Tag Archives: BAP

BAP at 11,000 users

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Edweek reports that the Basal Alignment Project is now at 11,000 users and you can read how this became the largest Edmodo community here. The Council of Great City Schools also weighs in with a press release in which Council Executive … Continue reading →

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Basal Alignment Project at 10,000 Users

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

EdWeek reports on the Basal Alignment Project growing to 10,000 users. As the article notes, the BAP is “an online library of revised replacement lessons from common basal reading series (3rd-5th grades) each carefully aligned to the Common Core State Standards” … Continue reading →

Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards, Student Achievement Partners | Tagged 6th Grade, aligned, BAP, Basal Alignment Project, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, EdWeek | Leave a comment

Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, December 7, 2012

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Listed below are the resources used at today’s A&S meeting. The focus of the 90 minute presentation, from the K-6 Curriculum & Instruction staff, was on linking the Common Core State Standards to the Danielson Evaluation Framework to the Basal … Continue reading →

Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards | Tagged BAP, Basal Alignment Project, CCSS, Charlotte Danielson, Common Core State Standards, Finding the Titanic, instructional shifts | Leave a comment

More Rewrites Added to Washoe’s 6th Grade BAP Folder

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

As many readers know, Washoe started an effort to rewrite the questions and culminating activities for the 6th grade HMH materials. Following the procedures outlined by the Council of Great City Schools and Student Achievement Partners, questions and culminating assignments … Continue reading →

Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards | Tagged 6th Grade, BAP, CGSC, Council of Great City Schools, HMH, SAP, Student Achievement Partners | Leave a comment

Questions to Ask Common Core Vendors

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Tom Vader Ark outlines suggestions for educators looking for resources aligned to the Common Core. He starts by encouraging us to ask, “The new English/language arts (ELA) standards focus on building knowledge through content-rich, cross-curricular nonfiction texts and on text … Continue reading →

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Common Core Works

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The Council of Great City Schools has put together Common Core Works, a website dedicated to helping educators bring Common Core outcomes into the classroom. The CGCS was instrumental in coordinating district efforts during the Basal Alignment Project.

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6th Grade Teachers Train on Shift 1 and the BAP

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

On Election Day, 6th grade middle school teachers gathered to learn more about Shift 1—building a coherent body of knowledge—and the Basal Alignment Project. The 6th grade BAP code for Edmodo is 4k33tz. If you are unfamiliar with Edmodo, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards, Content Knowledge | Tagged 6th Grade, BAP, Basal Alignment Project, CCSS, Coherent Body of Knowledge, Common Core State Standards, HMH Rewrite, Robert Pondiscio, shift 1 | Leave a comment

The BAP in Boston Public Schools

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The following post is written by Sandra Bergantz, a 5th grade teacher in the Boston Public Schools. Sandra worked in Washoe last year and attended the Title Core Task Project trainings in May. She is using the Basal Alignment Project … Continue reading →

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Jessie Beck and Bud Beasley Train on the BAP

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

Today, Jessie Beck and Bud Beasley Elementary trained on the Basal Alignment Project. Listed below are the resources used for the training as well as other materials referenced during the session. Training Materials BAP Training PowerPoint updated Pictorial Guide to accessing … Continue reading →

Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Common Core State Standards, Text-Dependent Questions, Writing to Sources | Tagged BAP, Basal Alignment Project, Bud Beasley, Chris Hayes, Common Core State Standards, Jessie Beck, text-dependent questions | Leave a comment

Core Shift Blast September 25, 2012

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Aaron Grossman

The Core Shift Blast was sent today and it includes an excellent overview of the Basal Alignment Project and the Core Task Project. Corrin Cathcart, a fifth grade teacher at Brown Elementary, describes her experience with the BAP rewrites and … Continue reading →

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