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Category Archives: Professional Development
Common Core Learning Modules
We have gotten a lot of requests for the learning modules, matched to the Common Core and the Instructional Shifts, that were developed last summer. You can access them, if you have an Edmodo account, here. (If you do not … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning
Tagged 21st Century, Common Core, ELL, modules, SBAC, SEL, Speaking and Listening, talking, Text Complexity
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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
Showcase Nevada Presentation Materials
At the 5th Annual Showcase Nevada—the Afterschool Experience, educators worked with the Instructional Practice Guides (IPG) to bridge their efforts with the Common Core State Standards. Personnel, from throughout the state, reviewed the instructional shifts and the IPGs and then applied … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged administrators, afterschool programs, CCSS, Common Core, Nevada, program coordinators, Showcase
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CCSS for Teachers, iTunes University Course (and video tutorial)
If you have access to an Apple device, you can take advantage of the free iTunes CCSS University Courses. The courses are divided by content and grade bands for K-2, 3-5 and 6-12 and give educators a structure to learn … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Daro, iTunes University, shifts
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Washoe Starts Scaling the Read Aloud Project (RAP)
Chris Hayes, Ben Dickson, and Kristen Campbell moved district educators through the Read Aloud Project training materials and lessons. The training looked at text complexity, text-dependent questions, and completed RAP lessons. The RAP is a joint venture between Student Achievement … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, Charlotte’s Web, Common Core, K-2, Kindergarten, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, read-aloud, Social Studies
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St. Albert Catholic School Works through CCSS Outcomes
Educators at St. Albert Catholic School worked through a number of CCSS outcomes including an overview of the instructional shifts by Sandra Alberti; a review of the Metametric study on Lexile; Robert Pondiscio’s speech on the value of building content … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable Talk, Alberti, CCSS, Common Core, Lexile, Pondiscio, Resnick, Student Achievement Partners
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UNR Students Explore the Instructional Shifts and IPGs
Students at the University of Nevada, Reno explored content, matched to the Common Core, in order to develop an understanding of the “role of the teacher in curriculum development and implementation.” Dr. Margaret Ferrara’s preservice teachers worked through David Coleman’s … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Coleman, Common Core, Ferrara, instructional practice guides, IPGs, PowerPoint, university of nevada reno, UNR
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CCSS and Skills Based Reading Instruction
As we move deeper into Common Core implementation, knowing the position of skills instruction and how to build a “coherent body of knowledge” becomes paramount. This was the focus of Friday’s professional learning with video from Dr. Tim Shanahan and … Continue reading
Our New Site: www.63000resources.com
A popular request from teachers and admin is to organize all of the literacy resources that are included in Core Task Project, professional development trainings and blog postings. We’ve done this and they can be found at www.63000resources.com. Educators will find … Continue reading
Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, January 24th 2014
At the winter Administrative & Supervisory meeting, governance worked through content matched to the Instructional Practice Guides and the Common Core. This included a focus on writing, within the context of CCSS, and Core Action 2—employ questions and tasks that … Continue reading
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