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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Check out their book titled Beyond Core Expectations: A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner published by Corwin. Common Core for the not-so-common learner: English language arts strategies grades K-5. Common Core ELL English Language Learners Guest Blog Post Guest Blogger Leadership'

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Get Common Core Ready: Achieve Dynamic Student-led Discussions

Catlin Tucker

Note: For educators interested in incorporating online discussions into their curriculum, my first book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 provides resources and strategies to support this shift. During first semester, I provide groups with questions, quotes and information to fuel these small group discussions. Learning'

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Social Entrepreneurship Unit with Elementary Students (2024): A Perfect STEAM Lesson

User Generated Education

Reading and writing are integrated into the learning activities in the form of fun, interesting books and stories, and writing stories, narratives, journalistic reports. We read the Kidpreneurs’ book and did exercises from book – these readings and exercises continued throughout the unit. Online Games.

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6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program

Ask a Tech Teacher

They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. How can students behave correctly as they seek information? As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim.

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Core Tech for Learning with ELA Common Core #ISTE2014

wwwatanabe

One of the #ISTE2014 sessions I attended was "Core technologies for the Common Core" by Kyle Brumbaugh and Elizabeth Calhoon. They had a great introduction to the Common Core and a plethora of helpful tools. Lexile : This site helps you find the lexile range, and recommended books for that range.

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Dos and don’ts for using informational texts with young learners

eSchool News

With the Common Core Standards came an increased focus on reading informational texts, starting with kindergarten. But integrating informational texts isn’t as simple as having students read a couple of biographies every marking period. Related content: How we turned around our reading program.

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Connecting Your Students with the World: Book Review [Book]

The CoolCatTeacher

Connecting Your Students with the World: Book Review by Billy Krakower, Paula Naugle, Jerry Blumengarten (Eye on Education, 2015). This book designed especially for grades K-8 classrooms. I’m excited to review this book. My favorite thing: The book organizes by month! My favorite thing: The book organizes by month!