Something new for the summer—if you're the parent of a collegebound teen, I've put together lots of free info about what your student needs to know re: the new academic landscape by fall. Special event THIS WEEK ONLY #collegeadvice#collegebound#college
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@natwexler@Stephen_Sawchuk Reading and writing are not separate constructs. But because they’re tested separately they’re taught separately. In reality nobody is competent at one but incompetent at the other.
One of the most well-documented and longstanding problems in education is college readiness—with writing proven to be the skill most linked to student success. This blog explores the gap in preparedness and how @BetterRhetor is working to build the bridge. https://t.co/sTT5ptPW0I
“Perhaps then there is no greater urgency for education than in rededicating it to the vital work of transmitting the shared knowledge and values that, in our best moments, unify us as a nation.” #edchat#civics#history#geography
Attn: HS educators in need of online, out-of-the-box writing instruction for the fall—you've found it! #CollegeReadyWritingEssentials creates a bridge between high school & college writing. Delivered via Canvas. 👀 👉👀👉Demo: https://t.co/6xgFQzUNAu #remotelearning#onlineclass
It's great that more & more colleges are going ACT/SAT optional. But what safeguards ensure that admissions decisions aren't tilted towards students who DO submit test scores versus those who don't? 1/2
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ACT/SAT have a lot of organizational incompetence owing to lack of competition. Both are lumbering and inflexible, so when trouble starts all they have are half-baked patches instead of nimble pivots. @valeriestrauss#standardizedtests#acttest#sattest
Valerie Strauss delineates the troubles at ACT and College Board. | Testing giants ACT and College Board struggle amid covid-19 pandemic
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Standardized test prep plus emphasis on skills over content are to blame for dismal NAEP results in history, civics, and geography per @natwexler. Add to that the shift in ed toward creating workers rather than citizens. #edchat#standardizedtests
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How can they understand the principles and institutions that underlie their society? How can they put their public lives into context? 2/2
#civics#history#geography#EducationCannotWait
A democracy can’t function if its citizens are ignorant of history, civics, and geography. How can they make sense of the critical questions facing them? 1/2
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Amid accelerating climate change, political/social upheaval. and rampant disinformation, less than 25% of US 8th graders are proficient in civics, history, and geography. We haven't equipped them for the challenges they'll have to face. #civics#history
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How many Americans have to worry about their kids getting kidnapped while schools are shut down? Native Americans do. #MMIW
Navajo Families Without Internet Struggle To Home-School During COVID-19 Pandemic https://t.co/xV87pT4Yli
Can’t blame anyone for trying, but it was a mistake to think the sudden transition from regular to virtual schooling would be successful. This experiment shows that distance learning is its own thing, not just a remote version of school as usual.
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Can’t blame anyone for trying, but it was a mistake to think the sudden transition from regular to virtual schooling would be successful. This experiment shows that distance learning is its own thing, not just a remote version of school as usual.
https://t.co/QLdQlBWNwV