Posted by Chip on July 16, 2010
A great emphasis in education these days is the call for “21st Century Skills” to be taught in PreK–12 education. The purpose of this emphasis is to bring curriculum and instruction into alignment and relevance with the environment today’s students will live and work in as adults.
There is no universal agreement on what the list [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
Tags: 21st century skills, Education Reform, social-emotional development, social-emotional learning | 
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Posted by Chip on March 23, 2010
You have until April 2nd to comment on the Common Core Standards in Reading and Math.
April 1st might be an appropriate day. According to Ed Week, over 2,000 people have already taken the time to go to www.corestandards.org and navigate the comment section to record comments. Your voice matters, even if changes to the K-3 level at [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
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Posted by Chip on March 4, 2010
National “Common Core,” grade by grade, K–12 educational standards are being rapidly finalized across the political landscape as they pass through the doors of governor’s offices and state houses even before the miniscule window of opportunity for public comment closes. Kentucky has already become the first state to endorse such standards publicly in a special [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
Tags: Alliance for Childhood, Common Core standards, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, early childhood education, Education Reform, kindergarten, social-emotional development, U.S. education policy | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on January 24, 2008
If you’re looking for a riveting book about education that reads like a novel and speaks with fire in the belly about the gross injustice in our education system for children disenfranchised by poverty and/or race, I highly recommend the 354 page-turner by Susan Eaton, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial.
This extraordinarily [...]
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