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Monthly Archives: November 2014
110 Core Knowledge Teacher Created Supplements Added to 63000resources.com
If you are implementing Core Knowledge, consider visiting the Core Knowledge section, from the ELA tab, at http://www.63000resources.com. These are the resources currently in the Edmodo group but feedback, from Core Task implementation Project sessions, consistently included a request to … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged 1st, 2nd, Core Knowledge, flipcharts, K, lessons, notebooks, PowerPoint, vocabulary documents, wind in the willows
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10 Websites, with Free resources, to Assist with CCSS Implementation
If you are looking for help with the implementation of Common Core, the websites listed below will help. Most include free curricular resources, well matched to the CCSS, that any educator can opt into and/or they can be used to … Continue reading
Posted in CCSS, Instructional Shifts, Professional Development
Tagged Angela Orr, CCSS, Common Core, curriculum, Edmodo, free, hamilton, Katie Anderson, resources, Scherr
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Literacy Unit Project, Session 3
Third through fifth grade teachers continued to make progress on developing literacy units, mapped to essential understandings, that stretch across all three grades. Those EUs have been finalized and include: How does conflict and compromise shape culture? How does setting … Continue reading
‘How and How Not to Prepare Students for the New Tests’
A popular question, since Nevada officially adopted the SBAC Test for the 2014-2015, is how to best prepare students for the coming assessments. I certainly have an opinion and have consistently noted that if you take full advantage of well-vetted … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged Common Core, Document Based Questions, Nevada, SBAC, Test Preparation
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Session 3 Materials from DC CTP
Educators in Washington, D.C. gathered for the third session of the DC Core Task Project. Session three focused on text complexity, text-dependent questions, and crafting questions to the Malcolm Xs speech, Message to the Grass Roots You can access all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project
Tagged CCSS, Exemplar, grassroots, Malcolm X, text-dependent questions
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Dr. P. David Pearson: Implementing the CCSS: Comprehension, Close Reading, and the Common Core
Although Pearson acknowledges he’s had reservations about the implementation of the CCSS, he takes the time to outline specifically what he likes about the standards. You can see the list in the image below and by viewing the video presentation … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, comprehension, Pearson, questions, schema
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November 4th Presentation Materials–with Pondiscio Video Links
As part of the November 4th Professional Learning Day, K-3 educators from 18 different sites gathered for a Core Knowledge Rendezvous. The day focused on a taped presentation by Robert Pondiscio (part 1 here and part 2 here) followed by … Continue reading
Posted in CTiP, Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Core Knowledge, notetaker, Prezi, Robert Pondiscio
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Every Child Reading–Dr. Margie Gillis Presentation
In case you missed it, you can access an October 28th presentation by Dr. Margie B. Gillis on helping Kindergarten through 3rd grade students with reading. Dr. Gillis is the president of Literacy How, Inc. and research affiliate, Haskins Laboratories … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Dr. Margie Gillis, Fairfield, Haskins Laboratories, Kindergarten
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Core Task Project 