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Informationen zum Autor Ernest J. Zarra, Ph.D., lives in California, holds five earned degrees, and is a life-long educator. Ernie has authored four books, and nearly two dozen journal articles on issues related to education. He teaches Advanced Placement classes to high school seniors at a state and nationally distinguished secondary school. He is married to Suzi, and they have two adult children. Klappentext The 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has again changed education for public schools and communities. Common Core is now optional and the role of Secretary of Education has been limited by no longer incentivizing states, as done under Common Core. This book analyzes the new direction today's schools must pursue for student learning and their success beyond high school. States and local educational agencies are once again empowered and will have more authority over curriculum and assessment. Common Sense Education includes samples from these states, ideas from several universities which are retooling their teacher education programs and focusing on teacher excellence, as well as schools recalibrating their programs for student learning. This book advocates for common sense education, uses a national survey to provide parent and teacher perspectives, and suggests a new paradigm for exciting twenty-first century high schools. Zusammenfassung The 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has again changed education for public schools and communities. Common Core is now optional and the role of Secretary of Education has been limited by no longer incentivizing states, as done under Common Core. This book analyzes the new direction today's schools must pursue for student learning and their success beyond high school. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Why Replace Common Core?Chapter 2: The ESSA: The Direction of Twenty-First Century American EducationChapter 3: The Right Direction for Today's SchoolsChapter 4: Twenty-First Century Teacher ExcellenceChapter 5: Twenty-First Century Teacher PreparationChapter 6: Twenty-First Century SchoolsChapter 7: Graduating Twenty-First Century StudentsEndnotesAbout the Author...
