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Nobody Loves Standards (and That’s O.K.) « The Core Knowledge Blog
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.
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WestEd: Designing Quality Units Aligned to the ELA Common Core State Standards
This webinar looks intriguing. Unit planning is something I’m currently working on, and this might be helpful.
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Implementing Common Core Standards | Center for Teaching Quality
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 · Storify
Transcript of this week’s #PBLchat, whose topic was Project Based Learning and the Common Core.
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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
Interesting metaphor here–the CCSS are like an empty classroom.
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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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iTeach. iCoach. iBlog.: Five close reading strategies to support the Common Core
Great article from what looks like a very interesting blog. This post is especially useful for folks who teach high school English.
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Heinemann | Fountas & Pinnell–CCSS
Resources documenting the connections between the Fountas and Pinnell Continuum of Literacy Learning and CCSS for ELA.
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