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2.4 Common Academic Core A comprehensive curriculum and access to academic core standards are offered to all students. 
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Related Resources Articles NEW! Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade This practice guide presents five recommendations to help educators improve students’ understanding of fractions. Author: Robert Siegler Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education NEW! Preschool Curriculum: What's in It for Children and Teachers This publication provides guidelines for developing curriculum and implementing effective practices in preschool programs in order to improve teaching and learning. Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: The Albert Shanker Institute Beyond Curriculum Mapping: Using Technology To Delve Deeper into Inquiry Learning This article discusses how the use of technology can improve the curriculum mapping process. Author: Pamela Morehead and Barbara LaBeau Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: THE Journal Online: Technological Horizons in Education Crisis at the Core: Preparing All Students for College and Work This article advocates for a more rigorous core curriculum in secondary schools in order to better prepare students to enter college or the workforce. Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: American College Testing Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle and High School Improvement This report contends that increased expectations are best met by providing added instruction that corresponds with the specific reading and writing requirements of each academic course in middle and high school. Author: Rafael Heller and Cynthia Greenleaf Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy The authors outline 15 key elements of an effective literacy intervention, and call on public and private stakeholders to invest in the literacy of middle and high school students today, while simultaneously building the knowledge base. Author: Gina Biancarosa and Catherine Snow Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring that All Students are on Target for College and Career Readiness before High School This article discusses the importance of the middle grades in ensuring students are prepared for college. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: ACT Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools, commissioned by Carnegie Corporation of New York and published by the Alliance for Excellent Education, discusses eleven specific teaching techniques that research suggests will help improve the writing abilities of the country’s 4th- to 12th-grade students. Author: Steve Graham and Dolores Perin Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education Useful Links NEW! The Common Core State Standards Initiative The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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