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"An informational text reading diet relies on both access and time. We give students access by establishing and modeling a purpose for reading; providing guided instruction through the close reading process; and encouraging collaborative, text-based conversations. We also need to give students the time to read and use such texts for the purposes of investigation and to exercise choice in how they build knowledge." 
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4 Important Ways To Make The Common Core Transition Easier On Students
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Share this with teachers today!
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"With an emphasis on developing verbal and analytical skills, the new Common Core standards will pose a big step up for most students. For English learners, who comprise a quarter of California’s children, it’ll seem more like a pole vault.
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This article provides a balanced view of Common Core implementation in California.
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In this workshop, 12 high school history teachers explore the use of primary-source documents in the research and interpretation of American history.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Workshops for US history teachers, using primary sources. The website says it's geared to HS, but middle school US history teachers would benefit as well.
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In our system, we are moving to full implementation of the Common Core State Standards in English language arts beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. We have spent the past couple of years in va...
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Thoughtful insights from someone who has been through a transition year.
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Teaching expert Charlotte Danielson discusses the effects of the common standards on instructional practice and teacher professional development.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
"I mean, when you ask a kid who doesn't like school, "Why not?," you never hear him say, "because it's too hard." Kids say, "It's boring."
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Partner in Education
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Be sure to click the blog tab to read Dr. Dea's insightful posts about the Common Core. Many of the posts have lessons that she walks through to give a complete understanding of a specific standard.
Mary Reilley Clark's comment,
April 1, 2013 2:06 PM
Click on the title to access the 33 page eBook from Core Stand
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Analysis of current CA ELA standards and the CCSS
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Skills and strategies to approaching the text are critical. How will you teach them?
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Editor's note: This is the third post in a five-part series from authors Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins -- From Common Core Standards to Curriculum: Five Big Ideas -- which takes a look at five approaches and considerations ...
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Some great resources gathered in a way that should make you smile!
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October 22, 2013Authors: Tim ShanahanAnn Duffett "Most teachers believe that the new standards promise better learning for their students, and an overwhelming majority of teachers say that their schools have already made significant progress toward implementing the standards, including relevant curriculum changes and professional development." Via Mel Riddile, Mary Reilley Clark
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See my comments on an earlier scoop.
Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight,
October 27, 2013 3:31 PM
Reading through the findings from middle school ELA teachers, I see two key issues. The first is not whether teachers are using complex texts, but whether they're using the exemplar texts from the CCSS. Does it matter? Do you trust teachers to choose rigorous and challenging texts that may be more current (or interesting?)
Second, are other departments using informational text in a way that helps students develop close reading and critical thinking skills? If students are studying The U.S. Constitution, but doing nothing more than rote memorization of The Bill of Rights, we can't claim students are doing close reading in social studies. I still believe collaboration is the key to successfully teaching close reading and critical thinking.
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A collection of websites & mobile apps that are aligned to the Common Core Standards and can be used in the classroom by K-12 teachers.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Some free, some paid, but a great list of sites to share with teachers!
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Do any of those questions sound familiar? I spent this week with some fabulous teachers working on the Iowa Core Writing Standards. Did we work on all of them? No! Did we talk about all of them?... Via Darren Burris
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
A teacher thinking aloud about CCSS implementation. Sharing this blog post to show how ELA teachers are working with the standards.
ratzelster's curator insight,
August 8, 2013 1:23 PM
Overwhelming??? Maybe. But there are ways in which to consider this in small enough size pieces that make sense.
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From
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While this article is geared to public libraries, many of the articles, websites, and blogs would be very useful to school libraries or teachers.
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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) can be a little overwhelming if you look at them as a whole. But here's a useful set of skills needed to master the common core.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Great infographic for being a "Common Core Ninja"!
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Here, Dave Stuart and Erica Beaton share their approach to close reading (R.CCR.1) and a non-freaked out approach to the Common Core State Standards.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Close reading of this blog post should be required of all ELA teachers!
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Good introduction for teachers new to the Common Core (are there any out there?)
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Short video on teaching nonfiction, a sample lesson plan for informational text analysis, recommendations for nonfiction use in classroom.
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"...concrete, practical and specific actions that districts and schools can take to immediately get ready [to implement CCSS.]" Lots of great information and links here!
JDriscollMIS's curator insight,
February 21, 2013 10:07 AM
Make sure you check out TextProject.org (link under vocabulary)
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Editor's note: This is the fourth post in a five-part series which takes a look at five big ideas for implementation of the Common Core State Standards, authored by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins (RT @edutopia: New from McTighe & Wiggins, #CommonCore...
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Great for demonstrating changes by grade level in CCSS. You can select grade levels, then use tool which highlights the changes. Would be great for a parent presentation!
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I am not a classroom teacher, but fortunately heard Douglas Fisher speak at a library workshop. His work with Nancy Frey has given me insight into reading instruction and has made me better able to assist students and teachers. This article is one that should be shared at all professional development about informational text!