Category Archives: Common Core State Standards

America Achieves Films in Reno

America Achieves is in Reno filming our peers implementing the Common Core. Educators selected for the filming included Loree Gerboth, Chris Hayes, Michelle Herschbach, Sara Holm, Kim Price, Janelle Turnier, and Jodie Westmont. America Achieves hopes to have the video … Continue reading

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The read-aloud and Common Core

In a piece for Educational Leadership, William Himmele and Pérsida Himmele describe the important of read-alouds in the Common Core. This includes a chance to introduce more nonfiction to students and to build a “bank of academic vocabulary.” You can … Continue reading

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Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, December 7, 2012

Listed below are the resources used at today’s A&S meeting. The focus of the 90 minute presentation, from the K-6 Curriculum & Instruction staff, was on linking the Common Core State Standards to the Danielson Evaluation Framework to the Basal … Continue reading

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“Why the Common Core is Worth Our Positive Attention”

Peter DeWitt, in a piece for EdWeek, makes the case for why the Common Core State Standards will have a positive impact on schools. Weighed against the very real challenges we all have to contend with, DeWitt systematically makes the … Continue reading

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The CCSS: Starting Now

In the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Educational Leadership, the Core Task Project is shared as part of the answer to this question: “What can you do to move your school or district forward in implementing the Common Core State … Continue reading

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Guiding Principles of the Arts

Those who are familiar with the close reading strategy will likely appreciate this document from the New York State Department of Education: Guiding Principles of the Arts. As in close reading, careful observation and attention to what the artist (or … Continue reading

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Educators Train on Updated CTP

Washoe educators participated in a slightly modified version of the Core Task Project. The handouts and materials have been updated including a new video link as well as a new exemplar. You can download all of the content used during … Continue reading

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Washoe Trains on the Primary Core Task Project

Kindergarten Coordinator Kacey Edgington moved K-2 teachers through a primary version of the Core Task Project. You can access all of the content from the presentation by clicking on the links below. Primary Core Task Project PowerPoint 6=3 Shift Display … Continue reading

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College-Readiness Definition

SBAC has released Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) matched to Common Core (here) and college-readiness. You can read an analysis of this work by EdWeek.

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What Teachers Can Learn from the New PARCC and SBAC Sample Assessment Items

2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki shares some insight into the new assessment items released by SBAC and PARCC. She reveals her enthusiasm for the items because she sees them as validation of good instruction. She highlights the … Continue reading

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