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Category Archives: Common Core State Standards
Breaking the Standards into Parts
In this past we have linked to resources and video presentations from Dr. Timothy Shanahan. You can review some of this work, from the former president of the International Reading Association, on CCSS topics including policy (here) the instructional shifts … Continue reading
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Common Core & Curriculum Controversies
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute hosted a webinar on Common Core and the Curriculum Controversies associated with their adoption. Moderator Mike Petrilli’s first hour was spent with Common Core math author Jason Zimba addressing myths and rumors surrounding the implementation … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Fordham, instructional shifts, Jason Zimba, materials, publishers
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10 Reasons to Support the Core
Kentucky has created a guide for its community outlining why the state supports the Common Core. Although specifically made for Kentucky, the 10 points are applicable to all states working with the CCSS. Among the reasons are the financial advantages … Continue reading
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All Students Engaged in the Work of the Lesson
Core Action 3, within the Instructional Practice Guides, was the focus of Friday’s session with Implementation Specialist and instructional coaches. Educators worked through three pieces on content and in turn, working with site leadership, will select one item to share … Continue reading
CCSS are “Valuable and Necessary”
New Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dale A.R. Erquiaga, shares his support for the Common Core in a letter to Nevadans here. The letter explains why the Nevada State Board of Education adopted the standards in 2010 including the importance of … Continue reading
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Smartest Kids in the World
In a video presentation posted by Pop! Tech Amandy Ripley describes her effort to solve a mystery. The mystery? Why are US educational outcomes mediocre relative to other countries. To make her point, she posts the map below. Ripley does … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Ripley, Atlantic, CCSS, Smartest Kids in the World, Time, video
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Parent University: Promoting Literacy in the Home
The Parent University course, “Promoting Literacy in the Home,” was finished and shared this week. The class introduces key parts of reading to parents with specific steps they can take to promote these outcomes. The PowerPoint links to video content … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, great schools, parents, reading, Reno, sparks, Washoe
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How “Integration” Makes these Standards Different
Common Core State Standards work team member and CEO of http://www.textproject.org Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert takes two minutes, in the video here, to address the integration of CCSS into classroom practice. She describes a key difference between the CCSS and state … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Complex Text, Hiebert, reading, speaking, work team, writing
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Site Leads Prepare for August 8th
On August 8th, Washoe will launch its K-6 CCSS professional development calendar with a day devoted to literacy outcomes. Site leads worked with personnel from Curriculum & Instruction to preview “sessions” (here) and get a basic feel for the structure … Continue reading
CCSS “Aligned” Materials
Edweek reports on publishers sharing “aligned” resources with educational consumers. Catherine Gewertz describes several of these materials to demonstrate that some of these “alignments” deserve our skepticism. You can read the entire article here. Washoe is using of the Tri-State … Continue reading
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Core Task Project 