Tag Archives: ASCD

Sunday Tweets and Reads

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

In a piece for ASCD, principal Matt Renwick describes how he moved his staff through “collaborative inquiry” around close reading. Collectively, educators used a complex text on teacher evaluations to learn to analyze, annotate, and reflect. Kim Yaris and Jan … Continue reading →

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School Leaders: How to Successfully Implement the CCSS

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Sue Beers outlines four strategies for successfully implementing the Common Core State Standards in a piece for ASCD. She highlights the need for teachers to have “time to learn, plan and collaborate as they build new systems of instruction and redesign learning … Continue reading →

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The CCSS: Starting Now

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

In the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Educational Leadership, the Core Task Project is shared as part of the answer to this question: “What can you do to move your school or district forward in implementing the Common Core State … Continue reading →

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Text Complexity Slides

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Denise Alterio, of Sullivan County BOCES, has put together the following Prezi describing text complexity (here). It proves a nice introduction to standard 10 and the implications for looking at text complexity through quantitative and qualitative measures as well as … Continue reading →

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