Five-Minute Film Festival: Digging Into the Common Core. It's been nearly two years since I first wrote up "Resources for Understanding the Common Core State Standards," Edutopia's roundup page for all things Common Core, and the demand for tools and resources only grows as we get deeper into implementation.
Like any major (and mandated!) Educational initiative, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have their fans and their detractors, but if you're in one of the 45+ states that have signed on, they are here to stay. I highly recommend reading an excellent recent opinion piece from The New York Times, by Charles M. Common Core in Action: Writing for an Audience. What is new and different in the Common Core?
When it comes to the writing standards, a heavy emphasis on audience for one thing, and this is very good news. The "audience" for student writing was once the lone teacher sitting after school with her cup of coffee, a red pen, and a stack of essays or other writing projects. Common Core Instruction: Making a Claim Using Two Texts with Similar Themes. Blooms Taxonomy According to Seinfeld. Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel. Common Core State Standards Videos. CCSS_Video_User_Guide_FINAL_for_upload. Internet Catalogue. What's New in... - Tasks, Units & Student Work. TEDxVancouver - Sean Aiken - What Makes You Come Alive?