Common Core Tech Update
 
6/18/2015
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Features

  • Free, State-Sponsored Common Core Curriculum 'Excellent Alternative'

    Curriculum resources developed for the state of New York have been downloaded nationally more than 20 million times. A new review evaluating the merits of the resources found them to be, on the whole, an "excellent" alternative to other options being pursued by states and districts.

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  • How Washington Is Using OERs to Support Common Core

    Karl Nelson is the director of the Digital Learning Department for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In this Q&A, he talks about how his state is using open educational resources to help support Common Core State Standards.

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  • 'Honesty Gap' Misleads Parents and Educators on Student Proficiency

    According to a new report from education organization Achieve, disparities in student proficiency between state tests for English language arts (ELA) and math and the ones issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) can vary widely — by as much as 60 percentage points.

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News From the States

  • Missouri Tosses Smarter Balanced

    The Missouri Legislature has banned the Smarter Balanced standardized tests, leaving Missouri education officials with nine months to come up with alternative standardized tests to avoid breaking federal law, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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  • PARCC States To Shorten Tests

    PARCC's governing board recently voted to consolidate the two testing windows into one and to reduce the total amount of testing time by about 90 minutes.

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  • Smarter Balanced Teachers Meet To Develop New Test Questions

    Even as Common Core State Standards testing body PARCC has announced streamlined versions of its online assessments, Smarter Balanced, the other multi-state consortium, said it was meeting as well to "write and refine" its test questions.

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Tech Tools for CCSS

  • THE Journal's Readers' Choice Awards

    THE Journal's Readers' Choice Awards recognize outstanding technological contributions to education, from classroom instruction to IT systems and support. Please nominate the technologies in use in your district, school and classroom that you think deserves special recognition!

    Click here to nominate!

Professional Resources

Common Core Tech Update is designed for educators who want to stay on top of emerging technologies that will help districts successfully implement Common Core. From the latest curriculum apps, to updates regarding online assessment requirements, to technologies that promote 21st century instructional strategies, this monthly newsletter highlights best practices in technology-enabled teaching and learning for the Common Core. Please direct any questions or comments about Common Core Tech Update to [email protected]

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