Category Archives: Basal Alignment Project

The Louisiana BAP Experience

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

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 →

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Pictorial Guide to Accessing BAP Materials

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

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 →

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An Open Letter from Washoe Basal Alignment Project Contributors

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

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 →

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Introduction to the Basal Alignment Project

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The Council of Great City Schools has produced a video from the first Basal Alignment Project training. You can watch the video (here) and see first hand what was shared with state and district personnel that attended. For those who … Continue reading →

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Brown Elementary Trains on the BAP Resources

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Teachers from Brown Elementary were among the first to train on how to use the Basal Alignment Project resources. Click on the links below to access the materials that were included in the presentation. BAP Training PowerPoint Tomas and the … Continue reading →

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Washoe Educators Participate in the BAP

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Last spring elementary school teachers, Implementation Specialists, and staff within the Office of Academics, worked through a process to more closely align the Houghton Mifflin Reading materials to the Common Core State Standards. A specific writing protocol was followed, developed … Continue reading →

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The Libens are Coming!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Mark your calendars, the Libens are coming. They will be presenting before Washoe educators on August 20th and to Striving Readers sites on August 21st. Workshop participants will build on the learning from the February 2012 visit by David and … Continue reading →

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Basal Alignment Project is live

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The Basal Alignment Project has gone live. As described in the press release, “Dozens of freely-available, revised questions and tasks for widely used 3rd-5th grade texts in basal reading series. Click here to sign up on Edmodo. Use code ‘etuyrm’ … Continue reading →

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