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Ben Curran

6 NonFiction Children's Book Awards--Finding NonFiction Texts for Common Core | English... - 1 views

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    I think, for elementary ELA teachers, finding non-fiction texts can be challenging. (I say this as an elementary teacher myself.) Lists like this help a lot.
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Educational Leadership:Common Core: Now What?:The Common Core Ate My Baby and Other Urb... - 1 views

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    Everything I share for this "Common Sense" roundup is, in my opinion, great stuff. But here's a post that, if you're an ELA teacher or educational leader, you've got to read. Great, great, great stuff here. Honestly. While there may be several reasons to object to common standards, this post dispels some of the least accurate "legends."
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3 Simple Tools to Support the CCSS Academic Vocabulary Shift - Getting Smart by Susan O... - 1 views

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    Academic vocabulary...a huge CCSS ELA shift that's easy to overlook.
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Idaho State Department of Education - Common Core State Standards - English Language Ar... - 2 views

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    Again, just like the state of Idaho's math toolbox, this ELA toolbox looks quite helpful and well organized.
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The Totally Amazing Appendix A « Six Trait Gurus - 0 views

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    Great post on Appendix A of the ELA standards, specifically the few pages that outline the keys to CCSS writing standards. Very informative.
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Education Update:It's Complicated:It's Complicated - 0 views

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    This ASCD article is a lengthy read, but one that's worthwhile. It really gets into the nuts and bolts of the shifts that are going to be required of ELA teachers. There are some big things that are going to change under the Core. This not only details them, but offers suggestions and insight into how to make them happen in your own classroom.
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Shorts | Burkins & Yaris - 0 views

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    Are you following the Burkins & Yaris blog yet? You should be. Every post is an insightful look at some aspect of the ELA Common Core. This post asks whether shorter texts should play a part in reading instruction. Their answer? A resounding "yes."
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5 Easy Strategies for Increasing Text Complexity, Barbara Blackburn - 3 views

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    Text complexity...it's a key to the ELA standards. This short guide by our friend Barb Blackburn can help. 
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Teaching the Core -- A Regular Teacher Blogging through the Common Core State Standards... - 3 views

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    I've recently subscribed to this blog. Looks valuable as a resource for ELA teachers.
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Heinemann | Fountas & Pinnell--CCSS - 0 views

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    Resources documenting the connections between the Fountas and Pinnell Continuum of Literacy Learning and CCSS for ELA.
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Planning Text-Dependent Questions - 1 views

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    Answering questions using evidence from the text is one of the biggest points of emphasis in the ELA CCSS. This article explains what text dependent questions are AND how to write them.
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The Durham News | Newspapers and the new Common Core - 1 views

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    One of my beliefs about the CCSS is that teachers of ELA are going to have to look to more non-traditional sources for texts. Magazines, videos, and newspapers can play a great role in the teaching of informational text.
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Common Core State Standards: Implementation Tools and Resources - 0 views

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    This document is definitely worth exploring. the Council of Chief State School Officers has created this list of resources to aid states in implementation efforts. Among the categories included are mathematics, ELA, implementation, and information for parents.
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Will the Common Standards Downsize Literature? - Curriculum Matters - Education Week - 0 views

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    What about literature? Many teachers ask this when they learn of the CCSS's emphasis on informational text. 
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Education Week Teacher: When Poetry Meets the Common Core - 1 views

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    In my opinion, the best article I've seen about the role poetry can and should play as we move toward full CCSS implementation. (Full disclosure: I wrote it.)
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Document: Implementing the Common Core State Standards: A Primer on "Close Reading of T... - 0 views

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    Close reading...such a key component to the CCSS. And something many teachers struggle to understand exactly what it looks like. 
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: Announcing: Free Common Core Rubric Creation Tool! - 1 views

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    This could help a lot of teachers. Something worth exploring. 
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morrisdailyherald.com | Novel idea? Emphasis on nonfiction over fiction shaking up Illi... - 0 views

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    Am I the only one who enjoys reading local coverage of the Common Core transition? Maybe so, but I find it fascinating to read the take of local organizations such as the Morris Daily Herald when it comes to the CCSS. There are some interesting anecdotes, and possibly some great ideas, contained within this article. Check it out.
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How to Design Open-Ended Assignments to Meet the Common Core > Eye On Education - 2 views

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    It's this kind of thinking that gets me excited about the Common Core. And it's this kind of how-to post that helps me the most!
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