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Category Archives: Instructional Shifts
What the Teacher Does…
Susan LaFond, in a piece for Colorín Colorado, makes a series of connections between the “instructional shifts” and authentic classroom practice. Through a series of tables (sample here) readers learn “What the Student Does…” and “What the Teacher Does…” Full … Continue reading
Implementing the CCSS
Achieve has released an Action Brief on how secondary school principal can effectively implement the Common Core State Standards. The brief is a “starting point” and emphasizes the instructional shifts (image) and describes strategies for integrating the shifts into site culture.
“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
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
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
Shanahan on the topic of Instructional Shifts
Dr. Timothy Shanahan describes the Instructional Shifts in the following webinar. Marked are several pieces that you may want to visit including Close Reading. 4:47: “…these standards are so profoundly different big shifts in teaching are necessary.” 7:44: Shannon compares … Continue reading
Administrators Complete First Session of, “Leading the Core: ELA CCSS”
District leaders participated in the first session of, Leading The Core: ELA CCSS. The course is designed for administrators interested in supporting teachers, parents and community partners as they work with the ELA Common Core State Standards. Through a lens … Continue reading
Common Core Champions Now Linked to Blog
Washoe County recently identified 15 Common Core Champions. These are classroom teachers who are implementing the CCSS with an emphasis on what has to shift instructionally. You can contact them directly, through the frame at the top of this page … Continue reading
District Personnel Train on Shift 1
Instructional coaches from throughout the district gathered to review the importance of building a coherent body of knowledge. Attendees watched the following review of the MetaMetrics study measuring what children read from high school to college to career (here). This … Continue reading
CC Shifts in ELA
Rose Marsh posted the following video describing the six “instructional shifts.” For Shift 3, text complexity, the narrator notes that educators, when working with students—especially students well behind in reading—will have to be prepared to chunk text and read “a … Continue reading
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