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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Ben Curran

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New York State Common Core Sample Questions - 0 views

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    New York has put together sample questions tied to the common core. Worth a look.
Ben Curran

Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards | Edutopia - 1 views

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    Great collection of resources here. Great starting point for exploration but also has good stuff if you're looking to dig deeper.
Ben Curran

http://www.k12center.org/rsc/pdf/Coming_Together_April_2012_Final.PDF - 1 views

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    This e-book, approved by all consortia involved in writing CCSS assessments, offers lots of insight.
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http://www.smarterbalanced.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TaskItemSpecificati... - 0 views

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    Are you in a Smarter Balanced consortium state? Here are rubrics for grades 3-11 that they have developed for writing.
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Collaborative Writing and Common Core Standards in the Classroom - MERGE.pptx - Google ... - 0 views

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    This presentation from ISTE was an awesome look at how to meet CCSS using collaborative writing.
Ben Curran

Common Core State Standards: Elementary School - 1 views

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    Interesting 14 minute video from Teaching Channel. Worth a look if you are a K-5 teacher.
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50 Important Links for Common Core Educators - Online Colleges - 0 views

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    Need a place to start learning about the Common Core? This comprehensive list will help. 
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Michigan Online Resources for Educators - Browse Resources - 0 views

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    M.O.R.E. has an interesting collection of online activities aligned to CCSS for grades 3-12. Definitely worth a look. 
Ben Curran

Common Core's impact grows clearer with sample test items | GothamSchools - 1 views

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    Looking forward to more and more sample items becoming available. It will make a huge difference.
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Nobody Loves Standards (and That's O.K.) « The Core Knowledge Blog - 1 views

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    This is a terrific post. I really think that if you have concerns about the standards, that's definitely O.K. Your voice needs to be a part of the conversation. What we all will hopefully do is look for the good that lies within, and continue to do what's best for children.
Ben Curran

Implementing Common Core Standards | Center for Teaching Quality - 2 views

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    The CTQ does some amazing stuff and has some brilliant minds working for it. This is a site to explore, for sure.
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Project Based Learning and the Common Core (with tweets) · newtechnetwork · S... - 2 views

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    Transcript of this week's #PBLchat, whose topic was Project Based Learning and the Common Core.
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On Common Core | Seize the Opportunity: The new standards dovetail elegantly with inqui... - 0 views

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    Love the message here...seize the opportunity. That's exactly what I feel the CCSS can be--a golden opportunity to shift teaching and learning. 
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Big empty classrooms and the Common Core - ReTired Tucson Teacher - 0 views

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    Interesting metaphor here--the CCSS are like an empty classroom.
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The fiction fallacy - 0 views

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    This post from Education Gadfly's Common Core Watch is thought provoking. I know there's a lot of pushback on CCSS due to the move toward an increase in the use of informational text. This post questions those critics. Interesting stuff.
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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.
Ben Curran

Common Core Standards Resources - ASCD - 1 views

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    The folks at ASCD can always be counted on for great resources. This is definitely true when it comes to the Common Core. You'll definitely want to bookmark & explore this site during the summer.
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If You Teach or Write 5-Paragraph Essays--Stop It! | The White Rhino: A Chicago Latino ... - 0 views

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    I'm guilty as charged on this one. Do you agree with the author? He makes a compelling case, for sure.
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