Category Archives: Common Core

Modeling: A Challenge or a Mind Shift?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Sandy Berger

I’ve been developing a workshop on modeling as it is envisioned in the Common Core State Standards. A couple of ideas that I have gotten from my research are presenting quite a challenge: • Modeling is not a recipe of … Continue reading →

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Difficult Questions. Keep ‘em coming.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Jim Ryan

I was recently reminded of how important it is to evaluate student interaction when determining the professional development needs of a school or teacher.  I’ve written about this in prior posts and included a reference to a useful tool for … Continue reading →

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Modeling: A Mathematical Practice and a Content Standard?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sandy Berger

Have you ever thought about the fact that “modeling” in the Common Core is not only in the Standards for Mathematical Practice, but also is a content standard? I have to admit that I hadn’t really thought much about it … Continue reading →

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Stay Out of the Crosswalk!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jim Ryan

That advice may seem contradictory to what our parents told us, and what we tell our students and children.  But, in this case, context means everything.  States, districts, and schools that are now planning for the implementation of the Common … Continue reading →

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A Puzzling Math Situation

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Karen Greenhaus

Why is 6 scared of 7? Because 7, 8, 9. A silly little play on numbers I know, but this was the response from my younger daughter when I asked her for some “fun math inspiration” for writing this article.  … Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned! Nice new cover.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Jim Ryan

I’m just back from the NCSM and NCTM national conferences in Indianapolis.  I have nothing but kind words for the city and venues for the conferences.  It is a wonderful location for a conference; additionally, I highly recommend the haggis … Continue reading →

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The Basis for Life on Earth

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Jim Ryan

Schools should use open-source textbooks rather than traditional textbooks. That’s the case David Thornburg makes in a recent blog post on Edutopia. Dr. Thornburg bases his reasoning on last month’s discovery by NASA that a microorganism living in Mono Lake … Continue reading →

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Tick Tock: Learning to Tell Time in the Digital Age

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Josephine Noah
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A few years ago I was out walking in a park, and I stopped a teenager, about 16 years old, to ask what time it was. He stared at his analog wristwatch intently for a few seconds, as if he … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future: Finding Traces of the Common Core in an 1893 Textbook

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Werner Garciano

I was taken aback when I saw that a theater was showing the Michael J. Fox movie, Back to the Future, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. My first thought was, “Darn, am I that old?” After taking my Gingko … Continue reading →

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Heavy Probability in a Geometry Course?

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Josephine Noah

The Common Core State Standards that came out in June 2010 include standards for each of grades K through 8, then one set of standards for grades 9–12. Not surprisingly, many adopters wanted guidance on how to implement the 9–12 … Continue reading →

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