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Tag Archives: Shanahan
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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Shanahan on Test Preparation—What not to do
In a presentation titled, “What Not to do to Prepare for the Assessments,”Common Core Work Team Member Dr. Timothy Shanahan share some provocative insights into PARCC and SBAC. Among these is his claim that test preparation likely does not work. … Continue reading
A Closer Look at Text Complexity and Using Rich Nonfiction
The Melton Elementary staff reviewed evidence describing why all students should be working with complex texts and rich nonfiction. This included looking at the MetaMetrics study on Lexiles and Dr. Tim Shanahan’s review of the ACT study, “Reading Between the … Continue reading
Posted in Content Knowledge
Tagged ACT Study, Core Knowledge, Lexiles, Melton, nonfiction, Shanahan, Washoe
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Session 3 of Core Task implementation Project
Session 3 of the Core Task implementation Project continued to take well-vetted instructional materials through the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. The session allowed for opportunities to reflect with peers, share ideas and resources, and have conversations around “focus” students. Teachers reviewed the … Continue reading
Posted in CTiP
Tagged Angela Bibby, CCSS, Core Task Project, In Common, Shanahan, Stead Elementary, writing
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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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Integrating Fluency and Syntax Instruction with Complex Text
In the video linked here, Dr. Timothy Shanahan describes the value of students developing fluency with “hard” text and its syntax. Although the video is short, it is includes a lot of good information including a short lesson demonstration of … Continue reading
Posted in Complex Text
Tagged fluency, lesson demonstration, Shanahan, syntax, Text Complexity, video
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Sunday Videos and Reads
Listed below are a few things that might help with your Common Core implementation efforts. (And keep you busy on a Sunday afternoon) The California Department of Education has produced the following seven-minute video that explains how to read the … Continue reading
CCSS and Skills Based Reading Instruction
As we move deeper into Common Core implementation, knowing the position of skills instruction and how to build a “coherent body of knowledge” becomes paramount. This was the focus of Friday’s professional learning with video from Dr. Tim Shanahan and … Continue reading
Breaking the Standards into Parts
In this past we have linked to resources and video presentations from Dr. Timothy Shanahan. You can review some of this work, from the former president of the International Reading Association, on CCSS topics including policy (here) the instructional shifts … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, deconstructing, instructional shifts, IRA, Shanahan, skills, unpacking
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Multiple Texts with Close Reading
Dr. Timothy Shanahan responds to a teacher’s question about using multiple texts with the close reading method (here) He notes that once you have read a text closely “then it is perfectly reasonable to wonder about how this work connects … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, compare, Complex Text, contrast, Shanahan
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Core Task Project 