February 27, 2014
I believe that education is the only way to social justice. That belief led me to an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a master’s in curriculum and instruction, with a reading specialist emphasis. Since those days at the University […]
March 13, 2014
In his work, Understanding Common Core State Standards, John Kendall cautions that under Common Core “it’s likely that [we] will have something new to learn and something to unlearn” (Kendall, 2011, page 43). This idea applies in the area of […]
March 27, 2014
Earlier this month, our Chief Academic Officer Gene Kerns wrote about text complexity and the Common Core State Standards. His comments remind us that even with all the attention on the “shifts” demanded by new standards, we should not overlook […]
May 8, 2014
Upon turning the last page of a book, I often feel a sense of accomplishment-slash-relief at having arrived at the end of the book. However, these feelings, coupled with a sense of nostalgia and loss that I have to leave […]