Tag Archives: instructional shifts

Last Session of Leading the Core

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The last session of the Leading the Core concluded with administrators looking at connections between the instructional shifts and the Danielson Framework. Administrators also got a preview of the next fall’s professional development plan and course offerings for leadership, site … Continue reading →

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A Parents Guide to the Instructional Shifts

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

In a piece for his blog View out the windshield, Geoff Belleau outlines the “instructional shifts” and the implications for parents. He notes that there is a lot of advice for teachers but not enough for caregivers. Consequently, he takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Complex Text, Informational Text, Instructional Shifts, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Geoff Belleau, Guide, instructional shifts, parents | Leave a comment

Rubric for Interim Assessments

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The Council of Chief State School Officers and the Council of Great City Schools released a rubric for interim benchmark assessments for English language arts/literacy. The rubric, written by Student Achievement Partners, is for district and state leaders to review … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Instructional Shifts | Tagged CCSS, CCSSO, CGCS, Common Core State Standards, instructional shifts, interim assessments, SAP, Student Achievement Partners | Leave a comment

What are Districts doing to Implement the CCSS?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

In August, WestEd cosponsored a conference on the Common Core State Standards. You can access video of presentations by Linda Darling-Hammond, David Liben, Bill Honig, and Kenji Kakuta here. A report, following the conference, was just released that describes what … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners | Tagged Bill Honig, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, David Liben, instructional shifts, Kenji Kakuta, Linda Darling-Hammond, WestEd | Leave a comment

Contra Costa Trains on the CTP

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The Contra Costa County Office of Education sponsored a training on the Core Task Project to assist with refining and aligning instruction to the Core. Close to 100 educators, from the region, gathered to move through the first day of … Continue reading →

Posted in CCSS, Close Reading, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners | Tagged 3rd grade, 5th grade, CCSS, Close Reading Exemplar, Common Core State Standards, Contra Costa, Core Task Project, instructional shifts | Leave a comment

Scholastic and the Instructional Shifts

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Scholastic is plunging into the “instructional shifts” and has posted an overview of what they are and the “baby steps” educators can take to implement them in their classroom. Yes, readers are guided to items to buy from Scholastic but … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Instructional Shifts | Tagged BAP, Basal Alignment Project, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, instructional shifts, Scholastic | Leave a comment

Scoop.it! for CCSS Implementation

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

If you are trying to stay current on CCSS implementation, from an instructional coach perspective, the following Scoop.it! site will prove helpful. Curator Catherine Schmidt is updating the site daily with content to smooth the transition to CCSS and keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards | Tagged Cathy Schmidt, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, instructional coach, instructional shifts, Thinking Common Core | Leave a comment

Culturally Responsive Teaching and the CCSS

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Teaching Tolerance Fellow Emily Chiariello describes her work around teaching the Common Core State Standards “with culturally responsive instruction” (full link here). She sees the CCSS and culturally responsive pedagogy as a strong fit citing teacher’s shared responsibility for teaching … Continue reading →

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Martinez’s State of Education Address

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

This evening, Superintendent Pedro Martinez gave his State of Education Address. During the speech, he played a snippet of video of College Board President David Coleman describing the CCSS and the instructional shifts. You can access the entire video by … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project | Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, David Coleman, instructional shifts, Pedro Martinez | Leave a comment

Leading the Core: ELA CCSS Session 3

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

“Leading the Core: ELA CCSS” finished its third session with a focus on creating the Common Core school. Several of the district’s Common Core Champions visited and shared their experience with CCSS outcomes, the instructional shifts, and the close reading … Continue reading →

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