by cynthiajimes | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
Last month, OER research got some serious air time. I attended a convening of researchers, school district leaders, state departments of education, and funders at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. to shine a light on where OER research has been and...
by cynthiajimes | Jul 7, 2014 | Blog
For the past 18 months, as a researcher and lead on ISKME’s Primary Source Project, I have been part of a group of twelve educators across eight states to create an open collection of primary sources and lessons that meet the Common Core’s requirement for increased...
by cynthiajimes | Aug 16, 2013 | Blog
As districts and states begin to prioritize and structure their roll out of Common Core State Standards (CCSS), they are also looking at how to implement formative assessments to capture and understand specific CCSS-aligned shifts in learning. These shifts include,...
by cynthiajimes | Mar 22, 2013 | Press Releases
Driven in part by changes in technology and student expectations, the landscape of music teaching and learning is rapidly transforming. Against this backdrop, music educators—especially in underfunded schools and in light of new Common Core State Standards—are...
by cynthiajimes | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
“Every idea that you have is physical — because you think with your brain,” said keynote speaker, George Lakoff, during the closing session of Big Ideas Fest. In outlining what that meant to the educational community, the well-known cognitive linguist and UC Berkeley...
