Way Out Yonder…
Are our States really doing the Feds ‘dirty work’ in education?!
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Monday Musings: Learning for Whom?!
We all know that the CCSS Machine is sparing no expense to grab onto our student’s personal information, today’s post will highlight this particular company’s foray into the educational world. What “Learn Sprout’s” All About: According to their website, they are here to help us all with school data. That’s one thing because, in these […]
Continue ReadingFOM: The CCSSO’s Hungry Eyes
This is a special Fib-o-Meter Friday for those of us opposed to Common Core Standards and all that goes with them. Come along with me as we look at the truths, fallacies, and other mutterings from the Council of Chief State School Officers from this past week’s gathering. Set Your Minds: In order to frame […]
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: Cradle/Career Conference
How about a cradle to career conference? The CCSSO’s (Council of Chief State School Officers) partners of Knowledge Works and Strive Together are hosting one soon! Common Core is sure to be there! The Conference: Titled, “Exploring Communities Convening” and will be held in late March 2015. For the two days (tickets go for anywhere […]
Continue ReadingFOM: Trying to Turn the Tide to CCSS
Just released from the Common Core Standards laden group, Foundation for Excellence in Education, is a report titled (and this is NO joke) “Turn and Face the Strain”. The report is a true ‘gloom, doom, and we’ll all perish UNLESS we adhere to FEE’s way of aligning education’..This one’s going to be good, so, let’s […]
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: Workforce Commissions, Education, and Common Core
Thank you for joining me last night as I went in-depth on the topic of a CCSS aligned work force. It is my hope you were able to glean helpful information to aid your battle in your state. ‘Women on the Wall’ archives each call, so if you missed anything, you can access it from […]
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: Workforce Common Core Style
I love research. I always have and will continue to love it…especially when it leads me to so many off the beaten path locations where Common Core and Career Pathways intersect. Frankly, any place CC and post high school intersect. Why? Because we’ve been fed the line so often of how CC is only K-12! […]
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