“A-hunting We Will Go”
Article on workforce competency and education alignment concerns
Tech Thursdays
“Conformity Readiness”
Discussion of conformity readiness and critique of education policy in Common Core Diva post
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: Online Learning for Everything?
This post highlights how online courses and digital resources can quietly connect back to the CCSS Machine using examples like Middlebury Interactive Languages K12 Inc ties and the We Are Teachers site then shares practical steps to snoop and verify curriculum sources.
Weekend News
Weekend News: HEA (Higher Ed Act) and the ‘Common Core’
Greetings, Warriors! What’s the latest on the re-authorization efforts concerning the Higher Education Act, but HOW is the “Common Core”
Sic 'Em Saturday
Sic’ ‘Em Saturday: Aligned Summer
Ahh, summer approaches. While you may have plans of relaxing fun, the CCSS Machine has a fully ‘locked and loaded’
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: College/Career Readiness Success and Common Core
This post reviews the CCR Success Center and related content and regional centers then connects Common Core alignment to postsecondary education through Lumina Foundation work by David Conley and Achieve research tying CCSS to CTE and Perkins funding.
From the Files Tuesday
FTF Tuesday: “Align and mine”, Part 2
Last week I shared with you detailed information about the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s grant awards given in rounds to