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Tag Archives: CCSS
Advancing Literacy Practice with the Core
Washoe educators moved through a second offering of the inservice course, Advancing Literacy Practice with the Core. The 15-hour class touches on a number of important features of the CCSS that enable practitioners to match classroom practice to the standards, … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Core Knowledge, David Coleman, David Pearson, Sandra Alberti, SAP, text sets
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Videos to help Transition to the CCSS
Oregon’s Salem-Keizer Public Schools has produced four very short videos to help practitioners transition to the Common Core. If you are still wrestling with any of the topics below, it likely worth the two or three minutes it will cost … Continue reading
New Link to Social Studies Close Reading Examples
If you were having any trouble accessing the Social Studies Close Reading Examples, use the new link here. There are over 30 well-vetted close reading lessons that promote CCSS literacy outcomes while simultaneously teaching content. You can read more about … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Content Knowledge, Social Studies
Tagged 10th, 11th, 12th, 7th, 8th, 9th, CCSS, Close Reading Exemplars, Social Studies
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Video Explanation of Reading the CCSS
The California State Board of Education has produced a video to assist educators in reading the Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects. The five-minute video moves viewers through the basic organization … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged abbreviations, CCSS, ELA, History, progressions, Social Studies
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Resources to Support Fidgety Philip CAR
Moss Elementary Resource teacher Mari Riggs created a notetaker and answer sheet for the Fidgety Philip Close Reading Exemplar. These are helpful tools and a great scaffold as educators move through the exemplar to get to the culminating writing activity. … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged ADHD, CCSS, Close Reading Exemplar, notetaker, Resource
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Common Core Practice Test Released
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has released practiced tests for the Common Core State Standards. There are practice tests for grades 3rd through 8th and 11th grade in math and ELA. Each test has 50 problems and there is also … Continue reading
Advancing Literacy Practice with the Common Core
The original post with these materials became corrupted and the links would not open. Thanks for your patience as we rebuilt the links. On May 20th and 21st, educators moved through a new course offering—Advancing Literacy Practice with the Common … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, SBAC
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core Class, NAESP, NASBE, NASSP, NEA, performance task, Wiggins
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Are Your Materials Aligned to CCSS?
A popular question is, “How do I know if the resources I am using are aligned to the Common Core?” One way to assist with finding this answer is to use the EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units (3rd through … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Instructional Shifts
Tagged 3-5, 6-12, alignment, CCSS, Common Core, EQuIP, K-2, Rubric
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CCSS Questions and Answers
Sandra Alberti, the Director of State and District Partnerships and Professional Development for Student Achievement Partners, shares several important answers, to questions many of us have been asking. The answers come from a presentation done in Illinois last week. How … Continue reading
Core Task Project 