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Monthly Archives: August 2014
46 New Read Aloud Lessons Added
Forty-six new Read Aloud Project (RAP) lessons have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. They are divided into different subjects based on the Next Generation Science Standards and popular state social studies standards. You can find well-vetted lessons on Animals, Insects & … Continue reading
Posted in Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, animals, CCSS, Common Core, earth, insects, K, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, reptiles, seasons, space, weather
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Document Based Questions—Support and Materials
Many of you may already be using Document Based Questions in your 6th grade classroom but if you are not, it is an excellent resource to consider. DBQs reinforce important Common Core outcomes including building content knowledge with rich non-fiction; … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged 6th, CCSS, Common Core, DBQ, Document Based Questions, History, Social Studies, video, world history
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BAP Essential Understanding–Planning Tool
Kristen Campbell, the K-12 Professional Learning Facilitator with the Northwest RPDP, and Cathy Schmidt, the Striving Readers Elementary Training Coordinator, have synthesized key information from the BAP into a nice planning tool. They pulled the Big Ideas, Key Understandings, and … Continue reading
Posted in Basal Alignment Project
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Promoting Civic Education through Open Discussions
A big part of doing Common Core well involves kids engaged in rich and rigorous conversations. The positive benefits of this have been documented in several posts on this blog including this one from Dr. Lauren Resnick and this one … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged CCSS, civic education, Civics, Common Core, david campbell, open discussions, Social Studies
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Presentation to Board of Trustees, August 12, 2014
I was asked to present to the Washoe County School Board of Trustees on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The time to speak was brief—10 minutes—and in that time I moved the trustees through the principles that … Continue reading
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More/New Common Core Inservice Courses Available
A number of new Common Core inservice classes have been added to the Solution Where catalog. You can read the descriptions of each course below and click here to register for those that fit with your professional learning goals. CCSS … Continue reading
Core Task Project Inservice Course Posted
If are interested in moving through the Core Task Project, you can earn a half credit by signing up for the course here. Most people reading this blog know of the CTP but if you need a reminder The Core … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Common Core, Core Task Project, CTP, EdWeek, Fordham, inservice, Washoe
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CCSS and the Arts Training Materials
Secondary art teachers, from throughout the district, gathered to bridge art outcomes with the Common Core State Standards. The effort focused on a review of the instructional shifts followed by connecting the CCSS to the habits of Describing, Analyzing, Interpreting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Analyzing, Art, Common Core, Critiquing, Describing, Interpreting, standards, video
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Common Core Learning Modules
We have gotten a lot of requests for the learning modules, matched to the Common Core and the Instructional Shifts, that were developed last summer. You can access them, if you have an Edmodo account, here. (If you do not … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning
Tagged 21st Century, Common Core, ELL, modules, SBAC, SEL, Speaking and Listening, talking, Text Complexity
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Core Task Project 