Common Core in Action: How two science teachers are implementing common core (Blog #25)

This article discusses how teachers are able to take two different kind of learning lessons and fuse them together to "knock out two birds with one stone" kind of mentality. One example the article talks about is Katie Abole using science and literature. Abole taught an upper level science class and integrated science and writing together by having her students write an argumentative essay on biofuel and fossil fuel. Christopher King did a similar kind of lesson when he used ninth and tenth grade content to have his students write an argumentative essay for nuclear power vs. fossil fuels. Doing this type of integrating helped students open up in a more academic discussion and was a positive experience for both Abole and King.

This article is definitely one that I feel all educators should read and discuss on. Teachers are freaking out with this whole new Common Core system because it's different. No one likes change. But these two teachers prove that with a little practice and planning, you can knock out two birds with one stone. That means that yea, it seems like there is alot to cover with the CCSS, but it actually isn't that hard at all if teachers just dedicate themselves a little more and think outside the box. Reading what both Abole and King did even gave me an idea for my classroom whenever I start teaching.