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Tag Archives: Common Core
Principal Leadership Team Session 2
Educators gathered for the second session of the Principal Leadership Team inservice course. The focus was on the ELA Instructional Shifts and working to build capacity and a vision around these outcomes. The class is a unique opportunity for Washoe … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, leadership, NVACS, Principals, video
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Nevada PTA: Summer Leadership Training PowerPoint
Nevada PTA: Summer Leadership Training Linked below is the PowerPoint that Dr. Amy Weber-Salgo and I shared with the Nevada PTA at their Summer Leadership Training. I introduced the Common Core ELA Instructional Shifts and some of the evidence that … Continue reading
The Essentials of Developing Reading Fluency
Dr. Timothy Rasinski, Professor of Literacy Education at Kent State University, describes the “essentials” of developing reading fluency in the video linked here. The claims he makes throughout the presentation are buttressed with strong evidence and, moreover, he is quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Core, fdl, fluency, kent state, practice, rasinksi
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A Look at the Math Standards—Unfiltered
As I prepare for the classroom, I’ve asked trusted colleagues what math resources I should be looking over. Almost without exception, they direct me to the Progressions Documents for the Common Core State Standards. If you are unfamiliar with these, … Continue reading
Presentation Before the Reno Lodge 13 – Free & Accepted Masons of Nevada
Reno Lodge 13 – Free & Accepted Masons of Nevada gathered for their monthly meeting which including a presentation on the Common Core State Standards. Dr. Amy Weber-Salgo and I reviewed the difference between standards, assessment and curriculum before reviewing … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Free Masons, NeadaReady!, PowerPoint, Reno
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Ideas for the First Week of Math Instruction
“A great question for any teacher… is where to begin.” I remember David Coleman, one of the lead authors of the Common Core State Standards, saying this at a speech before educators in 2012. I find myself asking this same … Continue reading
Posted in Math
Tagged 4th grade, CCSS, Common Core, Janelle Turnier, jo boaler, math, tasks
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Back to the Classroom to Teach 4th Grade
For the last four years, I have been introducing myself as a Teacher On Special Assignment working for Washoe’s Curriculum & Instruction Department. That changes in a few weeks when the new academic year begins and I officially become one … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project
Tagged Aaron Grossman, Cathy Schmidt, Common Core, Core Task Project, CTP, Huffaker, Torrey Palmer, Washoe
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The Arts and the Common Core State Standards
By serendipitous luck, I found the following blog that focuses on art outcomes in the elementary grades. Author Meg Riley, apart from having students engage in the production of art works, annotates how she connects a lesson to history, aesthetics, and criticism. It … Continue reading
Introduction to Core Knowledge Course Materials
Staff from Caughlin Ranch, Roy Gomm and Hunter Lake Elementary gathered for the district’s “Introduction to Core Knowledge—Short Course.” Professional learning, domain and lesson exploration, video of lesson demonstrations, and time for planning around the Core Knowledge scope and sequence … Continue reading
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Tagged caughlin, Common Core, Core Knowldge, course, Domain, gomm, hunter lake, lesson demonstrations, planning, PowerPoint, video
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Repeal of Common Core Testimony—Three Things I Think Deserve Qualification
If you were unable to see the testimony from the Assembly Bill 303 hearing—the bill that would repeal Common Core in Nevada—you can access it here. A number of thoughtful and passionate stakeholders shared their opinion about the CCSS including … Continue reading
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Tagged AB303, CCSS, Common Core, curriculum, Nevada, repeal, stotsky
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Core Task Project 