As educators, we often hear various terms used in schools regarding testing of students. The primary objective of any assessment is to gain knowledge of students’ understanding of content taught.
What can you do to develop a close positive relationship with your students’ parents?
How many times have you heard, "I could do a better job teaching if these kids would just behave and mind the rules”? Student behavior in the classroom is a priority for teachers. Too often disruptions cause a loss of teaching and learning time.
A new feature from Lumos Learning is the link to over a thousand passages in grades 3-12 ELA to add to a teacher’s resource kit.
Are you a teacher looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of your classroom teaching?
Students today do not have it easy, irrespective of their age. When it comes to a child’s success, parents and teachers mostly focus only on physical or academic development.
Hundreds of books are written, multiple lectures given, and many more struggles are felt by school administrators. Everyone who is anyone in the field of education has voiced their opinion on what it takes to be the kind of administrator that is effective and yet compassionate.
New school year – New students – new expectations, the busy back to school season is here!
It is almost that time of the year! That’s right! It’s the back-to-school season. It's time to get kids ready with new dresses, backpacks, and other cool school supplies.
It's time to hear the sound of school buses! No more late nights or late mornings! It can be very difficult for kids to get used to the school routine, coursework and assignments etc. after the long summer break.
At the end of the day, we all want the same thing for our students, success. One of the best experiences of my professional career in education occurred the day I walked into the 3rd Grade Professional Learning Community at Ocean Beach Elementary School.
The PARCC Math assessment focus on assessing students in applying skills, concepts, and understanding. Students will be asked to demonstrate a deeper understanding of multi-step and real world problems involving abstract reasoning, strategic use of math tools, precision, and perseverance.
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is one of the two state consortiums responsible for developing assessments aligned to the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards.
The myriad of educational changes may seem overwhelming at times, especially for teachers who are trying to juggle the typical demands of a classroom, all the while adjusting their instruction and practice to reflect the continual educational shifts.
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is one of the two state consortiums responsible for developing assessments aligned to the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards.
America there is a problem! According to recent Federal data released over the summer 1 in 4 American teachers miss more than 10 days each school year. If you break that down that is roughly 27% of United States full time teacher are chronically absent each year!
New York recently announced that it would be revising its Common Core Standards. The revisions included expansions to the standards or changing the current ones to make them more specific. Let’s explore how these changes will affect the students and how they are taught.
Colorado's State Board of Education recently announced that the PARCC Assessments the States has administered for the last few years is going to be staying in place for now.
The new federal education law Every Student Succeeds act (ESSA) was passed to replace the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB) recently. As a result states around the country are putting together plans to hold the schools and districts accountable.
Teachers are often upset or confused when they are handed a pacing chart by their principal, curriculum director or central administration.