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Tag Archives: CCSS
NAESP and the CCSS
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has produced a series of webinars to inform administrators as they transition staff to the Common Core. At minute 19:43, in a video series they title “Dialogues on the Common Core,” (here) … Continue reading
“The Challenge of Challenging Text”
Writing for Educational Leadership, Dr. Timothy Shanahan, Dr. Douglas Fisher, and Dr. Nancy Frey discuss what teachers can do to assist students with gaining access to complex text. (The entire article can be found here.) They begin with breaking apart … Continue reading
Six = Three: The Shifts Described Two Ways
When the Office of Academics shared the instructional shifts last October with K-8 principals, we used several items made available through EngageNY. EngageNY produced videos around the shifts that included interviews with lead ELA author David Coleman; close reading exemplars; and … Continue reading
Common Core “Bookmarks”
Macomb Intermediate School District, in Clinton Township Michigan, has posted “Bookmarks” that some of you might find helpful. They have put all of the grade level standards on one half-page sheet so that teachers can quickly see what is expected … Continue reading
ELA CCSS Progression View
North Carolina has put together an interactive resource that allows educators to see the progression of the K-12 CCSS. You can choose the strand and the grade range to focus on a specific set of outcomes. You can access here.
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Brown Elementary Trains on the BAP Resources
Teachers from Brown Elementary were among the first to train on how to use the Basal Alignment Project resources. Click on the links below to access the materials that were included in the presentation. BAP Training PowerPoint Tomas and the … Continue reading
Differentiation and the “instructional shifts”
If you are someone who has been trying to make the connection between differentiation and the Common Core, you may want to take the time to watch the following webinar by with Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson (here). If you don’t … Continue reading
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David Liben’s Keynote Address before the VSC
David Liben, in a keynote address (here) before the Vermont State Colleges (VSC), addresses a number of key parts of the Common Core including the history of the CCSS, the research on which it is based, and the importance of … Continue reading
Core Task Project 