From the BIE Blog ..... This was written in 2012...but...if we hadn't told you you would think it was written today. Moral to the story? The problem was recognized years ago and still exists today...when are we going to do something about it? About a year ago I wrote a blog that detailed explicit connections between the 8 Essentials Elements of Project Based Learning and the Common Core. Not a lot of educators tuned in. Can you hear me now? I guess you have a Need to Know. Forty-five states have signed on to the Common Core. Louisiana is first out of the gate and will begin implementing the Common Core in the 2012-2013 school year, with the expectation of full implementation in … [Read more...]