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Tag Archives: David Coleman
Social Emotional Learning and the Common Core
The district paired Social Emotional Learning and the Core Task Project as a means of seeing how the two projects could work with each other. Kindergarten through sixth grade teachers gathered and moved through the first day of content which included … Continue reading
The Role of Nonfiction and the CCSS
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush moderates a conversation on the Common Core State Standards at the Excellence in Education National Summit. The panelists include: David Coleman, President and CEO of the College Board; Bob Corcoran, President and Chairman of the … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Informational Text
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, David Coleman, GE, Jeb Bush, nonfiction
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Will the SAT Align to the CCSS?
At the 2012 Annual AP Conference, College Board President David Coleman describes what may have to change about the SAT to align with the “finest qualities” of CCSS. He notes that the emphasis of writing without source material, as currently … Continue reading
Work Worth Doing
If you have any reservations about high-stakes assessment and what is coming in 2014-2015, it is worth your time to review this audio recording from a recent Brookings Institute Event: Standardized Assessment and the Common Core. At minute 20:55, College … Continue reading
Posted in College Board
Tagged assessment, Brookings Institute, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, David Coleman
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Guiding Principles of the Arts
Those who are familiar with the close reading strategy will likely appreciate this document from the New York State Department of Education: Guiding Principles of the Arts. As in close reading, careful observation and attention to what the artist (or … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading, Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, David Coleman, NYSED, The Arts
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New College Board Keynote Address
David Coleman gave his first public address as the new College Board President on October 26th (video link here). In the speech he outlines the “work worth doing” and the importance of focusing on “what matters most.” If you are … Continue reading
Bishop Manogue HS Trains on the CTP
Staff from Bishop Manogue gathered today to review the Close Reading Strategy via video and a Close Reading Exemplar. Below are the resources shared with this audience. CTP Manogue PowerPoint Coleman Describing the Close Reading Strategy Notetaker Grades 9-10 Exemplar … Continue reading
Bishop Manogue Trains on the Instructional Shifts
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School did its first work with the Common Core and the Instructional Shifts. Participants watched David Coleman’s presentation on the shifts before New York educators (here). Then staff reviewed the district’s instructional shifts document and discussed next steps … Continue reading
Washoe Teachers Pilot CTP-ESL
On Monday, the ESL & World Language Department partnered with the Curriculum & Instruction Department on the Core Task Project-ESL. The hope of this endeavor is to identity appropriate scaffolds for ELs, when employing the close reading strategy, and use … Continue reading
Posted in CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, text complexity, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged Close Reading Exemplars, Close Reading Strategy, Core Task Project-ESL, CTP, CTP-ESL, David Coleman, English Learners, ESL, Karen Perisho, Pete Cobin Dawn Adams
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Common Core in the Classroom
Education Nation is in full swing on NBC. A panel was convened and a lengthy discussion on “Common Core in the Classroom” was shared. Panelists included Monica Sims with America Achieves, Dr. John Deasey, superintendent of LA Unified, and David … Continue reading
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