5 Easy Strategies for Increasing Text Complexity, Barbara Blackburn - 3 views
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Ben Curran on 17 Jul 12Text complexity...it's a key to the ELA standards. This short guide by our friend Barb Blackburn can help.
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!
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.
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.
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.
EduCore - Tools for Teaching the Common Core - ASCD - 2 views
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This site, launched recently by ASCD, is one you've got to spend some time exploring. As you would expect from an ASCD production, it's incredibly well-designed and contains a wealth of useful resources and tools.
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.)
Cartoons on Common Core Standards | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - 2 views
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Learned about this blog post via the Curriculum Matters column at Education Week. If you only read one of these Common Core links, read this one. A perfect blend of humor and insight.
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.
CCSS-CTE-Task-Alignment-Packet.pdf - 2 views
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The move to performance task-based assessment will be a huge shift for many schools. This guide offers a means of assisting teachers in creating rigorous, CCSS-aligned performance tasks.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Common Core and Technology - Where Do You Start? - 1 views
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This slideshow takes a look at the role technology can play in the implementation of the Common Core. Zooms in on some example standards and how they lend themselves to 21st century tools.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common-Core-and-Tech - home - 1 views
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Great wiki with resources for integrating technology into your work with the CCSS.