Resources
Next Generation Science Standards
This link leads to the official website of the Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workforce. Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Pathway to Biliteracy Handout
Handout from La Cosecha 2018 in Santa Fe, NM
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): handout
Pathway to Biliteracy Presentation
A presentation from La Cosecha 2018 in Santa Fe, NM.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Object(s): Presentation
Photographs in Color
Color photographs from the book Transforming Sanchez School.
Publication: Transforming Sanchez School
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): photo
Policy advancements for ELLs under Common Core State Standards
View this youtube video of Delia Pompa, Vice President for Education for the National Council of La Raza and member of the Understanding Language group, discussing policy advancements for ELLs under the Common Core State Standards.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): video
Principle 3: Promoting Additive Bi/Multilingualism
A brief presentation about the principle, promoting additive bi/multilingualism in bilingual education and general education contexts.
Publication: Foundations for Multilingualism in Education: From Principles to Practice
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): presentation
Race to the Top Fund (RTTT)
Awards in Race to the Top go to States that are leading the way with ambitious yet achievable plans for implementing coherent, compelling, and comprehensive education reform. Race to the Top winners help trail-blaze effective reforms and provide examples for states and local education agencies throughout the country to follow as they too are hard at work on reforms that can transform our schools for decades to come.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): website
Reform Excerpt Chapter 2
Raymond R. Isola and Jim Cummins analyze education reform initiatives during the past 60 years and explore difficult questions, including:
• Do standardized tests boost achievement?
• Does systematic phonics instruction increase reading comprehension?
• Is it reasonable to expect English learners to learn English in just 1 year?
• Is underachievement caused by bad teaching or by low socioeconomic status?
The authors argue that when policy ignores credible education research, there are consequences for vulnerable student populations, especially those from low-income and linguistically diverse communities.
Publication: Transforming Sanchez School
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): reference