively FIGHT CCSS, we must know all the places it lurks! Did you […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musings: Anti CC Phrases, Galore!
This Memorial Day Weekend, the anti CCSS Warriors have been super in participating in the #my3anticcswords or #myanticcswords campaign.! We know the Core stinks! We know the damage the entire educational reform is reeking on our students of ALL ages and educational choices. If we’re not seeing it in our current educational choice, it’s there […]
Continue ReadingWYBI: Global Ed for All Through 2030?!
For this “Would You Believe It?” Wednesday, the latest on how Common Core Standards, the CCSS Machine, and Global Education (aka “Education For All”) intersect. To Begin With: A 1970s Children’s Book about the United Nations: Before we get to the 2030 ‘Roadmap”, you might find it helpful to step back to 1970 for a […]
Continue ReadingFOM: SBAC and PARCC Revisited
“Fib-o-Meter” Friday!! Today’s article will take another look at the SBAC and PARCC CCSS aligned assessments. The original article: Back in January of this year (2015) I shared with you all kinds of information on the 2 assessment consortia. All kinds of “Total Truths” were shared..even the technical bulletins detailing what flow the data collected […]
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: When You Think It’s Not CCSS, But It Is!!
If you’ve not heard of the U.S. Congress’ Career and Technical Education Caucuses, by the end of this article, you will know quite a bit. Websites: http://careerandtechnicaleducationcaucus-langevin.house.gov/ (*Note: this is the U.S. House of Representative’s Caucus) http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2014/1/portman-kaine-announce-career-technical-education-caucus (*Note this is the press release announcing the Senate’s CTE Caucus from 2014) Differences between the two (aside from […]
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