Common Core Radio

Our guest draws a sharp and important distinction between standards and curriculum.

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Janet Hale is an educational consultant who specializes in standards-based curriculum design, curriculum mapping, and upgrading units of study and lesson plans. She travels extensively nationally and internationally to work with administrators and teachers at all academic levels interested in improving their curriculum, with a focus on vertical articulation and systemic curriculum decision-making.

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Critics of Common Core argue that implementation of the standards is a big part of the problem. In this episode, we look as a state that seems to have figured out how to make the standards work.

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Terry Holliday is Kentucky Commissioner of Education since July 2009; past president Council of Chief State School Officers, Serves on National assessment Governing Board.

In this episode, we check up on the progress of Common Core implementation in the state of North Carolina.

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June Atkinson, the first woman elected as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, is serving her third term. She oversees 1.5 million students in over 2,500 public schools. She served as a teacher, state education official, and national leader and is currently the President for the National Council of Chief State School Officers. Under Atkinson’s leadership, North Carolina’s high school graduation rate has gone from 68 percent to over 84 percent, the highest in the state’s history.

Our guest has moved away from teaching rote mathematical processes and toward high-level discussion. In the segment, she shares her process.

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Farida Mama is the Founding 5th grade math teacher at UP Academy Dorchester. She is entering her 5th year of teaching and loves challenging her students with engaging, rigorous math lessons

Our guest is uniquely positioned to both understand Common Core State Standards and to correct misconceptions about the initiative. He joins us to help clarify some of the popular, but inaccurate beliefs about the program.

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Delegate Eric Luedtke was a middle school classroom teacher for a decade in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. He serves on the powerful Ways and Means Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, which oversees education policy.

In this segment, our guests tell us why their view of Common Core Standards is favorable. They also share why they prefer creating their own teaching tools.

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Sabra Eaton is a keyboarding teacher that is passionate about building relationships with students.Educator inspired by technology integration while serving the whole child to give opportunities to our future.

Dr. Michael Mills, Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Central Arkansas, is a leading expert on the practical uses of educational technology, particularly on using collaborative tools to better engage students and to design strategies for effectively integrating mobile devices in the classroom. He is an SXSWedu, ISTE, and SITE presenter and has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Education Trainer."

Our guest has lived and taught through the tumultuous process of implementing Common Core Standards in Indiana. In the segment he shares his experience and lessons learned that might help teachers caught in the middle of the conflict.

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Jacob Pactor is as an Indiana State Board of Education evaluation design committee member, MBA Fellow in Educational Leadership, and Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellow. He teaches English at Speedway High School.

In this session with talk with a school leader in a state that is now three years into Common Core implementation. What are the big lessons that have been learned? Tune in and find out?

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Dr. Christy Stanley is the Secondary English Language Arts and Social Studies Coordinator for Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools. She is a North Carolina (NC) native and has proudly served the teachers and students of NC for the past 16 years.

Some see a conflict between the notion of a standardized curriculum and universal design, which is aimed at differentiating instruction. Our guests help identify the bridge between the two.

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Dr. Katie Novak is the Title I Director, ELL Director, and Reading coordinator in Chelmsford Public Schools. With 12 years of teaching experience, Novak designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on teacher implementation of Universal Design for Learning and the Common Core.

Summative assessment, formative assessment, mastery, individual growth, what is the best way to measure student progress?

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David Young is assistant superintendent in Boyle County Schools, in south central Kentucky, a teacher for 7 years, a principal for 4 years, and has been in my current role for 5 years. Kelly Stidham has been learning math alongside students for a decade. Also a coach at the building, regional and state level, she now serves as an effectiveness coach supporting LDC, MDC and teacher growth for the Kentucky Department of Education. Jason Mendenhall is the Vice President of Publishing at Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA); previously a secondary and post-secondary educator. Patrick Riccards has been a communications and policy expert for 20 years. Darren Burris is a member of the state's Model Curriculum Development Team.