April 16, 2012 | No Comments
The Tri-State Collaborative (composed of educational leaders from Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island and facilitated by Achieve) has developed criterion-based rubrics and review processes to evaluate the quality of lessons and units intended to address the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and ELA/Literacy.
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April 6, 2012 | No Comments
The Common Core Toolkit is a collection of the resources you need to guide your implementation of the Common Core – all in one place. We encourage you to use these resources and exemplars as you begin to implement the Common Core in your classroom.
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April 5, 2012 | No Comments
Watch Common Core video lessons made by great teachers from around the country. Check out the “directorʼs commentary” edition to hear the rationale behind a lesson. Then download the accompanying lesson plan and slides to use with your own class.
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March 22, 2012 | 6 Comments
The curriculum exemplars provide valuable support for implementing the Common Core State Standards.
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March 12, 2012 | 3 Comments
The Common Core Implementation Timeline provides a “scope and sequence” of activities for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation from Summer 2011 to the school year 2014-15.
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March 12, 2012 | 11 Comments
This document addresses priorities in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Math content.
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February 29, 2012 | No Comments
The goal of this exemplar is to reinforce the skills students have acquired regarding how to extend their understanding and interaction with multiple texts when investigating a set of focused historical themes.
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February 29, 2012 | No Comments
By reading and rereading the passage closely, and focusing their reading through a series of questions and discussion about the text, students will explore the problem Tom Sawyer faced and how he “solved” his conundrum.
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February 29, 2012 | No Comments
By reading and rereading the passage closely, combined with classroom discussion about it, students will explore the various beliefs and points of view Douglass experienced as he became increasingly aware of the unfairness of his life.
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February 29, 2012 | No Comments
By reading and rereading the passage closely combined with classroom discussion about it, students will explore the historical truths related to poverty, city construction, and city services that led to the disaster.
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