Text Complexity & the Common Core
There has been quite a bit published recently on the Common Core State Standards and what they will mean for teachers in the classroom. In this recent video, Tim Shanahan argues that it’s not what...
View ArticleAn Inspiring Example
We were pleased to read this article this morning on student success in our own backyard. High school sophomore, Alfredo Altnor, has experienced significant reading success this year, and his teachers...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: Achieving Success in Mathematics
MetaMetrics recently released a policy brief on the mathematical education issues now facing our nation’s students. Written by MetaMetrics President and Co-founder Malbert Smith, and Director of...
View ArticleText Complexity Takes Hold
Given the Common Core’s emphasis on text complexity, an increasing number of educators are paying more attention to the complexity of the texts they assign. Here at MetaMetrics, our focus has always...
View ArticleImplementing the Standards
Uh-oh. The EPE Research Center is reporting that, of the 46 states and D.C. that have adopted the Common Core State Standards, only seven have fully developed plans to put them into practice in the...
View ArticleUseful Assessments
This recent Education Week Teacher article, “Survey: Teachers Place Little Value on Standardized Tests” prompts the consideration of the purposes of standardized testing in the United States. A recent...
View ArticleKentucky Helps Support the Transition to Common Core
Laura Devaney’s recent article How Secondary School Principals Can Master the Common Core in eSchool News offers suggestions for implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and supporting each...
View ArticleMath Differentiation in a Common Core World
Just last week, I was invited to speak at the CCSSO Rural Chiefs Conference in Kansas City on the topic of “Supporting Math Differentiation in a Common Core World”. While there is much written and...
View ArticleText Complexity Enters the Mainstream. Finally.
I was absolutely delighted to read Catherine Gewertz’s recent blog post, “New Research Expands Thinking on Text Complexity”. Admittedly, my wife often reminds me that the subjects that interest me...
View ArticleTextProject: Bringing High Levels of Literacy
An exciting new series of webinars is now being offered thanks to the efforts of TextProject, a site developed by Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert, leading reading researcher and educator. Devoted to bringing...
View ArticleGetting Beyond Frustrated
Recently, distinguished Professor Emeritus Timothy Shanahan responded to an article written in the Washington Post on his blog, Shanahan on Literacy (http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/). The article...
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