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Category Archives: Common Core State Standards
Award Winning Nonfiction Books
The National Council of Teachers of English through the Committee on the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children shares an annual award for nonfiction writing. For those looking for quality informational text in the elementary grades, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Informational Text
Tagged informational text, NCTE, Orbis Pictus; nonfiction, shift 1
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Insights about the CCSS
In the December/January issue of Educational Leadership, educational experts share their opinions about the Common Core (graphic). Among the insights: The Common Core movement is not a reversal of NCLB, but the next step on a journey toward close, critical … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Educational Leadership, Hiebert, insights, Pearson, Rothman
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Implementing the CCSS
Achieve has released an Action Brief on how secondary school principal can effectively implement the Common Core State Standards. The brief is a “starting point” and emphasizes the instructional shifts (image) and describes strategies for integrating the shifts into site culture.
Anchor Standard Summaries
The Tulare County Office of Education created CCSS Anchor Standards Summaries that conveniently fit on one page. Anchor Standard Summary K-5 Anchor Standard Summary 6-12 Anchor Standard Summary 6-12 Literacy
The impact of CCSS on Instruction
Carol Jago, former president of the National Council of Teachers of English and current AP Literature content advisor for the College Board, shares insights into the Common Core and the impact they will have on instruction. Key points are addressed … Continue reading
Academics Releases FAQ
Washoe’s Office of Academics released a document this week with positions on a number of key topics. This includes our district’s stance on posting objectives and prioritizing, pacing and deconstructing the standards. You can read the full document here.
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged Academics, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, deconstruction, objectives, pacing, prioritizing
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How to Prepare for the Common Assessments
The Executive Director of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Joe Wilhoft, moves educators through the coming assessment at the National Summit on Education Reform (minute 11:55). He notes that about 30% of a teacher’s time is spent working on assessment and SBAC … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Joe Wilhoft, SBAC
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Language Diversity and Literacy Development
Harvard University’s Language Diversity and Literacy Development Research Group has released a series of one-page memos “for leaders dedicated to children’s literacy development.” There are currently 15 memos on topics including using curriculum, selecting curriculum, designing professional development, and enhancing … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Harvard, PreK-3rd
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The Role of Fiction and Literature
The role of fiction and literature in the CCSS is addressed in this Huggingtonpost. In this case, some are misreading the standards and concluding that 70% of what is read in an English classroom should be non-fiction. The post makes … Continue reading
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Tagged 70%, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, English, informational text, non-fiction
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Leading the Core: ELA CCSS Session 2
Administrators completed Session 2 of Leading the Core in ELA. The first part of the inservice focused on the implications of CCSS and what it means to engage in “work worth doing.” This was followed by working through elements of … Continue reading
Core Task Project 