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Free Resources I’m Using to Help with SBAC and CCSS

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Aaron Grossman

Trying to have students secure all of the skills and content they will need to be successful with the Common Core, the Nevada Academic Content Standards, and Smarter Balanced can feel daunting. (Rather, IT IS daunting.) Consequently, I am trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, SBAC | Tagged CCSS, free, noredink, NVACS, SBAC, Smarter Balanced, typingclub | Leave a comment

8 Resources for Classroom Management

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Aaron Grossman

Below is a small glimpse of my classroom and some of the supports I’ll be using to increase engagement, group students, and keep expectations explicit. Many of the following likely can be purchased—and look prettier—online; but if you are partial … Continue reading →

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10 Websites, with Free resources, to Assist with CCSS Implementation

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Aaron Grossman

If you are looking for help with the implementation of Common Core, the websites listed below will help. Most include free curricular resources, well matched to the CCSS, that any educator can opt into and/or they can be used to … Continue reading →

Posted in CCSS, Instructional Shifts, Professional Development | Tagged Angela Orr, CCSS, Common Core, curriculum, Edmodo, free, hamilton, Katie Anderson, resources, Scherr | Leave a comment

Free Programs to Help Students Learn to Type

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Aaron Grossman

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

Increasing Students’ Engagement with Complex Texts

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

If you have been looking for informational texts for elementary students, the following free resource might help. FYI for Kids is a collection of magazine articles to increases “students’ engagement and proficiency with complex text.” The digital collection features a menu … Continue reading →

Posted in Informational Text | Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, CCSS, Common Core, free, Hiebert, informational text, magazine, nonfiction | Leave a comment

Free Resources to Build Foundational Skills and Content Knowledge

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Finding materials that are free, vetted, and well-matched to the Common Core is a popular request. One set of free resources, that build content knowledge (shift 1) while simultaneously addressing foundational skills are the Beginning Reads, from http://www.textproject.org. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Content Knowledge | Tagged books, CCSS, Common Core, Content Knowledge, fluency, Foundational Skills, free, informational text, phonemic awareness, phonics, printable, shift 1 | Leave a comment

10 Reasons to Support the Core

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Kentucky has created a guide for its community outlining why the state supports the Common Core. Although specifically made for Kentucky, the 10 points are applicable to all states working with the CCSS. Among the reasons are the financial advantages … Continue reading →

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