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Tag Archives: CCSS
Common Core ‘Essentials’
David Burleson, superintendent in Newland, North Carolina, highlights key aspects of the Common Core for his constituents. Burleson notes that parents and students will see teachers emphasizing a) academic vocabulary b) the use of evidence to support responses and c) … Continue reading
Sample Items and Performance Tasks, Released
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) has posted sample items and performance tasks matched to the “rigor and complexity of the English language arts/literacy” standards in Common Core. Likewise, the sample items can be used by educators “to begin planning … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, SBAC
Tagged CCSS, claims, Common Core State Standards, performance tasks, sample items, SBAC
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Core Shift Blast 4: Close Reading
The Core Shift Blast for October 10th was shared today. You can access it here. You can review previous blasts by clicking here. The focus this week is on the Close Reading Strategy and includes insights into using this instructional … Continue reading
Willingham and Writing
University of Virginia psychology professor Dr. Daniel Willingham, describes how writing makes children better thinkers in a piece for the Atlantic Monthly (here). He summarizes several pieces of research in buttressing his claim but cautions that writing without purpose will … Continue reading
What is your District Doing to Get Teachers Ready?
In a series of videos posted on Vimeo and titled, “Finding Common Ground: What is your District Doing to Get Teachers Ready?” the National Education Writers Association and the Latino Children Project invited California district superintendents to describe key features … Continue reading
Lafayette School District Trains on the Core Task Project
Linked below are the materials shared with K-5 educators in Lafayette, California. Participants took part in the Core Task Project during their professional development day on October 8th. The purpose of the presentation was to assist Lafayette in its implementation of … Continue reading
Quick Guide to the ELA “instructional shifts”
The Common Core Literacy Shifts have been represented (here) in graphic and bullet form. This might prove useful for those who quickly want to review what is expected as we reorient our work and align it with the CCSS.
The Critical Role of Narrative Text in the CCSS
Dr. Elfrieda H. Hiebert writes, “Acquiring knowledge is the raison d’etre of the Common Core” in a posting for TextProject (here). She writes that using narrative can assist with this outcome if we allow students to focus on the multiple levels of … Continue reading
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Bishop Manogue Trains on the Instructional Shifts
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School did its first work with the Common Core and the Instructional Shifts. Participants watched David Coleman’s presentation on the shifts before New York educators (here). Then staff reviewed the district’s instructional shifts document and discussed next steps … Continue reading
What is ‘Complex’ Text?
What is complex text? Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris use Appendix A, of the Common Core, to answer this question and provide some context for why text complexity is an important feature of the CCSS. The answer can be found … Continue reading
Core Task Project 