Aaron Grossman
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Tag Archives: Common Core
Ughh. We have a “Bug”
Many of you have been trying unsuccessfully to join the Edmodo group that houses the August 8th Professional Development sessions. This, as Edmodo has let us know, is because of a “bug” on their end which makes it impossible for … Continue reading
Common Core Test Costs
EdWeek reports on what it will costs states, per student, to administer their exams in ELA and math. For PARCC, this works out to be $29.50 per student and for SBAC, $22.50 per student. For an additional $4.80 per student, … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged assessment, Common Core, Costs, Exam, Formative, Interim, PARCC, SBAC, Test
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The Problem with Question Taxonomies
In a provocative piece for Edutopia, Todd Finley, an Associate Professor of English education at East Carolina University, describes the limitation of taxonomies and the importance of rethinking classroom discussions. Apart from describing what strategies we might want to limit, … Continue reading
Materials Shared at WestEd’s Moving Forward
Below are the materials shared at Moving Forward: Common Core State Standards Implementation and Assessment. Leading the Common Core PowerPoint Leading the Common Core Notetaker Towards Effective Teacher PDF
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged Administration, California, CCSS, Common Core, Moving Forward, WestEd
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Sunday Tweets and Reads
In a piece for ASCD, principal Matt Renwick describes how he moved his staff through “collaborative inquiry” around close reading. Collectively, educators used a complex text on teacher evaluations to learn to analyze, annotate, and reflect. Kim Yaris and Jan … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged ASCD, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Jago, Matt Renwick, Professional Development, Tweets
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Vertical Alignment of Text Annotation
The staff at Sarah Winnemucca Elementary created a Matrix of Vertical Agreements about Text Annotation. The guide serves to help answer the question why annotating is important and it further helps with identifying reasonable outcomes at each grade level. You … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged Common Core, matrix, text annotation, vertical progressions
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Changes to Nevada Education
The Las Vegas Sun has written an article describing the changes to state law, now that the current legislative session has ended, that will impact what we do in our classrooms. This includes new graduation requirements, new class size ratios, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Doughman, class size, Common Core, ELL, HSPE, Kindergarten, Las Vegas Sun
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Are Your Materials Aligned to CCSS?
A popular question is, “How do I know if the resources I am using are aligned to the Common Core?” One way to assist with finding this answer is to use the EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units (3rd through … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Instructional Shifts
Tagged 3-5, 6-12, alignment, CCSS, Common Core, EQuIP, K-2, Rubric
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CL’s Meet to Learn about SS Units and Evidence Guides
Curriculum Leaders gathered to learn more about the Evidence Guides and social studies units for grades 4th through 6th. The units focus on important grade level outcomes from mining to Colonial America to Ancient Egypt. CLs reviewed one unit, Colonial … Continue reading
Core Task Project 