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Core Task implementation Project Session 4, Grades 3-5
The 4th session of CTiP for Grades 3rd through 5th focused on syntax and a look at the Language Standards. The session was like the other January sessions but with a closer look at assessment items similar to those students will see on … Continue reading
Assessment and the Common Core
In the video linked here, David Pearson, former dean of the Graduate School of Education at University California, Berkeley, moves viewers through the coming PARCC and SBAC assessments and the implications for instruction. At minute 5:47, he begins an overview … Continue reading
Superintendent of Public Instruction Erquiaga on Common Core
Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga was recently interviewed on KNPR’s State of Nevada. The interview provides context for why Nevada adopted the Common Core State Standards (minute 1:26), the potential impact on student learning (4:43), and some of … Continue reading
Posted in Nevada Ready!
Tagged assessment, CCSS, Common Core, Erquiaga, interview, Nevada Academic Content Standards
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Spanish Springs HS Students Explain SBAC and Field Testing
Students at Spanish Springs High School created a terrific video to explain the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia (SBAC) test. The video is clear and on point in helping all stakeholders understand the implications of SBAC and the field testing … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged assessment, CCSS, Common Core, field testing, high school, SBAC, Spanish Springs HS, Washoe, WCSD
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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
David Liben in Washoe September 6, 2013
David Liben, from Student Achievement Partners, will be visiting Reno this Friday and will conduct a Q&A with instructional leaders and classroom teachers. If you have a burning question, please share in the comment section and we’ll have David answer … Continue reading
Posted in Student Achievement Partners
Tagged assessment, Common Core, ELL, ELs, guided reading, Nevada, Reno, SAP, Washoe
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August 2nd A&S Meeting Materials
The Instructional Practice Guides were included in the August 2nd Administrative and Supervisory meeting. For the 400 in attendance, work centered on learning the context and basic construct of the guides before engaging in an application piece. You can download … Continue reading
Common Core Test Costs
EdWeek reports on what it will costs states, per student, to administer their exams in ELA and math. For PARCC, this works out to be $29.50 per student and for SBAC, $22.50 per student. For an additional $4.80 per student, … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged assessment, Common Core, Costs, Exam, Formative, Interim, PARCC, SBAC, Test
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Accessing Sample Assessment Items
Green Bay Area Public School District Assessment Coordinator, Stephen Miller, has posted a Youtube video describing how educators can access sample SBAC assessment items. If you are having any difficulty navigating the Smarter Balanced website, Miller’s brief three minute and … Continue reading
Thinking Common Core Scoop.it! Page
If you haven’t found the Scoop.it! page “Thinking Common Core,” you may want to take a few minutes to visit. Recent links include video on improving discourse in the classroom, updates on the 2014-2015 CCSS assessments, and strategies for successfully … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged assessment, Cathy Schmidt, CCSS, Common Core, discourse, implementation, Scoop.it!, video
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Core Task Project 