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"PBS LearningMedia, a free destination for instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital public media resources including videos, games, audio clips, photos, and lesson plans, provides core subject area resources. Included in this resource library are resources that address media literacy skills underlying the basic tenants of Common Core State Standards." 
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Can you use formative assessments to assess creativity? This post by Mark Gleeson provides a look at an in-depth working paper "Progression in Student Creativity in School: First Steps Towards New Forms of Formative Assessments." He states: The image below shows that they have created "The Five Dispositions Model" of the creative mind: Inquisitive, Persistent, Imaginative, Collaborative and Disciplined. In addition there are 15 sub-dispositions that are tracked along three dimensions: Strength, Breadth, and Depth. The model has been tested and a link to the pdf is in the post (as is the paper through Scribt). As we move towards the Common Core and creativity becomes a component that we should be addressing this paper may provide additional insights into ways to use formative assessments in this area.
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"The Common Core’s Anchor Standard 6 for writing in grades K–12 requires students to “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others”. Here are some ideas for meeting this standard (besides the obvious use of technology—word processing).
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What tools are there to help students PRODUCE writing online? Lauren Davis identifies five areas that for producing writing: * Collaborative tools * Grammar and language resources * Fun prompts to get their juices flowing * Brainstorming and drafting graphic organizers. * Research tools What tools are there to help students PUBLISH writing online? * Online contests * Class e-newsletter or newspaper * Book review website * Class blog or website There are links to many resources thoughout this post and in many cases specific suggestions are provided for grade levels. If you are not using online tools with your students this post provides great resources to help you begin the process.
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"Over the last few years, student products have changed. The Common Core State Standards force us to focus specifically on new sets of criteria. And so we find ourselves independently developing new rubrics and assessments. Happily, my/our dear friend Kathy Schrock stepped up to address the wheel-reinvention issue. Her updated assessment Guide covers assessment options for a variety of new products, including wikis, Glogs, blogs, threaded discusssion, and tweets. And her latest content includes CCSS-aligned assessments."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Not only does this post discuss the assessments that Kathy Schrock has developed you will find links too many other resources of value!
CurieSPK1's curator insight,
December 29, 2012 2:43 PM
Great reading for teachers experiencing CCSS assessment issues.
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Is text complexity a new way to look at text? This post notes that the Common Core State Standards have explicitly identified text levels, which has not been done in the past. The seven actions below are detailed in the post, and you may choose to download it as a pdf. Action 1 - Focus on Knowledge Action 2 - Create connections Action 3 - Activate Students' Passion Action 4 - Develop vocabulary Action 5 - Increase the Volume Action 6 - Build Up Stamina Action 7 - Identify Benchmarks
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The Common Core State Standards may "share many features and concepts with existing standards" but "the new standards also represent a substantial departure from current practice in a number of respects." This post looks at the differences in Mathematics and ELA, providing an explanation with some details for each difference. In Mathematics the differences listed are; * Coherence * Skills, Understanding, and Application * Emphasis on Practices In English Language Arts the differences listed are: * Focus on Evidence * "Staircase" of Text Complexity * Speaking and Listening * Literacy in the Content Area
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An overview that covers: • Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions
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"The Common Core Standards, the national academic standards for K-12 schools in the United States, have now been adopted by 47 of the 50 states in the U.S. This makes them the pre-eminent source of what is being taught in the vast majority of public schools in America."
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When you read the Common Core Standards the use of technology is embedded in writing, reading (informational) and speaking and listening. This post looks at "four sample standards from elementary, middle, and high school English-Language Arts" and provides a number of ways you might address them. It suggests looking at the "thinking verbs" - publishing, collaboration, evaluation and integration, describing each and sharing how you might bring them into your classroom and address the Common Core Standards. The post also looks at "Takeaways for Teachers". It states "...the takeaway is simple: technology is no longer a feel-good way to develop buzz and honor authenticity, but rather a matter of academic merit and fidelity–which is awesome for several reasons." Four reasons are provided, with the first stating "No longer must progressive educators defend the reasoning behind twitter, YouTube, iPads, or blogging in their classroom." One question this post raises for me is that not all teachers have access to the technology needed on a consistent basis to help their students meet these standars.The Common Core has been adopted but will our students be ready to demonstrate their knowledge in these areas when the time comes.
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Are you wondering about the most effective way to teach vocabulary? This infographic provides 10 suggestions on how to best teach vocabulary, as well as 10 things to avoid!
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"Effective vocabulary instruction is a key foundation to helping students acquire a wide and diverse vocabulary. Students need both direct and indirect instruction in vocabulary and word meanings as well as multiple exposures to words. It is through multiple exposures and repetition that students begin to understand the nuances of words and how to use them when speaking and writing."
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With Common Core State Standards coming into play quickly the issue of vocabulary is coming into play in a new way. This post provides a look at six strategies to use with vocabulary instruction. Get a great look at the strategies and learn some of the lessons that have been learned.
Jose Ines Andrade's curator insight,
March 11, 2016 10:43 PM
With Common Core State Standards coming into play quickly the issue of vocabulary is coming into play in a new way. This post provides a look at six strategies to use with vocabulary instruction. Get a great look at the strategies and learn some of the lessons that have been learned.
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This three-minute video explains how the Common Core State Standards will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to get…
Beth Dichter's insight:
A quick overview that may help bring a better understanding of the reason for the Common Core State Standards as well as the reason for them.
CurieSPK1's curator insight,
December 29, 2012 2:44 PM
Great video. Does it clarify some things? You be the judge!
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The Library of Congress (LOC) "has made its already fabulous teaching resources–designed to inspire analysis, critical thinking, and the value of working with primary sources–more findable for teachers by aligning them to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)." This post, by Joyce Valenza, provides a great in-depth look at how to Search by Standards and also suggests some of the other tools available at the LOC.
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Are you looking for a resource with great tools to help you with the Common Core Standards? You may want to check out achievethecore.org. They provide "free, high-quality resources to educators now doing the hard work of implementing these higher standards." This link goes directly to a page called "Steal These Tools" with additional information also available on the website
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The Common Core standards state:
"To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new."
This post shares a few of the many resources available at PBS LearningMedia (at no cost). The focus here is on strengthening media literacy. Clicking through to PBS will provide you with access to over 30,000 resources.