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Tag Archives: CCSS
Video Lesson Demonstrations
The San Bernardino School District has uploaded several lesson demonstrations that can be accessed through Vimeo. The videos include the resources and lesson guides that are featured in the segments as well as comments and annotations from the featured teachers. … Continue reading
Washoe Gets some Press
The Core Task Project and the efforts of classroom teachers in Washoe have received a great attention over the last two weeks. Emily Hanford, of American Radio Works, produced an hour-long documentary (here) on Common Core, the first half of … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project
Tagged American Radio Works, CCSS, Common Core, Core Task Project, CTP, documentary, Hanford, Russo
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46 New Read Aloud Lessons Added
Forty-six new Read Aloud Project (RAP) lessons have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. They are divided into different subjects based on the Next Generation Science Standards and popular state social studies standards. You can find well-vetted lessons on Animals, Insects & … Continue reading
Posted in Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, animals, CCSS, Common Core, earth, insects, K, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, reptiles, seasons, space, weather
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Document Based Questions—Support and Materials
Many of you may already be using Document Based Questions in your 6th grade classroom but if you are not, it is an excellent resource to consider. DBQs reinforce important Common Core outcomes including building content knowledge with rich non-fiction; … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged 6th, CCSS, Common Core, DBQ, Document Based Questions, History, Social Studies, video, world history
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Promoting Civic Education through Open Discussions
A big part of doing Common Core well involves kids engaged in rich and rigorous conversations. The positive benefits of this have been documented in several posts on this blog including this one from Dr. Lauren Resnick and this one … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged CCSS, civic education, Civics, Common Core, david campbell, open discussions, Social Studies
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More/New Common Core Inservice Courses Available
A number of new Common Core inservice classes have been added to the Solution Where catalog. You can read the descriptions of each course below and click here to register for those that fit with your professional learning goals. CCSS … Continue reading
Instructional Move 1: Text at the Center of Instruction
Positioning text so that it is at the center of instruction is challenging, to say the least. Thus, as part of Core Task Project and Core Task implementation Project trainings, specific moves have been integrated to assist with this goal. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Management, Complex Text
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, CTiP, CTP, signals, text talk
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Instructional Move 2: Stop and Jot
The “Stop and Jot” technique is not new to the veteran teacher but likely neglected because of its simplicity. The technique promotes retention and comprehension of content and costs very little classroom time to implement. Stop and Jot works like … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Management
Tagged CCSS, classroom management, Common Core, stop and jot, teachers, template, video
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Instructional Move 5: Teaching Conflict & Characterization
Jon Corippo, Apple Distinguised Educator and Google Certified Teacher, describes how he teaches students to identify the five types of conflict within text. Begin watching Corippo’s explanation at minute 9:55 for full context or at minute 12:25 if you simply … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Learning
Tagged Apple, CCSS, characterization, Common Core State Standards, conflict, Corippo, Google
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Core Task Project 