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Educators Weigh In on Implementing the Common Core, Even Now

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 August 31, 2022 4 min read
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.

Today鈥檚 theme is implementing the Common Core.

You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:

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1. 鈥淯nlocking the Common Core鈥 With English-Language Learners

Kevin Jepson, Elizabeth Iwaszewicz, Heidi Pace, Cathy Beck, Gayle Westerberg, and Julie Goldman contribute their thoughts on how English-language learners can meet the Common Core State Standards. Read more.

2. 鈥楨very Teacher鈥 Has to Help ELLs Meet Common-Core Standards

Tan Huynh, Stephaney Jones-Vo, Shelley Fairbairn, Bret Gosselin, Mary Amanda (Mandy) Stewart, Emily Phillips Galloway, Nonie Lesaux, Stela Radovanovi膰, Pete Lawrence, and Betsy J. Tregar offer their responses to a question about ELLs and the common core. Read more.

3. Common Core Moves Social Studies From 鈥楳emorization鈥 to a 鈥楳eaningful Place鈥

Sarah Cooper, Michael Fisher, Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Jody Passanisi, and Eugenia Mora-Flores share their thoughts on the impact of the Common Core State Standards on social studies classrooms. Read more.

4. Response: Common Core in Social Studies Looks Like 鈥榯he Work of Historians鈥

Jennifer Hesseltine, Kenny McKee, Erik M. Francis, Wayne Journell, and Dave Stuart Jr. contribute their ideas about the social studies connection to the Common Core State Standards. Read more.

5. Close 69传媒 Can Be 鈥楩un or Awful鈥

Christopher Lehman, Cris Tovani, Pernille Ripp, Jan Burkins, and Kim Yaris contribute their thoughts. Read more.

6. Close 69传媒 Is a 鈥楲ife Skill鈥

Sonja Cherry-Paul, Dana Johansen, Stephanie Harvey, Julie Goldman, Diana Sisson, and Betsy Sisson are the featured guests in this post. Read more.

7. 鈥楥lose 69传媒'鈥擯art Three

Kimberly Carraway, Katherine S. McKnight, Harvey F. Silver, Amy Benjamin, Nancy Boyles, and Rita Platt鈥攁long with readers鈥攕hare their ideas. Read more.

8. Supporting ELLs in the Common-Core Era

Kathryn Haydon, Lindsey Moses, and Lori DiGisi contribute their thoughts. Read more.

9. Teaching Literature Through 鈥楥hoice鈥 & 鈥楶ractice鈥

This post features responses from Regie Routman, Katherine S. McKnight, and Michael W. Smith. Read more.

10. Literature Can Be a 鈥楪ateway for Understanding Everything鈥

Several educators鈥擭ancy Steineke, Sean McComb, Nancy Frey, Doug Fisher, Bill Himmele, and P茅rsida Himmele鈥攑rovide responses here. Read more.

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The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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