24 Multimedia Tools That Support The Common Core

Common Core State Standard Rubric for History/Social Studies 11-12 For the past few weeks, my colleague Todd Whitten and I have been sharing some work that we have done with the Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies. During this process, we created rubrics based upon the 9-10th Grade Standards and the 11-12th Grade Standards. This week, we will be sharing those documents. Below is what we created based upon the Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies for 11-12th Grades.

8 Helpful Tech Tools for the Common Core While the implementation of the Common Core State Standards means a lot of work and transition ahead, the good thing about shared benchmarks across 45 states is that you can now share resources, ideas and lessons with a colleague across the hall—or across the country. With that in mind, we asked our Facebook fans for their favorite online tools that are making the transition a little easier. 1. Pinterest. Recycled Jewelry: Inspiration by LiveOAK Staff on November 10, 2008 Brazilian designer, Mana Bernades works with teenagers and students in Brazil teaching jewelry making and creative re-use. She sees luxury in seemingly unusable materials using mini-flasks, PET bottles, phone cards, toothpicks, hair clips, plastic netting, pearls & silver to create unique, modern jewelry crafted by hand. By using recycled materials, the Mana collection demonstrates that re-use can be beautiful and this is done through collaborative education engaging young people to create beauty through eco-friendly design.

Common Core State Standards The Common Core State Standards have made it even more important for educators to assist students in making the connections between writing and reading through thoughtful and well-planned instruction, assignments and feedback. The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) created Common Core State Standards-aligned writing rubrics as a resource to assist teachers with this work. These rubrics are intended to help in instructional planning and to provide guidance in assisting students with the writing process.

Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (show more) Print many upper- and lowercase letters. Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs. Free Books : Download & Streaming : Ebook and Texts Archive : Internet Archive The American Libraries collection includes material contributed from across the United States. Institutions range from the Library of Congress to many local public libraries. As a whole, this collection of material brings holdings that cover many facets of American life and scholarship into the public domain. Significant portions of this collection have been generously sponsored by Microsoft, Yahoo!, The Sloan Foundation, and others. Alphabetical listing of Contributing Libraries

Making Evidence-Based Claims Units - CCSS ELA / Literacy - Grades 6-12 - Odell Education FEBRUARY 11, 2013: NEWLY REVISED UNITS! We are pleased to announce the release of our newly revised Making EBC units. We have improved the materials based on feedback from Achieve’s Tri-State Quality Review Process and the insight and expertise of teachers using the units, including those at the NY Network Training Institutes. Highlights of the new versions include: Collaboration – Integral in Common Core Assessment Collaboration – Integral in Common Core Assessment One on the most striking and pleasant surprises that I encountered in the Common Core Standards was the prevalence of Collaboration. This alone says that we are on the right track with common core. What is a needed 21st Century Skill?

Herbert Green Middle School: Online Textbooks General Resources How to Study - A great online collection of articles, and tips on how to study best. Math There currently is not online access to the 5th grade Math book. To access the online textbook for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade go to and enter the login and password for the correct book. Friday Five: 5 Fantastic Apps for the Common Core The Common Core State Standards are here. These are the apps you need. Tests and textbooks are catching on to the fact that teachers will be expected to meet the Common Core State Standards, but few apps are up to speed. Here are five iPad apps you can use to help your kids meet the new standards. 1. Common Core Standards - MasteryConnect