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Common Core State Standards: Math Instructional Shifts - Coach G's Teaching Tips - Educ... - 1 views

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Key point here: CCSS is about HOW we teach more so than WHAT we teach. This post about mathematics is a must read if you teach in that subject area.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Key point here: CCSS is about HOW we teach more so than WHAT we teach. This post about mathematics is a must read if you teach in that subject area.</div>

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A nagging doubt about national standards « Granted, but… - 0 views

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Grant Wiggins is able to express so many topics in a way that makes total sense. Here he writes about the idea of national standards and how they still are too "one-size-fits-all" for his tastes. I would definitely agree.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Grant Wiggins is able to express so many topics in a way that makes total sense. Here he writes about the idea of national standards and how they still are too "one-size-fits-all" for his tastes. I would definitely agree.</div>

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Smarter News - 1 views

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This month's edition of the Smarter News, the monthly newsletter from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of the two testing consortia. If you're in a Smarter Balanced state, this may be informative.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This month's edition of the Smarter News, the monthly newsletter from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of the two testing consortia. If you're in a Smarter Balanced state, this may be informative.</div>

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CCSS Math - Resources for all State Standards - 3 views

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This site has resources arranged by standard. Looks like a potential gold mine!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site has resources arranged by standard. Looks like a potential gold mine! </div>

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tweenteacher.com » What's In a Name? - The Questionable Branding of the "Comm... - 0 views

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Heather Wolpert-Gawron writes a great piece about the Core here. It is worth the read.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Heather Wolpert-Gawron writes a great piece about the Core here. It is worth the read.</div>

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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A Letter About My View on the Common Core Learning Standards [Because - 0 views

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What really matters about the Common Core? Some interesting thoughts here. Definitely worth the read.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What really matters about the Common Core? Some interesting thoughts here. Definitely worth the read.</div>

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A Librarian's Tricks for Finding Those 'Complex Texts' Cited in the Common Core - The D... - 2 views

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A great post that isn't just for teacher librarians. Instead it's for educators anywhere charged with selecting texts to put in front of students. (Especially educators in our situation...working at schools without librarians.)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A great post that isn't just for teacher librarians. Instead it's for educators anywhere charged with selecting texts to put in front of students. (Especially educators in our situation...working at schools without librarians.)</div>

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Zhao on Entrepreneurship, the Common Core, and Bacon - BookMarks - Education Week - 0 views

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Dr. Yong Zhao doesn't like the Common Core standards. And in this interview he explains why. I've said it many times, what we need is some serious critical thinking and dialogue about the Core where ALL voices are listened to--voices from both sides of the argument. So even though I'm optimistic about the CCSS, I still enjoy reading articles like this one. I like bacon, too.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dr. Yong Zhao doesn't like the Common Core standards. And in this interview he explains why. I've said it many times, what we need is some serious critical thinking and dialogue about the Core where ALL voices are listened to--voices from both sides of the argument. So even though I'm optimistic about the CCSS, I still enjoy reading articles like this one. I like bacon, too.</div>

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I've recently subscribed to this blog. Looks valuable as a resource for ELA teachers.</div>

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Common Core State Standards - 1 views

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This site, from the Elk Grove (CA) Unified School District, looks like an exemplary resource. Also demonstrates what I think national standards should be all about--sharing, collaborating, and publicly displaying our work. This site is worth a look.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site, from the Elk Grove (CA) Unified School District, looks like an exemplary resource. Also demonstrates what I think national standards should be all about--sharing, collaborating, and publicly displaying our work. This site is worth a look. </div>

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CCSS-Aligned Rubrics, K-12 | Common Core State Standards - 1 views

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http://commoncore.org/maps/documents/Art_in_the_Maps.pdf - 1 views

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All of these ideas here are tied to the units created by the folks at commoncore.org (which is NOT the official CCSS website...corestandards.org). However, even if you're not using their curriculum, this offers some interesting ideas about how to integrate art in a more in-depth, standards-based manner.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">All of these ideas here are tied to the units created by the folks at commoncore.org (which is NOT the official CCSS website...corestandards.org). However, even if you're not using their curriculum, this offers some interesting ideas about how to integrate art in a more in-depth, standards-based manner.</div>

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Text complexity...it's a key to the ELA standards. This short guide by our friend Barb Blackburn can help. </div>

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Middle School (Grades 6-8) Activities, Lesson Plans, Educational Worksheets & Handouts ... - 0 views

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Found this via Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher on twitter). Tons of lessons and activities and more. Aligned to CCSS

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Found this via Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher on twitter). Tons of lessons and activities and more. Aligned to CCSS</div>

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BIE-iEarn Global PBL and Common Core - YouTube - 0 views

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There are some brilliant Common Core related ideas out there. This is one of them! Tying project based learning and global projects to the CCSS really demonstrates the powerful shifts that the new standards can bring about. This video is worth the watch.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are some brilliant Common Core related ideas out there. This is one of them! Tying project based learning and global projects to the CCSS really demonstrates the powerful shifts that the new standards can bring about. This video is worth the watch.</div>

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Educational Leadership:Strong Readers All:Summarize to Get the Gist - 0 views

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Detailed article about the value of summarizing complex texts. Makes some great points I hadn't considered before and provides excellent tips for teaching summarizing as a skill.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Detailed article about the value of summarizing complex texts. Makes some great points I hadn't considered before and provides excellent tips for teaching summarizing as a skill.</div>

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Assessing the Common Core Standards: Real Life Mathematics | Edutopia - 3 views

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Really enjoyed this post about relevancy and mathematics by friend of EE Andrew Miller.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Really enjoyed this post about relevancy and mathematics by friend of EE Andrew Miller. </div>

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Project Based Learning, iEarn and the Common Core | BIE - 1 views

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These two great organizations, BIE and i-Earn, come together in this video to talk about the role of Project Based Learning (PBL) within the Common Core. Good stuff here.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These two great organizations, BIE and i-Earn, come together in this video to talk about the role of Project Based Learning (PBL) within the Common Core. Good stuff here.</div>

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achievethecore.org / Steal These Tools / Professional Development Modules - 1 views

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These look like great resources for CCSS P.D. Definitely going to be checking them out in more depth soon.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These look like great resources for CCSS P.D. Definitely going to be checking them out in more depth soon.</div>

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