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Everything you need to know about Common Core — Ravitch

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The past, present and future of the standards…In state after state, the passing rates dropped by about 30%. This was not happenstance. This was failure by design…the teachers saw the scores, but did not get any item analysis. They could not use the test results for diagnostic purposes, to help students. Their only value was to rank students.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

A bleak view of the Common Core standards.

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100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!) | TED Blog

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200 websites you need to know about, from e-commerce to search to media + culture. A list of 100 new ones, plus our original 100 from 2007.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is a great list of websites and resources about education, science and technology, and so many other headings that pertain to learning and knowledge.

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Personalize Learning: Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization

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We did research on what personalization is and the differences between differentiation and individualization. We found very little information on the differences. And what we did find, we disagreed with many of the points that were confusing the terms. Differentiation and Personalization are different. See more …

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

It is important to understand there are differences between personalization, differentiation, and individualization.  This chart explains those differences.

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Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2. – YouTube

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Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This song is not appropriate for younger ages, but it is an interesting retrospective comparison of the two computer giants.  If you look at the playlist, there are a lot of these types of videos to watch and compare people.  

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