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College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

[Throwback Thursday] 5 ways to spot college and career readiness in classrooms

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College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Assessments: Are educators ready? The new Toolkit from Reform Support Network

Great resources are hard to come by in education - particularly when it comes to assessment..

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

5 ways to spot college and career readiness in classrooms

When you walk into a classroom, how can you be sure that students are really on their way to being.

Professional Development

4 keys for successful implementation of college- and career-ready standards

It's hard to believe that college- and career-ready standards (CCRS) were officially rolled out.

Instructional Coaching

What you may have missed in 2015: Our top 3 blogs for school leaders

The turn of the calendar may only mark the unofficial halfway point of the school year, but this is.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Race to the Top is over - What now? A new resource from Education First

In July 2015, Race to the Top (RTTT), a bold federal initiative that offered incentives to spur.

Professional Development

Welcome Don Rescigno to the Insight ADVANCE Team

We are thrilled to announce that Don Rescigno has joined our team as President of Insight ADVANCE.

Professional Development

Meeting the Challenge of College and Career Readiness

In October 2015, Insight had the fantastic honor of sponsoring a District Administration Leadership.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

How the first Common Core state is seeing faster student gains

Kentucky has been in the news a lot in recent years when it comes to the Common Core State.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

What you need to know about CAOs: A new resource from Education Week

Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) - or Chief Innovation Officers, Assistant Superintendents for.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Congratulations to EdWeek's 2015 Leaders to Learn From

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

What teachers need now: CCSS-aligned resources

It’s been over a year the since the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Scholastic conducted.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Make educator effectiveness & CCRS matter: MASA conference highlights

It’s not everyday that I get to speak to a room full of some of the most experienced and.

Professional Development

Our take: The real issue behind the Common Core

When Jason Stricker and I founded Insight in 2000, our mission was clear and simple: to help.

Professional Development

Seizing the window of transition: Common Core and teacher evaluations

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

myCore™ Wins a CODiE for Best Professional Learning Solution in Education

We are thrilled to announce that myCore™, our Common Core lesson planning and sharing platform,.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

7 Indicators of a High-Quality Transition to the Common Core

A few months ago, we partnered with the Aspen Institute, Student Achievement Partners, and Targeted.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

We're hiring! [A marketing coordinator, a finance manager and a few curriculum writers who know Common Core]

Insight is growing and we're hiring! We've got a number of exciting opportunities available and.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Aligning Teacher Evaluation and the Common Core State Standards - Voice from the Field

Professional Development

Another lesson in implementing the CCSS: Remember this is new

Here's another lesson in our "Implementing the Common Core" series from Insight Education's Dr..

Professional Development

Implementing the Common Core: Support your teachers in multiple ways

Here's another lesson in our "Implementing the Common Core" series from Insight's Dr. Michael Moody.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Common Core Transition Guides for School-Level Leaders & Teachers

The Aspen Institute, together with Education First, Insight Education Group, Student Achievement.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Implementing the Common Core: Determine your curriculum

Last week, Insight's Dr. Michael Moody and Syracuse Superintendent Sharon Contreras led a.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Implementing the Common Core: Set goals and monitor progress - frequently

Image courtesy of syracusecityschools.com We're excited to have a guest blog post today on.

Professional Development

Syracuse City School District: A Case Study in Teacher & School Leader Effectiveness

We're excited to partner again with Syracuse City School District (SCSD) for this upcoming school.

Professional Development

Interview with Dr. Michael Moody: Good professional development, Common Core, and technology

Recently, Edtech Digest's Victor Rivero sat down with our very own Dr. Michael Moody, Insight's.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

NCSC13 Session: Aligning the Common Core State Standards, Teacher Evaluation and Effectiveness

Thanks to the many of you who attended our breakout session last week at the National Charter.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

Teacher Evaluation and the Common Core

It seems as if the only two things we are discussing in education circles these days are teacher.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

And the Oscar Goes to...Mrs. Olson!

I like watching movies. If I had a week to do absolutely nothing, I'd probably go to a movie at.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

A Tireless Teacher: Plan, Teach, Adjust, Repeat

The Department of Education caught some heat a week or so ago when the following Mao Zedong quote.

College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS)

The Promise of Common Core

Last week, I received one of the best notes that a teacher could wish for. A former student sent me.