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Professional Development Opportunity for all Hoosier High School Literature Teachers
As Indiana is in the process of creating a new set of K-12 English and Math Standards, a unique professional development opportunity exists for Indiana high school literature teachers. They are invited to attend any portion, or all, of a FREE conference this coming weekend, April 3-5, which is being hosted by the Association of […]
Building the Machine video on Common Core released
Must see video from HSLDA just released. Watch it and learn about the Common Core and the inherent risks it presents to all children in every school, public or private. http://youtu.be/zjxBClx01jc
How do standards change curriculum and state assessments?
The most important thing to remember about standards is that whatever is included in them is fair game to be included on testing. Under the NCLB waiver currently enforce in Indiana, teacher evaluations and school rankings will be largely determined by the students results on assessments that measure the content and skills included in the […]
Indiana standards review process, not producing results
Two of the lead people controlling the standards review process defended the draft standards on the Greg Garrison Show today. Claire Fiddian Green, the director of the Center for Education and Career Innovation, and State Board of Education member, Brad Oliver, called on Hoosiers to trust the process to produce high-standards, even though after two drafts […]
Yes, sir, Mr. Duncan, whatever you say.
Attention, parents! Indiana is piloting new Common Core field tests this spring. If there is a Common Core pause going on in Indiana, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) isn’t on board. On February 3, 2014, the IDOE sent out an email to school superintendents informing schools about the test: The U.S. Department of Education […]
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