Common Core Oklahoma

So, now that you know what NOT to do to implement the Common Core, here’s something that you can do: tap into the variety of options that Discovery Education offers.  We don’t claim to be the magic bullet (there isn’t one, remember?).  But, they can provide a variety of tools to add to your implementation plan.  

Obstacles that should be considered to prepare for CCSS assessments

Updated chart--April 2013--version 2 shown here.

Looking at first grade CCSS standards: finding Proof of Learning

Scaffolding approaches come in many shapes and sizes: Jot-Charting, SQ3Rand Thinking Notes are common strategies for supporting comprehension and analysis. Simply having students mark up texts with questions and inferences before engaging in conversation is a good idea. ThingLink is a slick technology tool for annotation, particular when the "text" is a complex visual photograph.

"Zook likes the fact that the Common Core emphasizes problem-solving skills and project-based learning, especially in the lower grades. Too often, she says, science is put on the back burner in elementary school, and that can leave students struggling when they reach her classes."

Features Gobstopper (ereading platform for schools to monitor student reading), Tales2Go (audiobook subscription service), MeMeTales (free app to view/hear books with game reinforcement), and Bookster (free read-along storytelling app). 

Version 2.0-- we’re bringing you even more cutting edge strategies and ideas to help you and your colleagues transition to the CCSS...all for FREE.

From April 10 until May 8, 2013, the draft grade- and subject-specific PLDs are posted on the PARCC website.

Interested parties can provide feedback through a survey posted on the PARCC website, answering questions specific to the PLDs for both ELA/literacy and mathematics.

Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u0DoRWazEzQGzz0YrjwPNDY1_onsSF2aY94gfifbokU/viewform

For more information, FAQs or to view the PLDs, visit http://www.parcconline.org/plds.

"Last year, almost all of the top 40 books read in grades nine through 12 were well below grade level. The most popular books, the three books in The Hunger Games series, were assessed to be at the fifth-grade level.
 

Thank you--love this infographic!

Organized resources for Common Core

"The ability to "evaluate technology" is critical for teachers to consider. Technology does not have to appear in every lesson or unit. The key driver needs to be the learning goal, and technology can play a role in achieving that goal. The expectation is not that technology is used every day in a school with iPads, tablets or laptops. Instead, the process for developing curriculum needs to include the evaluation of technology as a tool to enhance the learning experience for the students. Blogger Chris Lehmann states, "Technology should be like oxygen: ubiquitous, necessary and invisible."

“We have a new problem forthcoming and that is our devices that once were just an entertainment tool are also becoming our educational and work tools,” wrote commenter Des. “And with this all combined into one, it’s hard to put one away without the other being easy to access. With these things being integrated, we also start to lose sight of what is actually work and what is entertainment.”

(idea to use with GATES class & Edmodo--find the most "wonderous" and add to Symbaloo page)