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Tag Archives: text-dependent questions
NASSP and their Suggestions for CCSS Implementation
The Alliance for Excellent Education recently taped a webinar describing what has to be done in order to implement the Common Core State Standards well. Dr. Mel Riddile, Associate Director for High School Services, National Association of Secondary School Principals … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Content Knowledge, Instructional Shifts, Text-Dependent Questions, Writing to Sources
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core, instructional shifts, Mel Riddile, NASSP, Text Complexity, text-dependent questions, writing to sources
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Presentation Materials from Libens & Etienne August 20th
Below are the resources David Liben, Meredith Liben and Rachelle Etienne of Student Achievement Partners (SAP) used as part of their presentation with Washoe educators on August 20th. The work session centered on delving deeper into the “instructional shifts” with … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners, Text-Dependent Questions, Writing to Sources
Tagged academic vocabulary, CCSS, Common Core, David Liben, instructional shifts, Meredith Liben, Rachel Etienne, SAP, Student Achievement Partners, Text Complexity, text-dependent questions, writing to sources
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A Clever Look at Shift 4—Text-Dependent Questions
Implementation Specialist Elena Kelley put together the following video describing shift 4—text-dependent questions. Clever work that deserves the 95 seconds it will take to watch.
Resources from the Collaborating for Success Conference
Linked below are the materials shared at the Collaborating for Success Conference in San Francisco Bay on August 14th and 15th, 2012. Presentation Materials Engaging Teachers in the Shifts PowerPoint Packet Materials Additional Resources Day 1 PowerPoint for the CTP 1.0
Posted in Common Core State Standards, Complex Text, Core Task Project, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners, Text-Dependent Questions
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading Exemplars, Coleman, Common Core State Standards, Fisher, instructional shifts, Lazarus, SAP, Shanahan, Student Achievement Partners, Text Complexity, text-dependent questions, WestEd
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An Open Letter from Washoe Basal Alignment Project Contributors
In a letter addressed to their colleagues (here), Washoe educators, who participated in the Basal Alignment Project, share their experience and describe the implications for our students. They highlight the challenge of the BAP including identifying major themes, important academic … Continue reading
Introduction to the Basal Alignment Project
The Council of Great City Schools has produced a video from the first Basal Alignment Project training. You can watch the video (here) and see first hand what was shared with state and district personnel that attended. For those who … Continue reading
Washoe Educators Participate in the BAP
Last spring elementary school teachers, Implementation Specialists, and staff within the Office of Academics, worked through a process to more closely align the Houghton Mifflin Reading materials to the Common Core State Standards. A specific writing protocol was followed, developed … Continue reading
The Libens are Coming!
Mark your calendars, the Libens are coming. They will be presenting before Washoe educators on August 20th and to Striving Readers sites on August 21st. Workshop participants will build on the learning from the February 2012 visit by David and … Continue reading
Core Task Project 