Comments on: Book Review: Pathways to the Common Core

By: Common Core: The Potential and the Pitfalls

Common Core: The Potential and the Pitfalls — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:56:56 +0000

[...] I asked for volunteers to podcast what they wrote. This all stems from some reading we did in the Pathways to the Common Core book by Lucy Calkins and others (worth the read!). Listen to the [...]

By: dogtrax

dogtrax — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:09:32 +0000

Technology is not the solution (good teaching is), but to ignore it as part of an overall view of literacy is not right, either. To ignore its impact on the way we communicate, and work, and write (and read) is to miss an entire world of literacy shaping the lives of our students. I am fine with technology and media put on the backburner in this book — which is a great read and perfect for inquiry into the Common Core — but we need to make more inroads in classrooms around the changing nature of literacy.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
Kevin

By: @franmcveigh

@franmcveigh — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:31:22 +0000

What I appreciate the most about the book Pathways is that Calkins and crew did not tackle the whole world. They stuck to English/Language Arts, including the relationship to content area, and did NOT enter into media and technology.

I am weary of those who claim technology is the solution for the Common Core. I have yet to see or read of even one researched example where poor instruction or even lack of instruction was improved by adding technology.

Pathways helped me better understand basic instructional practices that need to be supported. Best practices and knowledge of learning targets in English / Language Arts will help more teachers understand the depth of changes that will be required for implementation of the Common Core. With those shifts, ultimately both media and technology will be stronger assets in the learning process for all students!

By: Amy Rudd

Amy Rudd — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:04:29 +0000

Reading it right now!

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:30:33 +0000

Just received this…we also have the new New Jersey DOE Model Curriculum units that have to be in place in September (!!) – hoping that Lucy’s new book offers some hope of having all this done, and done well!