Education Week - November 14, 2012 - Special Report - S1

Events
ONLINE CHAT

Literacy and the Common Core: Reflecting on the Research
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. ET The common-core standards make dramatic changes in what it means to be literate in the digital age. Guests will discuss what the research says about these demands and how teachers can ensure their students meet the new requirements. www.edweek.org/go/chat/literacy WEBINAR

Common Core State Standards: Literacy and English-Language Learners
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m. ET As educators begin putting the common core into classroom practice, what instructional strategies will they need to bridge the gap between acquiring language and truly mastering academic content for ELLs? This webinar examines how teachers can develop and support literacy and academic language skills of ELLs in the common-core era. www.edweek.org/go/webinar/ CommonCoreReading LEADERSHIP FORUM

A pupil studies a character from the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax during exercises that integrate writing, reading, and drawing at the Blue School in Landaff, N.H. Often ignored, writing is now gaining prominence in the curriculum. PAGE 10

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Overview: Common Standards Drive New Reading Approaches State Policies New Research Thinking Girds Core Writing Undergoing Renaissance in Curricula Scales Tip Toward Nonfiction Under Common Core Literacy Instruction Expected to Cross the Curriculum New Texts Aim to Capture Standards Building Bridges for ELLs
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Road Maps to Common Core Success
March 11, 2013 in Indianapolis and March 21, 2013, in White Plains, N.Y. Join district leaders, experts, and colleagues to find your way around obstacles that can hinder success, at the Leadership Forum–an interactive day focused on discovering strategies and new approaches to the common-core roadblocks you’re facing. www.edweekevents.org

CLICK ON THE DIGITAL EDITION: Read the digital (PDF) edition of this report and forward copies to your colleagues. www.edweek.org/go/common-download

Common-Core Coverage
Catch up on all the news, commentary, and analyses related to policy and implementation around the Common Core State Standards Initiative on this collection page: www.edweek.org/go/standards

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Catherine Gewertz is the lead common-core writer for Education Week.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Charles Borst

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Lesli A. Maxwell covers English-learners for Education Week. Erik W. Robelen covers curriculum for Education Week. Stephen Sawchuk covers the teaching profession for Education Week.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Nicole Frugé

Zaz Robinson, a student in Yolanda Medrano’s 4th grade class at Emerson Elementary School in Albuquerque, N.M., ponders the “who, what, where, when and why” of the career fair he attended with his classmates. Ms. Medrano assigned the class a journaling exercise following the fair to bring the activity within the common-core approach the school has adopted. Photo by Kitty Clark Fritz for Education Week

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READING IN THE COMMON-CORE ERA

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November 14, 2012

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