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Tag Archives: Robert Pondiscio
Literacy Unit Project, Session 3
Third through fifth grade teachers continued to make progress on developing literacy units, mapped to essential understandings, that stretch across all three grades. Those EUs have been finalized and include: How does conflict and compromise shape culture? How does setting … Continue reading
November 4th Presentation Materials–with Pondiscio Video Links
As part of the November 4th Professional Learning Day, K-3 educators from 18 different sites gathered for a Core Knowledge Rendezvous. The day focused on a taped presentation by Robert Pondiscio (part 1 here and part 2 here) followed by … Continue reading
Posted in CTiP, Professional Development
Tagged CCSS, Common Core, Core Knowledge, notetaker, Prezi, Robert Pondiscio
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2013-2014 Professional Development ‘Sessions’
Washoe’s elementary teachers worked through a number of Common Core sessions as part of the district’s professional development launch. The sessions, all of which can be accessed on Edmodo (group link here) include content to connect to CCSS in the … Continue reading
Posted in Basal Alignment Project, Content Knowledge, Instructional Shifts, Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Writing to Sources
Tagged Alberti, CCSS, Common Core, David Coleman, Edmodo, ELLs, ESL, Nevada, Professional Development, Robert Pondiscio, SAP, SEL, Washoe
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Recent Trainings
We have conducted a number of training over the last three workdays and those materials are listed below. These included activities around the Core Task Project and work with Shift 1—Building a Coherent Body of Knowledge. Core Task Project PowerPoint … Continue reading
School Psychologists Review Shift 1
School district psychologist learned more about the “instructional shifts” with specific attention to shift 1—building a coherent body of knowledge with rich non-fiction text. The videos, which included a review of a MetaMetrics study and a presentation by Robert Pondiscio, … Continue reading
Administrators Complete First Session of, “Leading the Core: ELA CCSS”
District leaders participated in the first session of, Leading The Core: ELA CCSS. The course is designed for administrators interested in supporting teachers, parents and community partners as they work with the ELA Common Core State Standards. Through a lens … Continue reading
6th Grade Teachers Train on Shift 1 and the BAP
On Election Day, 6th grade middle school teachers gathered to learn more about Shift 1—building a coherent body of knowledge—and the Basal Alignment Project. The 6th grade BAP code for Edmodo is 4k33tz. If you are unfamiliar with Edmodo, you … Continue reading
District Personnel Train on Shift 1
Instructional coaches from throughout the district gathered to review the importance of building a coherent body of knowledge. Attendees watched the following review of the MetaMetrics study measuring what children read from high school to college to career (here). This … Continue reading
Materials used in Shift 1 Presentation September 12, 2012
A number of Washoe educators gathered to explore Shift 1—the importance of building general content knowledge. The discussions focused on a presentation by Robert Pondiscio, Vice President of Core Knowledge (Part I & Part II), and a review of a … Continue reading
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