Common Core Online Free Common Core Aligned Lessons and Web 2.0 Games to Play on your SMART Board! Attention: FREE Lessons and Interactive Resources! I am a BIG FAN of open source sharing and teacher collaboration. Blog superstar Richard Byrne was my inspiration for starting my blog... to share free and amazing resources with teachers. As teachers, we all are tight on funding when it comes to gathering supplies and resources. I hope you enjoy the lessons the many great teachers have begun to share on ClassConnect - together we achieve more... yes, I just pulled out the good ole' T.E.A.M analogy! Be sure to watch the video below!! If you like Freebies and Printables - this is a post for you! If you like free Lessons and SMART Board games - this is a post for you! click play below for a 2 minute introduction I Finally Organized My Files to Share on ClassConnect! ~there are hundreds of neatly organized and aligned lessons at all grade levels~ My Goal: Let's look inside of my ClassConnect account... You organize your files how you want... just like your "My Documents" folders.
Common Standards Ignite Debate Over Prereading Published Online: April 24, 2012 Published in Print: April 25, 2012, as Common Standards Ignite Debate Over Student 'Prereading' Exercises Sparked by the Common Core State Standards, teachers and literacy experts are arguing about the role of a time-honored pillar of English/language arts instruction: classroom activities designed to help students understand what they are about to read. The attacks on—and defenses of—"prereading" are unfolding largely in cyberspace, through online forums, blogs, and email exchanges. That trio has created an impression in some quarters that the intent of the standards is to "ban"—in the words of one blogger—prereading and instead ask students to approach texts "cold," with no upfront assistance. Even as the standards' authors insist that their aim is not to abolish prereading, but to curtail and revamp it, the debates persist, pitting schools of thought on reading instruction against one another. Interpreting the Standards Publishers' Criteria Mr. No 'Ban'
Do I just Google that? Tools for Teaching Search Skills in the Primary Classroom Nowadays many pupils, when given a research task, immediately might think to themselves, “I’ll just Google that.” Internet search engines (of which Google is only one of many) are powerful tools but many pupils use only a fraction of the power of them, and then can also have difficulty finding the information specific to the task. There are many resources now available to help in developing pupil skills in searching more effectively using online search engines. And, of course, when they do find information how do pupils know it is appropriate for the task? Or how do they evaluate what is suitable, and how do they present it and show where the information was found. Tools to Help Teach Research Skills The Big 6 One method of teaching information skills for investigating sources of information from databases, encyclopedias and the Internet is that known as “the Big Six.” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Kentucky Virtual Library How to Do Research Finding Duclinea Ergo – Teaching Research Skills
Engage NY Videos on CC Education Commissioner John King, David Coleman and Kate Gerson explain every key aspect of Common Core standards in depth. By viewing this 15-part series, New York educators and administrators will learn step-by-step how to implement the Common Core for ELA/Literacy and Math in their schools and classrooms. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of the rationale behind the Common Core and what it will mean for students across our state. Produced in partnership with NYS PBS stations WCNY/Syracuse and WNET/New York City, the series illuminates the Common Core through conversations between Commissioner King, a former high school social studies teacher and middle school principal; Coleman, a contributing author of the Common Core State Standards; and Gerson, a Senior Fellow with the USNY Regents Research Fund and a former high school English teacher and principal. Viewing the Videos The Common Core videos can be viewed online or downloaded from the links below for offline viewing.
TICAL - Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership AASL Learning4Life Lesson Plan Database | An initiative of the American Association of School Librarians Parents' Guide to the CCSS Currently, each state has a separate set of education standards, lists of skills that students are expected to do by the time they graduate each grade. However, in response to concerns about American student achievement and just how prepared students are for college and careers, education leaders in 48 states, along with the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), have written a set of standards for student across the U.S. The common core state standards were released in 2010. The Common Core Standards are State-Driven The common core state standards are a set of learning skills that all American students should achieve, not a federal curriculum. The Standards are a Progression In general, standards set a progression of skills that students learn as they move through school. Students will Delve Deeper into Core Concepts The Reading Standards will Get More Difficult Focus on Informational Text Assessments Will Change Focus on Practical Skills
Tools for the Common Core Standards | News about tools that are being developed to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards "Quotes" for Teachers