Ben Curran
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Great Common Core Nonfiction - 3 views
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Love this blog I just discovered. Great annotations of non-fiction texts for middle and high school.
Selecting Texts for Read Aloud: 8 Questions | Burkins & Yaris - 1 views
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Like so many articles from Burkins & Yaris, this one's a winner.
Education Week: Consortia Provide Preview of Common Assessments - 0 views
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Assessment info is definitely starting to come out, as you can see here in this week's round-up. And that's a good thing.
Education Week: Consortia Provide Preview of Common Assessments - 0 views
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A more detailed exploration of the information coming out of the consortia about the assessments.
A Glimpse of What to Expect From the Common Assessments - Curriculum Matters - Educatio... - 1 views
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The info we want is slowly coming out of the consortia...
Preparing Students for the PARCC Assessments: Or What Is Good ELA/Literacy Curriculum? - 2 views
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If you are in a PARCC state, this article provides some great information about what you can (tentatively) expect from the PARCC CCSS assessments.
Math Teaching Resources for K-5 Classrooms - 0 views
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I haven't explored this a great deal. But from what I can tell is that they've collected resources, games, and hands on activities. Also looks like printables are available, too.
Read Tennessee | K-3 Common Core Math Standards - 0 views
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Also good resources here for math from TN.
Read Tennessee | Common Core Standards - 0 views
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Great resources for K-3 reading teachers here from Tennessee's Dept of Ed.
Common Core Resources | katm.org - 1 views
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Worth exploring. Has great "flip books" and other resources for math teachers.
Literacy Design Collaborative | Module Development Tools - 1 views
Harvard Education Letter: Nine Ways the Common Core Will Change Classroom Practice - 1 views
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Not sure how the CCSS will change teaching and learning? Behold the possibilities...this article provides a great overview.
Education's biggest design flaw - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 0 views
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I am, you could say, a Common Core advocate. I'm in favor of the standards...but the reason I'm in favor of them is because I see them as an opportunity to shift the way we teach. There are, however, other things to consider, so I like to make sure I read as much as I can about the opposing point of view, that the standards are NOT a good idea. This article certainly makes a compelling case and is worth the read.
Common-Core-and-Tech - home - 1 views
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Great wiki with resources for integrating technology into your work with the CCSS.
http://illustrativemathematics.org/standards/k8# - 2 views
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These are the "illustrated standards" created by Illustrative Mathematics for the K-8 CCSS. It's a work in progress, so eventually they will have them all included. But it's still really good. Really, really good.
http://www.turnonccmath.com/ - 1 views
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This is a fascinating interactive map of "Learning Trajectories" for K-8 math that appears to have been developed by NC State University.Definitely worth taking time to explore.
The University of Arizona - Institute for Mathematics & Education - 0 views
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On this page you'll find detailed documents the U of A is calling "progressions." They lay out how the CCSS move from one year to the next in mathematics. They appear to be a goldmine. Very excited to explore these.
Departing the Text: Common Core Standards and Changes: What are they and what's the fuss? - 1 views
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Non-fiction texts...you aren't the only one who has trouble finding them. That's why blog posts like this are great. A terrific list of non-fiction (including graphic novels) is contained within. (It's past the midway point of the post)
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