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Tag Archives: PowerPoint
Session 2 Materials from Literacy Unit Project
Teachers in grade 3rd through 5th gathered for the second session of the Literacy Unit Project. The aim of this endeavor is to have two to four units, matched to Enduring Understandings that stretch across all three grades, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged Close Reading, Common Core, ELA, Literacy Units, PowerPoint, Rubric
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Core Task implementation Project Session 2 Materials
For session two to the Core Task implementation Project (CTiP), educators focused on the Speaking and Listening Standards, Accountable Talk, and the instructional move Quiz, Quiz, Trade. Teachers reflected on actions steps from session one and district supported curricular resources. … Continue reading
Posted in CTiP
Tagged Accountable Talk, Common Core, CTiP, icebreaker, instructional shifts, PowerPoint, quiz quiz trade
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Literacy Unit Project Begins
Third through 5th grade teachers, from throughout Washoe County, gathered to begin work on developing Literacy Units for their respective grades. Session 1 focused on building a strong understanding on the research governing the Common Core Reading Standards and models … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Literacy Units, Pearson, PowerPoint, Shanahan
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Instructional Move 4: Close Reading
Three years ago, as I started my first work around close reading, Google searches revealed almost nothing. There were a couple of videos and some books but none of these were created specifically for a K-12 audience. Now, of course, there is … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged Aspen Institute, Close Reading, Edmodo, example, Exemplar, Guide, History, king, PowerPoint, Social Studies, video
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Instructional Move 7: Quiz, Quiz, Trade
Quiz, Quiz, Trade is a learning strategy that that has students working with multiple partners to review key learning outcomes. The move allows for practice with a large problem set and for students to use each other to problem solve … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Management
Tagged 2nd Grade, 4th grade, classroom management, Common Core, high school, PowerPoint, quiz quiz trade
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Social Emotional Learning and CCSS Presentation Materials
As part of an effort to bridge the Common Core State Standards and Social Emotional Learning, district educators worked to find classroom examples and instructional techniques that addressed both outcomes simultaneously. This was part of the SEL Site-Based Implementation Training. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Emotional Learning
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Dweck, lesson demonstrations, PERMA, PowerPoint, SEL, Seligman, Social Emotional Learning
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Core Task Project Shared on EdWeek Webinar
EdWeek generously allowed us to share the Core Task Project (CTP) with their community. During the one-hour webinar, the CTP was described including its history, resources used during implementation, and how it has moved from a three week professional learning … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Common Core, EdWeek, instructional shifts, PARCC, PowerPoint, webinar
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New Materials Posted at 63000resources
Additional resources have been added to http://www.63000resources.com. As with everything at 63000resources, the items are free and well matched to a highly core aligned classroom. The materials include A syntax section where you will find an overview of “Juicy Sentences.” … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Gerhke, Jessie Leidy, juicy sentences, PowerPoint, syntax, text talk, UNR
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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
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Tagged CCSS, Coleman, Common Core, Ferrara, instructional practice guides, IPGs, PowerPoint, university of nevada reno, UNR
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Brown Elementary Trains on the BAP Resources
Teachers from Brown Elementary were among the first to train on how to use the Basal Alignment Project resources. Click on the links below to access the materials that were included in the presentation. BAP Training PowerPoint Tomas and the … Continue reading
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