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Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Louisiana BAP Experience
As many of you know, the Basal Alignment Project involved districts coming together to work towards the same outcome: assisting teachers in taking current materials and more closely aligning them to the Common Core. Whitney Whealdon, an English Language Arts … Continue reading
5 Myths about the Common Core
Robert Rothman, writing for the Harvard Education Letter, describes five myths about the Common Core. He notes: Perhaps the main idea of the Common Core ELA standards is the notion that students should read increasingly complex texts in order to be prepared … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Content Knowledge
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Complex Text, myths
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Pictorial Guide to Accessing BAP Materials
If you are having difficulty accessing the Basal Alignment Project materials you may want to use this pictorial guide (here). It includes a more thorough set of directions that moves you through registering, finding the BAP group, and locating the … Continue reading
Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards
Tagged BAP, Basal Alignment Project, CCSS, Guide, SAP
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Opportunities for English Learners in the CCSS ELA
In a paper, as part of Stanford University’s Understand Language series (here) authors George C. Bunch, Amanda Kibler, and Susan Pimentel describe, for those “collectively responsible for education of English Learners,” what has to be done so the CCSS are … Continue reading
An Open Letter from Washoe Basal Alignment Project Contributors
In a letter addressed to their colleagues (here), Washoe educators, who participated in the Basal Alignment Project, share their experience and describe the implications for our students. They highlight the challenge of the BAP including identifying major themes, important academic … Continue reading
NAESP and the CCSS
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has produced a series of webinars to inform administrators as they transition staff to the Common Core. At minute 19:43, in a video series they title “Dialogues on the Common Core,” (here) … Continue reading
“The Challenge of Challenging Text”
Writing for Educational Leadership, Dr. Timothy Shanahan, Dr. Douglas Fisher, and Dr. Nancy Frey discuss what teachers can do to assist students with gaining access to complex text. (The entire article can be found here.) They begin with breaking apart … Continue reading
Six = Three: The Shifts Described Two Ways
When the Office of Academics shared the instructional shifts last October with K-8 principals, we used several items made available through EngageNY. EngageNY produced videos around the shifts that included interviews with lead ELA author David Coleman; close reading exemplars; and … Continue reading
Common Core “Bookmarks”
Macomb Intermediate School District, in Clinton Township Michigan, has posted “Bookmarks” that some of you might find helpful. They have put all of the grade level standards on one half-page sheet so that teachers can quickly see what is expected … Continue reading
ELA CCSS Progression View
North Carolina has put together an interactive resource that allows educators to see the progression of the K-12 CCSS. You can choose the strand and the grade range to focus on a specific set of outcomes. You can access here.
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, progression, strand
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Core Task Project 