Aaron Grossman
Categories
- 21st Century Learning
- Academic Vocabulary
- Adult Education
- Anthology Alignment Project
- Basal Alignment Project
- CCSS
- CCSSO
- Classroom Management
- Close Reading
- College Board
- Common Core State Standards
- Complex Text
- Content Knowledge
- Core Shifts Blast
- Core Task Project
- CTiP
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- DBQs
- Differentiation
- English Learners
- Informational Text
- Instructional Shifts
- Math
- NEA
- Nevada Ready!
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Parent University
- PreK
- Professional Development
- Read-aloud Alignment Project
- SBAC
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Studies
- Student Achievement Partners
- text complexity
- Text-Dependent Questions
- Uncategorized
- Writing to Sources
Archives
- March 2022
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- June 2016
- May 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Tag Archives: Common Core
St. Albert Catholic School Works through CCSS Outcomes
Educators at St. Albert Catholic School worked through a number of CCSS outcomes including an overview of the instructional shifts by Sandra Alberti; a review of the Metametric study on Lexile; Robert Pondiscio’s speech on the value of building content … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Accountable Talk, Alberti, CCSS, Common Core, Lexile, Pondiscio, Resnick, Student Achievement Partners
Leave a comment
Social Studies Close Read Exemplars Get a New Link!
Periodically, Edmodo switches things up and the links to the social studies close reading exemplars change. If you have been struggling accessing, a) it’s not our fault –at least we don’t think it is and b) you can now use … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged CCSS, civil war, Close Reading, colonization, Common Core, Exemplar, government, History, reconstruction, Social Studies, world history, World War II
Leave a comment
Broad Knowledge Drives Literacy
In a piece (here) included in the The Herff Jones Achievement Series, the case is made for how a “broad academic knowledge base” leads to strong literacy development. To make the point, the following example is shared: If a hunter … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Content Knowledge, pondscio, shift 1, The Herff Jones Achievement Series, Willingham
Leave a comment
UNR Students Explore the Instructional Shifts and IPGs
Students at the University of Nevada, Reno explored content, matched to the Common Core, in order to develop an understanding of the “role of the teacher in curriculum development and implementation.” Dr. Margaret Ferrara’s preservice teachers worked through David Coleman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Coleman, Common Core, Ferrara, instructional practice guides, IPGs, PowerPoint, university of nevada reno, UNR
Leave a comment
Social Emotional Learning
In a TEDx speech shared at the University of Nevada, Reno, Trish Shaffer describes the importance and value of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Shaffer highlights studies that demonstrate the academic value of using SEL strategies in the classroom. Shaffer argues … Continue reading
Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, January 24th 2014
At the winter Administrative & Supervisory meeting, governance worked through content matched to the Instructional Practice Guides and the Common Core. This included a focus on writing, within the context of CCSS, and Core Action 2—employ questions and tasks that … Continue reading
Gaining Access to the Read Aloud Project for K-2
Educators, from throughout the country, are gathered in Las Vegas to train on the Read Aloud Project (RAP). RAP is an effort to create Common Core-aligned lessons for K-2 picture, informational, and chapter books. Lessons include text-dependent questions, Language exploration, … Continue reading
Free Programs to Help Students Learn to Type
As many of you know, portions of the 2014-2015 PARCC and SBAC assessments will require students to type their responses to questions. (You can take the SBAC practice test here.) Consequently, there is a renewed push to help students become … Continue reading
Posted in CCSS, SBAC
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, elementary, free, keyboarding, PARCC, SBAC, tutorial, typing
Leave a comment
Vocabulary and Complex Texts
Dr. Freddy Hiebert, in a video webinar posted here, explains the importance of vocabulary in determining the complexity of text. Hiebert notes that ten percent of the words in text are considered complex with text, used to inform, having a … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, text complexity
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core, free resource, Hiebert, lesson, Shift 6
Leave a comment
Blue Friday, A Focus on Writing
Implementation Specialists, site coaches, and personnel from district departments gathered to review content that will be shared with elementary schools on February 5th. The focus for the 5th is on writing with professional learning around Dr. Louisa Moats, the writing … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged BAP, blue friday, CCSS, Common Core, In Common, scaffolded writing, Shift 5
Leave a comment
Core Task Project 