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April 24, 2015 Teaching the Core: Setting an Example for Common Core ~ Elaine Collins

Elaine Collins has worked for 23 years in a variety of roles in education and is currently the principal at Brownington Central School, a K – 8 elementary school in northern Vermont, where she's worked for 15 years. When we consider that high-quality, knowledgeable teachers are...

April 15, 2015 Watching the Common Core State Standards in Action ~ Ruth Ballinger

Ruth Ballinger is a Special Education Resource Teacher on the island of Maui. She works primarily with pre-K through 12th grade students with Autism and their educational teams. She is also a Hope Street Group Hawaii Teacher Fellow. Recently, I observed a class of 21 wiggly...

April 8, 2015 Legislative Day at Susick Elementary ~ Barbara Gottschalk

Barbara Gottschalk teaches English as a second language at Susick Elementary in Warren Consolidated Schools, a public school district in suburban Detroit, Michigan. She has taught in five different states in three very different parts of the country. After a two-year stint teaching English in...

April 6, 2015 Why I Oppose AB 303 and Support the Common Core State Standards ~ Jeff Hinton

Jeff Hinton M.A., M.Ed NBPTS 2014 Michael Landsberry Nevada Teacher of the Year Nevada Teacher Champion Jeff Hinton recently wrote a blog post encouraging the Nevada State Legislature to keep the Common Core State Standards. See below for an excerpt: Earlier this year, in his state of...

March 31, 2015 Teachers Testify to Keep Common Core in New Hampshire Classrooms

Pam Harland Angie Miller Last week, two of our New Hampshire Teacher Champions had the opportunity to testify before the House Education Committee, in opposition to SB 101. The bill, which had already passed the State Senate, would prohibit New Hampshire from implementing the Common Core State...

March 26, 2015 How to Become an Agent of Change: One Teacher’s Story ~ Mick Wiest

Mick Wiest has spent over thirty years working with secondary and community college students and staff. He earned his M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at Montana State University-Bozeman. His selection as 2014 Wyoming Teacher of the Year is a testament to his relentless adherence...

March 24, 2015 Ohio Students and Educators Need Common Core ~ Lisa Bass

Lisa is a National Board Certified Teacher from Ohio. She has been teaching first grade for 13 years. Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science Degree from The Ohio State University. She worked in the business sector for 13 years before returning to school...