Monthly Archives: March 2013

Draft of the Close Reading Exemplar “Farewell Speech” Now Available

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Third and fourth grade teachers in the Core Task implementation Project (CTiP) worked on a grade 4 close reading exemplar matched to Lou Gehrig’s “Farwell Speech.” Cathy Schmidt (Scoop.it! page here) edited the piece and you can find a draft … Continue reading →

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Session 5 of Leading the Core

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Administrators gathered for the 5th session of Leading the Core. The night focused on assessment and participants reviewed the timelines for PARCC and SBAC, watched video of Michael Cohen and Joe Willhoft, worked through SBAC assessment items and performance tasks, … Continue reading →

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Practice the SBAC Assessment

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has posted a practice test for the Common Core State Standards. By clicking here, you can login using the default username and password, and experience the new assessment as a student would. There are assessments … Continue reading →

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Contra Costa Trains on the CTP

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The Contra Costa County Office of Education sponsored a training on the Core Task Project to assist with refining and aligning instruction to the Core. Close to 100 educators, from the region, gathered to move through the first day of … Continue reading →

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Shanahan on CCSS Policy (Webinar)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Text Project has posted a free webinar on the Common Core with CCSS Work Team member Dr. Timothy Shanahan (here).  Shanahan moves viewers through some familiar stuff including the genesis of CCSS and the “Big Changes to ELA.” The changes … Continue reading →

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Scholastic and the Instructional Shifts

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Scholastic is plunging into the “instructional shifts” and has posted an overview of what they are and the “baby steps” educators can take to implement them in their classroom. Yes, readers are guided to items to buy from Scholastic but … Continue reading →

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