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Category Archives: Professional Development
Every Child Reading–Dr. Margie Gillis Presentation
In case you missed it, you can access an October 28th presentation by Dr. Margie B. Gillis on helping Kindergarten through 3rd grade students with reading. Dr. Gillis is the president of Literacy How, Inc. and research affiliate, Haskins Laboratories … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Dr. Margie Gillis, Fairfield, Haskins Laboratories, Kindergarten
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Session 2 Materials from Literacy Unit Project
Teachers in grade 3rd through 5th gathered for the second session of the Literacy Unit Project. The aim of this endeavor is to have two to four units, matched to Enduring Understandings that stretch across all three grades, by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Close Reading, Common Core, ELA, Literacy Units, PowerPoint, Rubric
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Core Task Project Instructional Moves Sourcebook
Over the course of the last three years, as teachers asked for assistance with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, three questions consistently came up: What is the research that governs why we are being asked to shift … Continue reading
Nevada Education Advocates Summit
Educators and community members from throughout the state gathered for the first Nevada Education Advocates Summit. The event was a teacher-led effort to outline the features the Nevada Academic Content Standards. The day was highlighted by a keynote address by … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Erquiaga, instructional shifts, NACS, Nevada, summit
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Literacy Unit Project Begins
Third through 5th grade teachers, from throughout Washoe County, gathered to begin work on developing Literacy Units for their respective grades. Session 1 focused on building a strong understanding on the research governing the Common Core Reading Standards and models … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Literacy Units, Pearson, PowerPoint, Shanahan
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Video Lesson Demonstrations
The San Bernardino School District has uploaded several lesson demonstrations that can be accessed through Vimeo. The videos include the resources and lesson guides that are featured in the segments as well as comments and annotations from the featured teachers. … Continue reading
Building a Better Teacher
Fordham recently hosted an event titled Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone) in which Robert Pondiscio interviews Elizabeth Green about the topic. The section, beginning at minute 12:25 on being a “general … Continue reading
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More/New Common Core Inservice Courses Available
A number of new Common Core inservice classes have been added to the Solution Where catalog. You can read the descriptions of each course below and click here to register for those that fit with your professional learning goals. CCSS … Continue reading
Core Task Project Inservice Course Posted
If are interested in moving through the Core Task Project, you can earn a half credit by signing up for the course here. Most people reading this blog know of the CTP but if you need a reminder The Core … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Core, Core Task Project, CTP, EdWeek, Fordham, inservice, Washoe
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CCSS and the Arts Training Materials
Secondary art teachers, from throughout the district, gathered to bridge art outcomes with the Common Core State Standards. The effort focused on a review of the instructional shifts followed by connecting the CCSS to the habits of Describing, Analyzing, Interpreting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Analyzing, Art, Common Core, Critiquing, Describing, Interpreting, standards, video
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Core Task Project 