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Tag Archives: Common Core
Nevada Students and Educators Describe Common Core
In a video posted here, a number of students and educators explain why they support the Common Core. The video was developed by the Nevada Ready! initiative, an effort by the Nevada Department of Education and the Nevada State Board … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, College and Career Readiness, Common Core, Nevada, NVACS
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Core Task Project Shared on EdWeek Webinar
EdWeek generously allowed us to share the Core Task Project (CTP) with their community. During the one-hour webinar, the CTP was described including its history, resources used during implementation, and how it has moved from a three week professional learning … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, EdWeek, instructional shifts, PARCC, PowerPoint, webinar
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WCSD Educators Share the Core Task implementation Project at IRA
Educators from Washoe County had the opportunity to present on the Core Task implementation Project (CTiP) at the International Reading Association’s Annual Conference in New Orleans. Their symposium focused on “Embracing the Common Core Shifts: An Inquiry-Driven Model for Sustainable Change.” … Continue reading
Posted in CTiP
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, instructional shifts, International Reading Association, IRA, PLC, Washoe
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Strickland on Literacy and Early Education
Dorothy Strickland, a Validation Team Member, for the Common Core State Standards, testifies to the value of promoting literacy outcomes with young children. Strickland, Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Institute for Early Education Research and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor … Continue reading
Posted in PreK
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Dorothy Strickland, early literacy, PreK, PreK-3rd, validation team
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CCSS through the Lens of Social Emotional Learning
In a brief presentation just posted on Youtube, Dr. Nancy Markowitz makes the case that absent attention to Social Emotional Learning (SEL), student will be unable to meet the academic expectations of the Common Core. Dr. Markowitz builds her case … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CASEL, CCSS, Common Core, Dr. Nancy Markowitz, P3, PreK-3rd, SEL, Self-Awareness
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Kindergarten Readiness Resources
Kindergarten teacher Haley Snyder has created a webpage detailing how parents can support their children with the Nevada Academic Content Standards/Common Core. There are three specific areas to help families including sections on, What is Common Core, Kindergarten Prep, and Parent & … Continue reading
Posted in CCSS
Tagged Alice Smith, CCSS, Common Core, Haley Snyder, Kindergarten, parents, Readiness, Washoe
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Washoe Shares CCSS Implementation Efforts with NV LCE
Several Washoe educators had the opportunity to describe the district’s implementation efforts around the Nevada Academic Content Standards and the Common Core to the Nevada Legislative Committee on Education. The presentation outlined how Washoe has leveraged free resources and internal professional … Continue reading
Posted in Nevada Ready!
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, CTP, Legislative Committee on Education, NACS, Social Studies, unit
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Erquiaga on Common Core
Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga was recently interviewed on KNPR’s State of Nevada. The interview provides context for why Nevada adopted the Common Core State Standards (minute 1:26), the potential impact on student learning (4:43), and some of … Continue reading
Posted in Nevada Ready!
Tagged assessment, CCSS, Common Core, Erquiaga, interview, Nevada Academic Content Standards
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Read Aloud Project Inservice, April 17th
Kindergarten through second grade teachers trained with the Read Aloud Project (RAP) resources and with the text, Desert Giant. To give the RAP some context, and to explain why building a coherent body of knowledge is vital to comprehension, participants … Continue reading
Posted in Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, desert giant, Meiers, Pondiscio, Read Aloud Project, read alouds, shift 1
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Enhancing Professional Learning through Twitter Chats
If you have a Twitter account, you may want to participate in Twitter Chats to promote your own professional learning. The chats are free and run the full breath of educational outcomes including Common Core, Art, 21st Century Learning, Educational … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Learning
Tagged 21st Century Learning, Art, CCSS, Common Core, Educational Leadership, Special Education, Twitter
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Core Task Project 