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Category Archives: Common Core State Standards
Presentation materials from 9/7 before IS’s
On Friday, K-6 ELA staff from C&I focused on “Aligning Literacy Instruction to the CCSS.” They looked at Learning Outcomes outlined in the standards, current PL and PD offerings from C&I, and reviewed the Basal Alignment Project. Below are the … Continue reading
America Achieves Films in Reno
As some of you may already know, America Achieves was in Reno to film Washoe educators describing their experience with the Core Task Project and the Close Reading Strategy. The video will likely be posted in February and other districts … Continue reading
David Coleman on Bloomberg Radio
David Coleman, lead author of the Common Core ELA standards, was on Bloomberg radio this weekend describing his new role as the President of the College Board. In his interview with Jane Williams, Coleman notes what parents need to know … Continue reading
Text Complexity Slides
Denise Alterio, of Sullivan County BOCES, has put together the following Prezi describing text complexity (here). It proves a nice introduction to standard 10 and the implications for looking at text complexity through quantitative and qualitative measures as well as … Continue reading
“The Complex Matter of Text Complexity”
Robert Rothman, writing for the Harvard Education Letter, shares insight and research governing the inclusion of text complexity in the Common Core State Standards. In short, high school students are practicing with texts that are well below what they will … Continue reading
Liben Presentation to WCSD Educators Now Available
David Liben, Meredith Liben, and Rachelle Etienne, of Student Achievement Partners, were in Reno on August 20th sharing strategies to effectively implement the Common Core. They focused on text complexity, text-dependent questions, syntax, academic vocabulary, writing to sources and the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners, text complexity, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, David Liben, instructional shifts, Meredith Liben, Rachelle Etienne, SAP, Student Achievement Partners, Text Complexity, text-dependent questions, WCSD
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Pinnacle Posts on the BAP
Pinnacle has posted a story on Washoe’s participation in the Basal Alignment Project. You can read the entire article by clicking here.
Introducing the Common Core and the Shifts
Kevin Hodgson has put together a Prezi (here) as an introduction to the Common Core State Standards and the “instructional shifts.” Keep in mind, if you choose to watch, that Nevada is part of SBAC and not PARCC.
“Keep it or Junk it” an ESL Perspective
Dr. Pete Cobin, ELL Consultant with Washoe County School District, reviewed the lesson “Keep it or Junk it” and shared the following: There are two things in particular that I noticed. The emphasis on “What are you thinking? How do … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, English Learners, Instructional Shifts, text complexity, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Close Reading Strategy, Common Core State Standards, EL, ESL, instructional shifts, Peter Cobin
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The Core Shift Blast is Back!
The Core Shift Blast is back! Authored by K-6 ELA Program Coordinator Torrey Palmer, the blast provides insights into the Common Core so educators have an acute sense of what it takes to align instruction to the CCSS. The first … Continue reading
Core Task Project 