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Tag Archives: Common Core
Resources from April 12th
At the Core Advocate conference in Chicago, the following PowerPoint and Word document were shared. The PowerPoint and Word document help frame part of Washoe’s implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
Posted in CCSS, Student Achievement Partners
Tagged CCSS, Chicago, Common Core, Core Advocates, SAP
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Social Emotional Learning and why it Matters
As have been noted on this blog several times, to do Common Core well, we have to attend to the Social and Emotional Learning of our students. The science behind why this matters and how it is intertwined in a … Continue reading
Posted in Social Emotional Learning
Tagged Common Core, PERMA, SEL, Seligman, Social Emotional Learning, teaching, well being
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Spanish Springs HS Students Explain SBAC and Field Testing
Students at Spanish Springs High School created a terrific video to explain the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia (SBAC) test. The video is clear and on point in helping all stakeholders understand the implications of SBAC and the field testing … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged assessment, CCSS, Common Core, field testing, high school, SBAC, Spanish Springs HS, Washoe, WCSD
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Additions to www.63000resources.com
A number of resources and materials have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. Like everything else at the site, the items are free and well aligned to the shifts and the Instructional Practice Guides. The “Year at a Glance” planning tool for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 1st, 2nd, CCSS, Common Core, discussion, earth, families, flipchart, Kindergarten, read-aloud, seasons, space, weather
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Performance Tasks, an Overview (samples linked)
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has produced a video tutorial describing Performance Tasks. A Performance Task “measures capabilities such as depth of understanding, research skills, and/or complex analysis with relevant evidence.” There will be one Performance Task per content area … Continue reading
Posted in SBAC
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Grade 11, Grade 4, Grade 6, performance tasks, SBAC, tutorial, video
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Nevada’s 5th Family Engagement in Education Summit
At Nevada’s 5th Family Engagement in Education Summit, teachers, school administrators, parents, elected officials and community members learned more about the Nevada Academic Content Standards (including the Common Core). Participants worked through a study from MetaMetrics, the instructional shifts, and … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Parent University
Tagged Carson County, CCSS, Churchill County, Clark County, Common Core, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, University of Nevada
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Showcase Nevada Presentation Materials
At the 5th Annual Showcase Nevada—the Afterschool Experience, educators worked with the Instructional Practice Guides (IPG) to bridge their efforts with the Common Core State Standards. Personnel, from throughout the state, reviewed the instructional shifts and the IPGs and then applied … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged administrators, afterschool programs, CCSS, Common Core, Nevada, program coordinators, Showcase
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Dr. Templeton Presents on Foundational Skills in the Context of the CCSS
Dr. Shane Templeton, a Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies at UNR, worked with Washoe educators on the topic of “Foundational Skills in the Context of the Common Core State Standards.” The presentation drew specific attention to the following topics: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, developmental, Foundational Skills, instructional practice guides, Templeton, UNR, word study
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CCSS for Teachers, iTunes University Course (and video tutorial)
If you have access to an Apple device, you can take advantage of the free iTunes CCSS University Courses. The courses are divided by content and grade bands for K-2, 3-5 and 6-12 and give educators a structure to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Daro, iTunes University, shifts
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Washoe Starts Scaling the Read Aloud Project (RAP)
Chris Hayes, Ben Dickson, and Kristen Campbell moved district educators through the Read Aloud Project training materials and lessons. The training looked at text complexity, text-dependent questions, and completed RAP lessons. The RAP is a joint venture between Student Achievement … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged 1st, 2nd, Charlotte’s Web, Common Core, K-2, Kindergarten, NGSS, RAP, Read Aloud Project, read-aloud, Social Studies
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Core Task Project 