Education Anywhere: Distance and K-12 Education
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With a goal of assisting educators across the nation, this series will examine not only the issues around the Common Core Standards but also the daily issues of their implementation. Where appropriate, issues unique to distance education will be called out as well as those affecting traditional face-to-face education.
It is clear that the Common Core State Standards are soon going to be adopted and implementation of the standards required in most, if not every, state in America. The Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSSI) notes that 45 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories have already adopted the standards (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2012, In the States). The choice of whether or not to implement the standards is almost fully out of the hands of classroom educators. So, it…
With a goal of assisting educators across the nation, this series will examine not only the issues around the Common Core Standards but also the daily issues of their implementation. Where appropriate, issues unique to distance education will be called out as well as those affecting traditional face-to-face education.
A concept identified as a "myth" on the website of the Common Core State Standards Initiative (2012, Myths vs. Facts) is the idea that the Standards will prescribe what teachers must teach in the classroom. Unfortunately, the response provided by the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) attempts to veil the response and redirect the reader by confusing the ideas of what and how teachers provide instruction. CCSSI (2012) notes that teachers will be given plenty of freedom regarding how…
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