How will schools pay for new CC resources, including digital? One approach is to look for existing funds within your school and district that can be redirected so that your library can purchase CC resources for the classroom. But that requires that libraries market their expertise in resource selection and collection development so that your value is obvious to others, says Christopher Harris.
A Call for ‘Blended Funding’: Schools must pool money to support Common Core
By Christopher Harris on December 10, 2012
Filed Under: Ebooks, Featured, The Next Big Thing Tagged With: advocacy, Chris Harris, Common Core, funding, Next Big Thing, SLJ
A Librarian’s Tricks for Finding Those ‘Complex Texts’ Cited in the Common Core
By Christopher Harris on July 19, 2012
Want to help teachers find high-quality “complex texts,” a key ingredient of the new educational standards? Christopher Harris shows you how.
Filed Under: K-12, The Next Big Thing Tagged With: Christopher Harris, Common Core, complex texts, Next Big Thing, SLJ