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Tag Archives: Common Core
Interactive CCSS Tool for Parents
There have been several strong attempts at keeping parents informed about the Common Core including resources from the PTA (here) and the Council of Great City Schools (here). Stand for Children, an organization dedicated to promoting educational outcomes for K-12 … Continue reading
Posted in Parent University
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, community, Geoffrey Canada, parents, tool, video
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Core Action 1: A High Quality Text
Implementation Specialists and instructional coaches reviewed content to be shared on September 4th. The focus for the first site-based PLC is on Core Action 1 from the Instructional Practice Guides. In addition, “Growth Mindset,” which will be part of future … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Dweck, growth mindset, instructional practice guides
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Parent University: Promoting Literacy in the Home
The Parent University course, “Promoting Literacy in the Home,” was finished and shared this week. The class introduces key parts of reading to parents with specific steps they can take to promote these outcomes. The PowerPoint links to video content … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Parent University
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, great schools, parents, reading, Reno, sparks, Washoe
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Shift 6 Focus: Direct and Indirect Vocabulary Instruction
“Students who have a high vocabulary, tend to be very good comprehenders” begins a video on the value of vocabulary instruction by Dr. Nell Duke. In the six-minute clip, several important strategies are suggested with evidence to support. They include … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Instructional Shifts
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core, Nell Duke, Shift 6, Tier 2, vocabulary, word study
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Multiple Texts with Close Reading
Dr. Timothy Shanahan responds to a teacher’s question about using multiple texts with the close reading method (here) He notes that once you have read a text closely “then it is perfectly reasonable to wonder about how this work connects … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, compare, Complex Text, contrast, Shanahan
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Access to Common Core Edmodo Groups
Access to 11 popular Edmodo groups can be gained by using the links and codes in a document linked here. The groups include the social studies units and social studies close reading examples; SAP’s Basal Alignment Project and Anthology Alignment … Continue reading
Teaching Annotation
Annotation seems to be a popular subject judging from the email I received asking for direction with this instructional approach. The following might help. In an article that appeared in The Reading Teacher, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey describe a … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, annotating, annotations, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Kindergarten, scope and sequence, text-dependent questions
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‘How to Annotate’
A popular request from the Instructional Practice Guide session were the annotations posters featured in the intermediate grade video (here). Although we do not have copies of the posters, we did capture images of the posters and have posted them … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, alignment, annotating, annotations, CCSS, Common Core, Kindergarten
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2013-2014 Professional Development ‘Sessions’
Washoe’s elementary teachers worked through a number of Common Core sessions as part of the district’s professional development launch. The sessions, all of which can be accessed on Edmodo (group link here) include content to connect to CCSS in the … Continue reading
Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Content Knowledge, Instructional Shifts, Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Writing to Sources
Tagged Alberti, CCSS, Common Core, David Coleman, Edmodo, ELLs, ESL, Nevada, Professional Development, Robert Pondiscio, SAP, SEL, Washoe
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More Social Studies Close Reading Examples Added
Our Social Studies Coordinators have added an additional 6th Grade Close Reading Folder to Edmodo. Presently, it includes Close Readings on Hammurabi’s Code, Spartan Families, and the Iliad. Teachers will be adding close readings to this folder throughout the school … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged 10th, 11th, 12th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Exemplars, Nevada history, Social Studies, units
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Core Task Project 