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Cara Whitehead

List Sharing - SpellingCity.com - 10 views

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spelling vocabulary textbook

shared by Cara Whitehead on 31 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 31 Jul 11
     
    Word lists from textbook series
Cara Whitehead

Back to School - 10 views

www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html

school

shared by Cara Whitehead on 07 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 07 Aug 11
     
    Great word list and free online games for the first week of school
Ted Sakshaug

Great Source iwrite - Students: Grammar Handbook - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 27 May 09 - Cached
  • Have questions about the mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling rules while you're editing? View these quick videos for help with a variety of writing rules.
  • Ted Sakshaug on 27 May 09
     
    Grammar Handbook How to Edit your writing To edit your writing well, you need to understand some basic concepts about writing. Sometimes these concepts are called grammar, mechanics, or conventions. Sometimes they are called rules, but really these rules are just patterns that good writers try to follow so they clearly communicate what they want to say to readers. Anybody can be a good editor. First, you have to know what's important and then you have to reread your work carefully. Everyone-especially teachers-appreciate a writer who rereads and corrects his or her work.
Ted Sakshaug

tutpup - play, compete, learn - 9 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 17 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 17 Nov 09
     
    Welcome to Tutpup, where you can compete in fun, educational games against other kids from all over the World!
Dennis OConnor

Internet Search Challenge - 6 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 03 Dec 09 - Cached
  • The paradoxical thing about information and searching is that the more of it there is, the less of it we will see. The results we retrieve will be a smaller and smaller sample of what's actually available. And I don't see how this trend can be reversed.
  • I don't speak Spanish, but can usually figure out the meaning of traveler's information printed in a couple of languages. My insufficiency became evident when searching online for information on La Posada, a Mexican Christmas tradition.
  • I wanted to know if there was traditional music for this Mexican celebration. I think I would have found it right away if there weren't other meanings and spellings for 'la posada.'
  • Dennis OConnor on 03 Dec 09
     
    Carl Heine's brilliant blog on Internet Search skills. A must read.
Cara Whitehead

April: Easter - 2 views

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easter

shared by Cara Whitehead on 24 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 24 Apr 11
     
    Free games, resources, and printables using an Easter themed word list
Suzie Nestico

Five Myths About the Common Core - 8 views

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shared by Suzie Nestico on 05 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Myth #1 The Common Core State Standards are a national curriculum.
  • Myth #2 The Common Core State Standards are an Obama administration initiative.
  • Myth #3 The Common Core standards represent a modest change from current practice.
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  • Myth #4 States cannot implement the Common Core standards in the current budget climate.
  • Myth #5 The Common Core State Standards will transform schools.
  • Standards are not curriculum: standards spell out what students should know and be able to do at the end of a year; curriculum defines the specific course of study—the scope and sequence—that will enable students to meet standards.
  • States are building the assessments, and once the assessments are in place, they will be administered and operated by states. They are not federal tests.
  • In preparation for adoption of the Common Core standards, several states conducted analyses that found considerable alignment between them and their current standards
    • Suzie Nestico
      Suzie Nestico on 05 Nov 11
       
      Pennsylvania has same findinggs in its analysis of alignment of PA academic standards - closely aligned, ELA more than Math.
  • And officials in 76 percent of districts in Common Core states said in a survey released in September 2011 by the Center on Education Policy that inadequate funds for implementation was a major challenge.
  • But to have an effect on the day-to-day interaction between students and teachers, and thus improve learning, states and districts will have to implement the standards. That will require changes in curricula and assessments to align with the standards, professional development to ensure that teachers know what they are expected to teach, and ultimately, changes in teacher education so that all teachers have the capability to teach all students to the standards. The standards are only the first step on the road to higher levels of learning.
  • Suzie Nestico on 05 Nov 11
     
    What I've encountered most in dealing with colleagues is the fear and the notion that this is just another five to ten year fad in education. It is important first to help others understand CCSS are not a quick-fix or an answer. In some ways, CCSS take us back to what good teaching looks. Ultimately, aside from the budgetary concerns with implementation, perhaps the other greatest struggle here will be the state-level assessment of the CCSS. In order for states to get it right, there needs to adequate time devoted to determining adequate assessment, not drill-and-kill. Broad, interconnected, higher-order thinking cannot be bubbled-in. Period.
Dave Truss

Are you a writer? Show them. - 12 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 29 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • My “gut feeling” is that when we teach students to write, we do so too methodically. We sometimes allow adherence to form trump creativity. We assess according to state-issued rubrics that call for a certain structure to be followed. We “score” students on their abilities to be focused, include enough content, stay traditionally organized, use proper grammar and spelling, and use “style.” We neglect audience. We’re churning out writer-robots who spit back the format they think we want to see. We graphic-organizer-them to exhaustion.
    • Dave Truss
      Dave Truss on 29 Oct 11
       
      Brilliant!
  • Dave Truss on 29 Oct 11
     
    My "gut feeling" is that when we teach students to write, we do so too methodically. We sometimes allow adherence to form trump creativity... We neglect audience. We're churning out writer-robots who spit back the format they think we want to see. We graphic-organizer-them to exhaustion.
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