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Category Archives: Core Task Project
More Free and Vetted Materials Added to 63000Resources.com
I continue to maintain and post to the website http://www.63000resources.com. Recently, a number of teacher created Core Knowledge materials were shared with me and I posted these. Likewise, everything I am creating for my own classroom (here) are being uploaded. … Continue reading
Nevada PTA: Summer Leadership Training PowerPoint
Nevada PTA: Summer Leadership Training Linked below is the PowerPoint that Dr. Amy Weber-Salgo and I shared with the Nevada PTA at their Summer Leadership Training. I introduced the Common Core ELA Instructional Shifts and some of the evidence that … Continue reading
Back to the Classroom to Teach 4th Grade
For the last four years, I have been introducing myself as a Teacher On Special Assignment working for Washoe’s Curriculum & Instruction Department. That changes in a few weeks when the new academic year begins and I officially become one … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Grossman, Cathy Schmidt, Common Core, Core Task Project, CTP, Huffaker, Torrey Palmer, Washoe
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Session 7 of Core Task implementation Project (The End)
The last session of the Core Task implementation Project concluded with a focus on writing and the instructional move, “Painted Essay.” The strategy, which fits well with Session 3 of CTiP and the In Common resources, gives practitioners a way … Continue reading
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Tagged blended, CCSS, In Common, Kahoot, NVACS, writing
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Session Materials–Denver Core Advocate Event
Listed below are the session materials that Nevada educators shared at the national “Taking the Next Step” Core Advocate Conference in Denver, Colorado. Chris Hayes, Angela Motter and I did a session on Core Knowledge and how Washoe teachers are … Continue reading
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Tagged angela motter, CCSS, Chris Hayes, Core Knowledge, coreadvoces, NVACS, tntp, Torrey Palmer
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NASB Presentation Materials
At the Nevada Association of School Boards meeting in Reno, board members learned more about the Instructional Shifts and Washoe’s K-6 ELA implementation efforts. This included a review of student artifacts and some of the evidence that guided teachers as … Continue reading
March Session of CTiP for Grades 3 through 5
The March session of the Core Task implementation Project, for 3rd through 5th grade teachers, focused on academic vocabulary. Teachers, working with Basal Alignment Project lessons or close reads, reviewed two instructional moves to enhance these resources—Questions, Reasons, Examples and … Continue reading
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Core Task implementation Project Session 6–Foundations and Academic Vocab
Session 6 of the Core Task implementation Project featured three activities to strengthen Tier 1 instruction. The first was a blast from the past in which participants looked through elements of NELIP (remember that?) and noted which were addressed through … Continue reading
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Tagged academic vocabulary, beck, comprehension, fluency, Making Choices, NVACS, phonemic awareness, phonics, writing
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Core Task implementation Project Session 4, Grades 3-5
The 4th session of CTiP for Grades 3rd through 5th focused on syntax and a look at the Language Standards. The session was like the other January sessions but with a closer look at assessment items similar to those students will see on … Continue reading
Core Task implementation Project, Session 4 Materials
Session 4 of the Core Task implementation Project (CTiP) focused on refining work with the Core Knowledge materials and a renewed effort to build understanding around syntax and the Common Core language standards. Teachers also brought student writing samples, based … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, CTiP, CTP, In Common, language standards, notetaker, PowerPoint, reflections, syntax
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