https://bluecerealeducation.com Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:23:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://files.bluecerealeducation.com/2023/06/BowlIcon.png https://bluecerealeducation.com 32 32 https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/10-lessons-learned-common-core-testing/ Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:51:06 +0000 http://localhost:8888/bluecerealwp/blog/10-lessons-learned-common-core-testing/ The Journal recently posted a fascinating list: "10 Lessons Learned from the Assessment Field Tests - Schools and districts that took part in the PARCC and Smarter Balanced trial runs share their experiences to help you prepare for online testing this spring." If you're one of my Eleven Faithful Followers, you know I'm not particularly anti-Common Core. Oklahoma’s not even a Common Core state this month. Still, I work enough in surrounding states which ARE that I thought it would be worth perusing. And… oh my god. The list… it’s… well, irony is dead to say the least. All ten are the same lesson, repeated without irony or complaint - “Spend More Time and Resources Hyper-Focused on Computer-Based Testing.”]]> 78