Common Core Standards: Spreading the Word

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Introducing the Writing Common Core Standards: Planning for Professional Development

Heather Rader

Heather Rader sorts through goals, audience, and interest in planning a day of professional development linked to the writing standards in the Common Core.

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Same Old Books with New Intentions: Reflecting on Rigor and the Common Core

Jennifer Allen

When Jennifer Allen first skims the Common Core, she’s confident there’s not much new in the standards. But after further reflection, she finds rigor and depth in unexpected places.

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Phasing in New Initiatives: Keep the Baby!

Shari Frost

What happens when an adminstrator tells a literacy coach that she and the teachers she works with must abandon a successful and popular literacy program? Shari Frost advises a coach in this difficult and all-too-common situation.