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Tag Archives: Pondiscio
Coherent Body of Knowledge Presentation Materials
Educators gathered to review the research and the opinions that have helped inform Washoe’s decision to focus on building a coherent body of knowledge using rich non-fiction. This included editorials by Deborah Meiers and Robert Pondiscio, research by cognitive psychologist … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged CCSS, IPG, Meiers, NVACS, Pondiscio, PowerPoint, Washoe, Willingham
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K-6 ELA Differentiated Session Opportunities
At the March 13th IS training, educators were presented with “differentiated” session choices for future spring gatherings. The session options reflect current learning from the 2014-2015 academic year as well as a review of material from previous school years. If … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Core Task Project, CTiP, Pondiscio, Resnick, Shanahan
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Read Aloud Project Inservice, April 17th
Kindergarten through second grade teachers trained with the Read Aloud Project (RAP) resources and with the text, Desert Giant. To give the RAP some context, and to explain why building a coherent body of knowledge is vital to comprehension, participants … Continue reading
Posted in Read-aloud Alignment Project
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, desert giant, Meiers, Pondiscio, Read Aloud Project, read alouds, shift 1
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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
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Preparing Our Students to be Informed Citizens
Robert Pondiscio, in an editorial for CNN, describes the importance of teaching civics and history in our public schools. Although the Common Core are not referenced specifically, Pondiscio helps build the case for why all of our students should have … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Citizen, Citizenship, CNN, Pondiscio, shift 1
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Core Task Project 