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Tag Archives: CCSS
Nevada’s 5th Family Engagement in Education Summit
At Nevada’s 5th Family Engagement in Education Summit, teachers, school administrators, parents, elected officials and community members learned more about the Nevada Academic Content Standards (including the Common Core). Participants worked through a study from MetaMetrics, the instructional shifts, and … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Parent University
Tagged Carson County, CCSS, Churchill County, Clark County, Common Core, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, University of Nevada
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Showcase Nevada Presentation Materials
At the 5th Annual Showcase Nevada—the Afterschool Experience, educators worked with the Instructional Practice Guides (IPG) to bridge their efforts with the Common Core State Standards. Personnel, from throughout the state, reviewed the instructional shifts and the IPGs and then applied … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged administrators, afterschool programs, CCSS, Common Core, Nevada, program coordinators, Showcase
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Dr. Templeton Presents on Foundational Skills in the Context of the CCSS
Dr. Shane Templeton, a Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies at UNR, worked with Washoe educators on the topic of “Foundational Skills in the Context of the Common Core State Standards.” The presentation drew specific attention to the following topics: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, developmental, Foundational Skills, instructional practice guides, Templeton, UNR, word study
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Sunday Videos and Reads
Listed below are a few things that might help with your Common Core implementation efforts. (And keep you busy on a Sunday afternoon) The California Department of Education has produced the following seven-minute video that explains how to read the … Continue reading
‘Simplifying the ELA Common Core; Demystifying Curriculum’
In a piece for the Kappa Delta Pi Record, Mike Schmoker and Carol Jago describe how you can break through the myriad ELA/literacy standards and immediately get of the “essence” of CCSS. In short, this involves focusing on “simple ‘instructional … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, curriculum, ELA, Jago, Schmoker, shifts
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CCSS for Teachers, iTunes University Course (and video tutorial)
If you have access to an Apple device, you can take advantage of the free iTunes CCSS University Courses. The courses are divided by content and grade bands for K-2, 3-5 and 6-12 and give educators a structure to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Daro, iTunes University, shifts
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St. Albert Catholic School Works through CCSS Outcomes
Educators at St. Albert Catholic School worked through a number of CCSS outcomes including an overview of the instructional shifts by Sandra Alberti; a review of the Metametric study on Lexile; Robert Pondiscio’s speech on the value of building content … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Accountable Talk, Alberti, CCSS, Common Core, Lexile, Pondiscio, Resnick, Student Achievement Partners
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‘Being smart isn’t all you need to succeed’
In a blog post for the Hechinger Report, writer Anya Kamenetz connects Social Emotional Learning and academic success. She writes, “Non-cognitive or meta-cognitive skills such as self-awareness, self-control, empathy, communication and cooperation ” deserve being measured and taught in our schools. It’s a … Continue reading
Social Studies Close Read Exemplars Get a New Link!
Periodically, Edmodo switches things up and the links to the social studies close reading exemplars change. If you have been struggling accessing, a) it’s not our fault –at least we don’t think it is and b) you can now use … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged CCSS, civil war, Close Reading, colonization, Common Core, Exemplar, government, History, reconstruction, Social Studies, world history, World War II
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Broad Knowledge Drives Literacy
In a piece (here) included in the The Herff Jones Achievement Series, the case is made for how a “broad academic knowledge base” leads to strong literacy development. To make the point, the following example is shared: If a hunter … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Content Knowledge, pondscio, shift 1, The Herff Jones Achievement Series, Willingham
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Core Task Project 