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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Core Action 1: A High Quality Text
Implementation Specialists and instructional coaches reviewed content to be shared on September 4th. The focus for the first site-based PLC is on Core Action 1 from the Instructional Practice Guides. In addition, “Growth Mindset,” which will be part of future … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Dweck, growth mindset, instructional practice guides
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Parent University: Promoting Literacy in the Home
The Parent University course, “Promoting Literacy in the Home,” was finished and shared this week. The class introduces key parts of reading to parents with specific steps they can take to promote these outcomes. The PowerPoint links to video content … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Parent University
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, great schools, parents, reading, Reno, sparks, Washoe
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CTiP Year 2 Begins with a Close Look at Core Action 1
Elementary schools, that finished the first year of the Core Task implementation Project, started year 2 of this professional learning experience. The focus, of the first of four sessions, was on Core Action 1 from the Instructional Practice Guides. Educators … Continue reading
Free Instructional Videos Matched to CCSS
America Achieves, which visited Reno last October, has posted new videos and lesson plans matched to the Common Core State Standards. All of the resources are free and highlight instruction in ELA/literacy and math that demonstrate close reading, deeper learning, … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, instructional shifts, Reno, video, Washoe
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Shift 6 Focus: Direct and Indirect Vocabulary Instruction
“Students who have a high vocabulary, tend to be very good comprehenders” begins a video on the value of vocabulary instruction by Dr. Nell Duke. In the six-minute clip, several important strategies are suggested with evidence to support. They include … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Instructional Shifts
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core, Nell Duke, Shift 6, Tier 2, vocabulary, word study
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How “Integration” Makes these Standards Different
Common Core State Standards work team member and CEO of http://www.textproject.org Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert takes two minutes, in the video here, to address the integration of CCSS into classroom practice. She describes a key difference between the CCSS and state … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Complex Text, Hiebert, reading, speaking, work team, writing
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Multiple Texts with Close Reading
Dr. Timothy Shanahan responds to a teacher’s question about using multiple texts with the close reading method (here) He notes that once you have read a text closely “then it is perfectly reasonable to wonder about how this work connects … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, compare, Complex Text, contrast, Shanahan
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Instructional Practice Guides
As part of their professional development launch in K-5, educators in San Lorenzo were introduced to the Instructional Practice Guides (PowerPoint here). You can download the guides here.
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August 16th “Blue Friday”
The PowerPoint for the August 16th Blue Friday K-6 ELA presentation can be found here. The short session included a review of the August 8th PD Launch and a discussion about an exchange between College Board President David Coleman and … Continue reading
iTunes University CCSS Course Series
The Council of Chief State School Officers has created a series of iTunes University courses to prepare educators for the Common Core and the necessary instructional shifts. The courses provide experiences with critical outcomes and provide “classroom-ready resources.” You can … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Student Achievement Partners
Tagged 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, CCSS, CCSSO, instructional shifts, K-2, Professional Development, SAP, video
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Core Task Project 