Council of Chief State School Officers

coffee. Starbucks is credited with changing the way Americans--and people around the world--view and consume coffee, and its success has attracted global attention. Starbucks has consistently been one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.…

place. While some people think common core standards are a great way to keep schools on the same track, I maintain that common core standards are just a way to stress children out with over testing. Common Core Standards are a set of standards set by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers and Department of Education to keep schools across the country on track with other schools and to prepare students…

how school leaders should collaborate with families and learn to create a successful learning environment for all. The Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards were designed to help current and new school leaders the opportunity to educate themselves and strengthening their leadership skills. The standards give school leader a plan, which will help to expedite the process in order for school leaders to successful school. The standards not only provide help for school…

I had the opportunity to interview a man named Michael Kelly. Michael Kelly is the current Chief Operating Officer, or COO, of the College Football Playoff. His office is currently based in Irving, Texas, so this interview had to be done through the phone. Before this interview, I wasn 't sure what was more nerve racking; being interview or actually giving the interview. Because when you 're being interview, you don 't know what questions you’ll be asked. When it’s the other way around,…

and even three-dimensional shapes. The Early Year Learning Framework (EYLF) emphasizes the importance of children being able to resource their leaning through processed materials (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations for the Council of Australian Governments [DEEWR], 2009). When children are playing with the polygon puzzles, they are exploring and constructing the idea of geometry using their imagination and creativity. Anus is a boy who enjoys all kinds of hands-on…

2015. World Report 2014. Retrieved on March 05, 2015. Retrieved from: http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/united-states Informal sanction. (n.d). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved: July 1, 2015. Retrieved from: http://sociologydictionary.org/informal-sanction/ Legum, Judd. December 2014. Think Progress. A Startling Admission By…

Introduction: The American Revolution, fought between 1775 and 1783, was the tussle by which the Colonies of North America acquired independence from Great Britain to develop into the United States of America. The war was successful because of the efforts of key leaders in the revolution. Having a broad historical understanding of these leaders is essential in understanding the reasons for the accomplishments of the war, so that educated conclusions can be constructed about the past; so that we…

the entire standard was and is to; in the long run prepare students for college and their future lives. While indeed it is a proven fact that it does truly prepare students for their future education, and lives by giving all of the teachers from the states that have affiliated themselves with the standard the exact same curriculum and lesson plans that need to be completed before the end of the year (Gardener and Powell, 2013/2014). Common Core also gives the students a wide range of knowledge…

standards in the United States have been controlled, not by the federal government, but instead by the states’ government control their state education standards. After recently being taken out of the list of the top 20 best educated nations in the world. Which brings up the debate on what should the country do to get itself caught up as one of the nation’s best. As time went on what is now called, The New Common Core Standards are the right step into a higher educated future for school…

Gandhi's father was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar; his deeply religious mother was a devoted practitioner of Vaishnavism (worship of the Hindu god Vishnu), influenced by Jainism, an ascetic religion governed by tenets of self-discipline and nonviolence. Because of this Gandhi…