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Tag Archives: Rubric
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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Toolkits and Guides for the CCSS
The current issue of Implementing the Common Core Standards (ICCS) features the TOOLKIT for Evaluating Alignment of Instructional and Assessment Materials to the Common Core State Standards developed by Student Achievement Partners and the CCSSO. The purpose of the document, … Continue reading
Posted in CCSSO, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners
Tagged Achieve, aligned, CCSS, CCSSO, counselors, materials, Rubric, SAP
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CCSS “Aligned” Materials
Edweek reports on publishers sharing “aligned” resources with educational consumers. Catherine Gewertz describes several of these materials to demonstrate that some of these “alignments” deserve our skepticism. You can read the entire article here. Washoe is using of the Tri-State … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged aligned, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, EQuIP, Gewertz, Rubric
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Are Your Materials Aligned to CCSS?
A popular question is, “How do I know if the resources I am using are aligned to the Common Core?” One way to assist with finding this answer is to use the EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units (3rd through … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Instructional Shifts
Tagged 3-5, 6-12, alignment, CCSS, Common Core, EQuIP, K-2, Rubric
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Lemmon Valley Trains on the CCSS
Lemmon Valley reviewed the district’s Three Year K-6 ELA plan for accessing the Core and building district capacity. Participants engaged in a close reading of the Shel Silverstein poem, “Whatifs” followed by using a text complexity rubric and a guide … Continue reading
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