HAPPY SUMMER: Adventure Camp Common Core Standards in Action Understanding the Common Core As schools prepare for new assessments aligned to the Common Core, it is important to remember that students will be tested against newer, more rigorous standards and a change in scores does not mean our students know less than they did the year before. Rather, it means we have a new beginning and a new set of goals against which to start measuring progress." - Executive Director of Smarter Balanced In order to ready students for college and careers and the Common Core exams, we first need to look at how we teach. Our instructional decisions and classroom practices should focus on teaching the types of skills our students need to be independent thinkers, readers, and writers. Students need to know how to think critically.Students need to know how to analyze information.Students need to know how to solve problems. So how can we make the shift to Common Core expectations? By themselves, the Common Core State Standards is a static list of student competencies.
NO Gym New Jersey Student Learning Standards New Jersey Student Learning Standards In 1996, the New Jersey State Board of Education adopted the state's first set of academic standards called the Core Curriculum Content Standards. The standards described what students should know and be able to do upon completion of a thirteen-year public school education. Over the last twenty years, New Jersey's academic standards have laid the foundation for local district curricula that is used by teachers in their daily lesson plans. Revised every five years, the standards provide local school districts with clear and specific benchmarks for student achievement in nine content areas. The New Jersey Student Learning Standards include Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards, as well as nine K-12 standards for the following content areas: 21st Century Life and Careers Comprehensive Health and Physical Education English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Technology Visual and Performing Arts World Languages
Just For Fun - Rethinking Schools Put Together a Puzzle -- Put this jigsaw puzzle together for a picture of some of the most important people in education: the students. Requires Flash. Geography Quiz -- Did you know "the Middle East"' stretches as far west as the Western Sahara in Africa? What is the smallest Middle Eastern country? Large and small maps -- These PDF images are perfect for printing up and passing out to students. 8.5"x11" Map and 11"x17" Map -- Can you name these countries? Tasks, Units & Student Work - Common Core Library Keywords (optional) Enter keywords (e.g., K.OA.3, informational text, arguments, quadratic equations, etc.) Grade (select at least one) Subject (select one) NYC educators and national experts are developing Common Core-aligned tasks embedded in a unit of study to support schools in implementing the Citywide Instructional Expectations. Search a growing assortment of Common Core-aligned tasks, units and student work by keyword, grade level, subject area and Common Core Learning Standard. The components of the Common Core-aligned tasks with instructional supports include: Unit overview and task description Teacher-annotated student work representing a range of performance levels Rubrics used to assess student work Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles Other instructional support materials To learn more about the components of these tasks and units and for help navigating the interactive student work, watch our virtual training modules. NEW!
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Program of Inquiry--IB Units / Overview Sessions Elementary International Baccalaureate School Dear Parents/Guardians and Community members, As staff at an authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school (IB-PYP), we are often asked to describe the program to parents/guardians and community members. However, unless someone has attended rigorous training it can be difficult to understand the program as a whole because it is comprised of so many different components. First of all, let’s visit the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) and Kate Sessions Mission Statements: The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. The Programme: The five Essential Elements:
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