Assessing the common core : what's gone wrong - and how to get back on track / Robert C. Calfee and Kathleen M. Wilson, foreward by Milton Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calfee, Robert C., author.

Wilson, Kathleen M., 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common Core State Standards (Education).

Education--Standards--United States--States.

Education.

Education--Standards.

United States.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Education--Standards--U.S. states.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2016]

Summary:

From Distinguished Educators, This Book Imagines What Our Schools Could Look Like if an authentic vision of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were put in place, and thoughtfully critiques how and why implementation has faltered. The authors outline a curriculum framework that focuses on student-based inquiry and the use of formative assessment to monitor and guide student learning. They provide workable, innovative alternatives to the packaged instructional programs and summative tests that have come to be associated with the English language arts standards. Vignettes of diverse schools and districts highlight a range of successful approaches to making the CCSS work. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The State of American Classrooms in 2024: Snapshots of a Possible Future 1

The Start of Kindergarten 3

Grade 3: "Family Roots" 6

Grade 7: "King Tides and Global Warming" 9

Grade 9: The All-Electric Tesla and the Baghdad Battery 10

Grade 11: Many Peoples, Many Views 13

Back to the Present 16

2 No Child Left Untested: The Unrests of 2010 18

Reading First 23

The Lessons of No Child Left Behind 24

3 The Common Core Standards: A New Vision for American Schools 28

A Fuller Story of the Common Core State Standards 29

What Do "the Standards" Say? 32

The Structure of the English Language Arts Standards 32

The Substance of the English Language Arts Standards 39

Bottom Lines 45

4 Implementing the Standards, Part I: Current Directions and Misdirections 47

Tales of Woes 47

Pleading for Instructions and Guidance 55

Taking Stock: Time for Midcourse Corrections 68

5 Implementing the Standards, Part II: A Curriculum Framework for Success 71

Supporting the Transition 73

Now, Back to the Future 77

Driving Forces for Change 78

Kate Hampton's Kindergarten 80

Nuts and Bolts 84

The Teacher Inquiry Model 86

Grain-Size and Cycle-Time Relationships 91

Some Final Thoughts about This Reality 99

6 Moving toward the Common Core Vision: Big Shifts and Bright Spots 101

Status Report 2015 101

Bottom Lines: Where Are We Now, and How Can We Get to Where We Need to Be? 102

Bright Spots Past and Present, with Promise for the Future 104

Resources 117

Final Thoughts 121

A Plan of Action 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.

ISBN:

9781462524327

146252432X

9781462524334

1462524338

OCLC:

911798575