One of the big questions as Florida and 44 other states transition to new education standards and new tests over the next few years is how much time will teachers have to spend teaching to the test? Teachers complain that they can only spend classroom time on items which will appear on the Florida Comprehensive […]
Editor’s note: Names of teachers and students have been changed. How often do budding investment bankers leave the field in their mid-20s to try their hand at teaching? Not often.  And that’s only one of the things that makes Henry Rodriguez special.  We met him earlier in this series as he helped a disengaged student […]
Here’s another round of Q & A with educators about the switch to Common Core standards. Part 1 is here, part 2 is here, and part 3 is here. Name: Joseph Joyner Job: Superintendent of the St. Johns County School District Q: How well prepared do you feel for the Common Core? A: Better than a […]
Here’s another round of Q & A with teachers about the switch to Common Core State Standards. part 1 is here and part 2 is here. Name: Teresa Stillman School: Cannella Elementary in Hillsborough County Teaches: Fifth Grade Experience: 17 years Q: How well prepared do you feel for the switch to Common Core? A: I […]
As we’ve attended summer training sessions for teachers on new Common Core State Standards, we’ve been asking teachers the same three questions. Florida is one of 45 states to fully adopt the Common Core State Standards, which outline what students are expected to know in math and English at the end of each grade. Every […]
Yesterday we told you that we spent a lot of time at summer Common Core training sessions for teachers. One of the things we were curious about is how teachers felt about the new education standards fully adopted by Florida and 44 other states. We asked teachers the same three questions about Common Core as […]
We spent a lot of time this summer watching and listening as Florida school districts trained teachers about what to expect when the state makes the full switch to new education standards next year. Florida is one of 45 states to fully adopt the Common Core State Standards, which outline what students are expected to […]
Before she retires, Shara Holt is getting teachers around the state ready to use Common Core standards. Holt is a literacy coach in St. Johns County who’s spent 41 years as an educator. Florida is one of 45 states transitioning to Common Core State Standards right now. It’s a new way of teaching that focuses heavily […]
“Boring.”  “Wah wah wah.” “Monotone.” “Confusing.” That’s how math teachers training in Common Core standards this week near Pensacola described their own childhood math lessons. These teachers are learning how to make math an interactive, engaging experience for students under the new Common Core State Standards. They were led by Ilea Faircloth, a staff […]
Florida schools have one more academic year to fully get ready for Common Core State Standards. This new way of teaching is designed to better prepare students for college and a career. Thousands of teachers are getting help from the Florida Department of Education at training sessions this summer – studying a different way to […]
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