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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
63000Resources.com Continues to be Updated
I have received a number of emails asking if the website www.63000resources will be maintained with my return to the classroom. The answer is yes. Over the last four weeks, I have added a number of Core Knowledge supplements, new K-3 Document … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Shifts
Tagged CK, Core Knowledge, Document Based Questions, professional learning
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Caughlin Ranch Elementary CK Overview Materials
Staff at Caughlin Ranch Elementary learned more about the Core Knowledge curricular materials and about sites currently working with the resource. The session included some learning on why you would build a coherent body of knowledge followed by teachers hearing … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th grade slump, Content Knowledge, core knowlege, nclb
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10 Websites, with Free resources, to Assist with CCSS Implementation
If you are looking for help with the implementation of Common Core, the websites listed below will help. Most include free curricular resources, well matched to the CCSS, that any educator can opt into and/or they can be used to … Continue reading
Posted in CCSS, Instructional Shifts, Professional Development
Tagged Angela Orr, CCSS, Common Core, curriculum, Edmodo, free, hamilton, Katie Anderson, resources, Scherr
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CCSS Instructional Practice Guide Coaching, Released
The Instructional Practice Guide: Coaching tool is for teachers, and those who support teachers, to build understanding and experience with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)-aligned instruction. Designed as a developmental tool, the coaching tool can be used for collaboration, coaching, … Continue reading
Common Core Exemplar Videos and Free Lesson Plans
Washoe County School District teachers Loree Gerboth and Sara Holm were filmed for a project developed by America Achieves with videos being created to provide examples of what Common Core looks like in the classroom. The videos by Gerboth and … Continue reading
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Tagged America Achieves, annotations, CCSS, Common Core Videos, Gerboth, Holm, instructional shifts, lesson plans, Washoe, WCSD
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Bridging CCSS Efforts Between UNR and WCSD
Faculty from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Education and personnel within Washoe County School District’s Office of Academics met to discuss work around the Common Core State Standards. The day started with an overview of the ELA/Literacy instructional … Continue reading
Instructional Practice Guide & Accountable Talk Crosswalk
Bonnie Krupa, the Instructional Coach at Sparks Middle School, has created a crosswalk between the Core Actions within the Instructional Practice Guides (IPGs) and Accountable Talk Moves. The document assists in describing the explicit link between what the Common Core … Continue reading
Principal Leadership Focused on the Instructional Shifts
The Wallace Foundation, in collaboration with the Council of Great City Schools, has shared a report describing the “changing role of principal supervisors” in the publication “Rethinking Leadership.” The report is especially insightful for leaders navigating the implementation of the … Continue reading
Realizing the Common Core Summit
The Contra Costa County Office of Education hosted the San Francisco Bay Area Common Core State Standards Summit: Realizing the Common Core. The Summit included keynotes by William McCallum, lead writer of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics; Deborah … Continue reading
Core Task Project 