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Tag Archives: Common Core
Breaking the Standards into Parts
In this past we have linked to resources and video presentations from Dr. Timothy Shanahan. You can review some of this work, from the former president of the International Reading Association, on CCSS topics including policy (here) the instructional shifts … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, deconstructing, instructional shifts, IRA, Shanahan, skills, unpacking
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What is Social and Emotional Learning? (SEL)
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) describes the ways in which children and adults develop skills for life effectiveness. It has been a point of emphasis within the ELA/literacy Common Core rollout and part of the Core Task Project and Core … Continue reading
Realizing the Common Core Summit
The Contra Costa County Office of Education hosted the San Francisco Bay Area Common Core State Standards Summit: Realizing the Common Core. The Summit included keynotes by William McCallum, lead writer of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics; Deborah … Continue reading
Common Core & Curriculum Controversies
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute hosted a webinar on Common Core and the Curriculum Controversies associated with their adoption. Moderator Mike Petrilli’s first hour was spent with Common Core math author Jason Zimba addressing myths and rumors surrounding the implementation … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Fordham, instructional shifts, Jason Zimba, materials, publishers
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NEA Members Gather to Learn more about Washoe’s CCSS Efforts
Nevada State Education Association members met to learn more about the implementation of the Common Core in Washoe County. Participants reviewed the district’s K-6 3 Year ELA/Literacy Implementation Plan and the 2013-2014 CCSS Professional Learning Overview. You can retrieve the … Continue reading
Posted in NEA
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Incline, instructional shifts, NEA, Nevada, Reno, sparks, Washoe, WEA
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Teaching Students to Write Terribly
In a piece posted at Slate, writer and editor Matthew J.X. Malady, examines the writing section of the SAT. Through a series of interviews with college professors and those who prep students for the SAT, it becomes clear that the … Continue reading
Posted in College Board, Writing to Sources
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, SAT, Shift 5, writing to sources
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Administrative & Supervisory Meeting, September 13th
Close reading, Growth Mindset, and Core Actions 1 and 3, from the Instructional Practice Guides (IPG), were the focus on the most recent A&S meeting. Elementary principals applied the IPG with video of Washoe 3rd grade teacher Chris Hayes filmed … Continue reading
CCSS are “Valuable and Necessary”
New Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dale A.R. Erquiaga, shares his support for the Common Core in a letter to Nevadans here. The letter explains why the Nevada State Board of Education adopted the standards in 2010 including the importance of … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, families, Nevada, parents, State Board of Education, Superintendent
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Parent University, Common Core: An Introduction
Parents are being introduced to the ELA/Literacy Common Core through a class provided by Washoe’s Parent University. The class describes the context for the adoption of the Common Core, the instructional shifts, informative videos content, work with College and Career … Continue reading
Posted in Parent University
Tagged adoption, Common Core, Council of Great City Schools, families, parents, Reno, resources
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David Liben in Washoe September 6, 2013
David Liben, from Student Achievement Partners, will be visiting Reno this Friday and will conduct a Q&A with instructional leaders and classroom teachers. If you have a burning question, please share in the comment section and we’ll have David answer … Continue reading
Posted in Student Achievement Partners
Tagged assessment, Common Core, ELL, ELs, guided reading, Nevada, Reno, SAP, Washoe
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Core Task Project 