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Using Bloomboard to Promote Professional Learning
I recently started making regular visits to the website https://next.bloomboard.com/. I like the site because professional experiences have been curated around content directly matched to the classroom. Topics include early literacy, writing, classroom management, planning, Shakespeare, blended learning, Project Based … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Uncategorized
Tagged 5th grade, bloomboard, Karen Nemeth, Professional Development, writing
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Session 7 of Core Task implementation Project (The End)
The last session of the Core Task implementation Project concluded with a focus on writing and the instructional move, “Painted Essay.” The strategy, which fits well with Session 3 of CTiP and the In Common resources, gives practitioners a way … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project, Writing to Sources
Tagged blended, CCSS, In Common, Kahoot, NVACS, writing
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My Running Diary of an Anita Archer Presentation—Part 2 (Writing)
Beginning at minute 5:52, Dr. Anita Archer frames her presentation on Providing Explicit Instruction on Writing Arguments by outlining her “principles.” They include 1) breaking down complex skills into obtainable skills; 2) providing explicit instruction that involves modeling and guided … Continue reading
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Tagged anita archer, CCSS, motivation, NVACS, rubrics, video, writing
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Running Diary of an Anita Archer Presentation—Part 1
Anita Archer will be in Washoe County on May 15th to speak to our adminstrators and supervisors and then on May 16th to work with classroom teachers and instructional coaches. Many of us, however, will be unable to attend these events. … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged anita archer, CCSS, cursive, Foundational Skills, NVACS, sentences, spelling, writing
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Core Task implementation Project Session 6–Foundations and Academic Vocab
Session 6 of the Core Task implementation Project featured three activities to strengthen Tier 1 instruction. The first was a blast from the past in which participants looked through elements of NELIP (remember that?) and noted which were addressed through … Continue reading
Posted in Core Task Project
Tagged academic vocabulary, beck, comprehension, fluency, Making Choices, NVACS, phonemic awareness, phonics, writing
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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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Evidence and Argument
Dr. Michael Kamil, Emeritus Professor at Stanford University and contributing author to the ELA Common Core State Standards, explains what students need to know about evidence. He notes that research about argumentation and citing evidence indicates that schools are not … Continue reading
Posted in Writing to Sources
Tagged CCSS, claims, Common Core, evidence, Michael Kamil, writing
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New Resources at www.63000resources.com
A number of new links were added to http://www.63000resources.com including: Free K-8 passages by reading level (here) Common Core Implementation Guide for School-Level Leaders from the Aspen Institute (here) Graphic organizer to practice textual evidence (here) K-5 Writing Rubrics (here) … Continue reading
Posted in Writing to Sources
Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Kindergarten, passages, reading, rubrics, writing
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Our New Site: www.63000resources.com
A popular request from teachers and admin is to organize all of the literacy resources that are included in Core Task Project, professional development trainings and blog postings. We’ve done this and they can be found at www.63000resources.com. Educators will find … Continue reading
Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, January 24th 2014
At the winter Administrative & Supervisory meeting, governance worked through content matched to the Instructional Practice Guides and the Common Core. This included a focus on writing, within the context of CCSS, and Core Action 2—employ questions and tasks that … Continue reading
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