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Common Core for Elementary ELA
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A collection of resources, lessons, and tools to use in successfully moving to implementation of the Common Core State Standards
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Virginia Gibson Pratt
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Veteran Education Week reporters Catherine Gewertz and Erik Robelen bring you news and analysis of issues at the core of classroom learning. 
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In my English 10 class, I used to teach a lesson about satire through Dr. Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book. To begin this lesson, I would tell students, “While this is, on one hand, a children’s book...
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Open Education Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student, or self-learner.
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Like the Close reading examples prvided, in detail on the Gettysburg Address and the Preamble. Easy to model other close reading activities of complex non-fiction text. Via Suzie Nestico
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Ben Johnson served as an administrator in large and small schools, and at a charter school.
When you say that someone is literate, you are not saying that they know how to read; you are saying that they are well read or have read a lot. And not only that but the assumption is that they have acquired the knowledge gained from reading (it is part of them and it is used both to support and to contradict what this literate person believes or doesn't believe). A literate person therefore has evidence to bolster and base beliefs upon and ammunition to argue against other beliefs. As the CCSS explain in the Appendix A, this is more than simple persuasion. The argument must be compelling, believable and irrefutable. Via Suzie Nestico
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One of the major things that I like about the new Common Core Reading and Writing Standards for Literacy in History-Social Studies is the emphasis on writing essays. Teaching writing is difficult, ...
Via Suzie Nestico
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Participants said that states, districts and schools didn't provide enough information on Common Core, its transitions or how problems will be handled.
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Have you visited our #CCSS Resource Center? Super helpful when you are looking for solutions!
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By Robert Rothman Math FocusCoherenceSkills, Understanding, and ApplicationEmphasis on PracticesELA More NonfictionFocus on EvidenceStaircase of Text ComplexitySpeaking and ListeningLiteracy in the Conent AreasVia Mel Riddile
Matt Weld's curator insight,
January 9, 2013 8:49 PM
Clear, concise, brief summary of the effects of Common Core
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Looking for some quality nonfiction to help support the Common Core Standards? Check out this great blog!
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Primary Source documents to use for reading and informational texts.
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Experts suggest test-makers will be challenged to write items that will measure the depth of knowledge expected.
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Many teachers still have a lot of questions about what Common Core will mean for them; these resources are a good place to look for answers.
Via Darren Burris, Suzie Nestico
's comment, September 2, 2012 1:49 PM
Great website. Thank you. I have referenced you on my own, synthesizingeducation.net, where I will be posting biweekly exemplars on the Common Core.
James Mulhern 
Roz Linder's comment,
April 5, 2013 10:46 AM
Darren! Great find. I will be sharing this with my teachers. Thanks!
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Regular practice in summarizing text can help students meet Common Core ELA Standards. Via Darren Burris, Suzie Nestico
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Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of dense information out there about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? You're not alone.
Via Suzie Nestico
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A newspaper by Carolyn Starkey - updated daily with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos. (RT @carolynstarkey: The Common Core Daily is out!
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This is a basic overview of The Common Core, for workshop presentations in Massachusetts (Introducing ...The Common Core: ELA by Kevin Hodgson on Prezi http://t.co/neCfbEbb...)...
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Half-page "bookmarks" that define the CCSS for each grade level. This whole site is really dedicated to the Common Core and has a wealth of resources.
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I think meaningful assessments can come in many shapes and sizes. It fact, to be thoroughly engaging and to draw the best work out of the students, assessments should come in different formats.
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