Blogging with Elementary Students – How to Get Started

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs, Common Core, Desktop Publishing, Reading/Language Arts, Technology, Writing | Posted on September 10, 2013

 

Blogging with Elementary Students – How to Get Started is a great “how-to” article on the Teacher’s Life for Me blog.  Michael Soskil tells you step-by-step how to have students select a topic, do research, cite works, and publish.  All these activities align perfectly with Common Core standards for ELA.

Whiz Times Student News

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Current Events/News | Posted on August 30, 2013

whiz times

Whiz Times Student News is a current events site for students ages 6-13.

CNN Student News

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Current Events/News | Posted on August 30, 2013

CNN

CNN Student News

I first posted this great resource back in 2009, but it’s still around and a great way to use current events to stimulate discussion, analysis, and writing in middle and high schools — all part of Common Core.

+Math Real Life Web Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources | Posted on August 19, 2013

plus math

+Math Real Life Web Site

From the web site:  Plus provides articles and podcasts on any aspect of mathematics, covering topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport, a news section, showing how recent news stories were often based on some underlying piece of maths that never made it to the newspapers, reviews of popular maths books, and puzzles for you to sharpen your wits. We have a regular interview with someone in a maths-related career, showing the wide range of uses maths gets put to in the real world. And all past content remains available online, which besides making for good browsing is, we hope, a useful resource for maths school students and teachers.

ETS Report on How Common Core Will Effect Grades 3-12

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on July 11, 2013

109 Common Core Resources by Content Area

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on July 10, 2013

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109 Common Core Resources by Content Area

Ninjas Guide to Common Core Standards

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on June 18, 2013

core ninjaNinjas Guide to Common Core Standards is a quick start guide for administrators and teacher to Common Core Standards.

10 Video Projects Every Teacher Should Try

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos, Presentations, Videos | Posted on June 14, 2013

10 Video Projects Every Teacher Should Try  Making classroom movies is easy and a great way to integrate CCSS in ELA for your classroom.  Here are some great suggestions from We Are Teachers web site.

Unpacking the Common Core: Tech Powered Projects

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Professional Development, Project Based Learning, Technology Planning, Videos | Posted on June 14, 2013

unpacking

Unpacking the Common Core:  Tech Powered Projects is a SimpleK webinar posted so teachers can explore these resources at their own pace.

The CCSS Tiered Vocabulary Made Simple

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Common Core, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on June 11, 2013

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The CCSS Tiered Vocabulary Made Simple is an article on the Learning Unlimited site by Dr. Kimberly Tyson.  With vocabulary instruction being at the forefront of Common Core ELA efforts, this article will help administrators and teacher understand the tiered approach.

21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Common Core, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on June 11, 2013

Vocabulary

21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary is a great blog post with resources stressing vocabulary acquisition – a key component of Common Core ELA standards.

Kid Friendly Common Core Standards – K-5

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on May 2, 2013

Kid Friendly Common Core Standards K-5 is from the California Dept. of Education and have PDF copies in both English and Spanish.

Common Core EdCanvas by Jessica Brooks

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on April 26, 2013

 

Common Core EdCanvas by Jessica Brooks has links to the latest implementation updates in TN including web sites, presentations, videos, and documents.

Digital Public Library

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Primary Sources, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources | Posted on April 19, 2013

Digital Public Library

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science. The DPLA aims to expand this crucial realm of openly available materials, and make those riches more easily discovered and more widely usable and used, through its three main elements:

1. A portal that delivers students, teachers, scholars, and the public to incredible resources, wherever they may be in America. Far more than a search engine, the portal provides innovative ways to search and scan through the united collection of millions of items, including by timeline, map, format, and topic.

2. A platform that enables new and transformative uses of our digitized cultural heritage. With an application programming interface (API) and maximally open data, the DPLA can be used by software developers, researchers, and others to create novel environments for learning, tools for discovery, and engaging apps.

3. An advocate for a strong public option in the twenty-first century. For most of American history, the ability to access materials for free through public libraries has been a central part of our culture, producing generations of avid readers and a knowledgeable, engaged citizenry. The DPLA will work, along with like-minded organizations and individuals, to ensure that this critical, open intellectual landscape remains vibrant and broad in the face of increasingly restrictive digital options. The DPLA will seek to multiply openly accessible materials to strengthen the public option that libraries represent in their communities.

Common Core Math Science Initiative

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Science Resources, Uncategorized | Posted on April 11, 2013

  Common Core Open Resources for Math and Science   These free resources help implement the CCSS in your state and provide you with specific information to prepare teachers to equip students with the tools they’ll need to be successful on the PARCC assessments.

 

 

 

 

 

ReadWorks.Org

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Lesson Planning, Reading/Language Arts, Spelling, Writing | Posted on April 11, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ReadWorks.Org  provides:

• Over 1,000 non-fiction reading passages with associated text-dependent question sets, leveled using the Lexile framework (http://www.readworks.org/books/passages)

• 100’s of easy to use lesson plans that help you explicitly teach comprehension to K-6 students (http://www.readworks.org/lessons/grades)

• All reading passages, question sets, and lesson plans are research-based and aligned with the Common Core State Standards

• Student Handouts, Graphic Organizers and Teacher Materials that can be easily downloaded and printed for your use

Visit ReadWorks often for new non-fiction reading passages, question sets, and lessons. We’re always adding more resources to help make your planning easier.

 

 

Thinking Common Core

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on March 27, 2013

Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Nonverbal Texts | Thinking Common Core | Scoop.it

Thinking Common Core is a Scoop It site created by Catherine Schmidt with excellent articles and links to help with Common Core implementation.

Opus Math

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Middle School | Posted on March 26, 2013

Opus Math has a great deal of Common Core math resources for grades 7-8 including problem and task banks sorted by standards.

Docs Teach

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources | Posted on March 26, 2013

Docs Teach is a site with the National Archives that has a searchable database of historical documents.

Smithsonian Quests

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Online Projects, Problem Solving, Project Based Learning, Thinking Skills | Posted on March 26, 2013

Smithsonian Quests From the art world to the zoo, from underwater to outer space, from current problems to future solutions, your students will have the freedom to explore their interests and make connections across subjects. They’ll develop skills and enhance their learning through discovery, while earning digital badges as credentials along the way.

Watch this video to learn more:

 

PBS News Hour Extra Lesson Plans

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Current Events/News, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources, Writing | Posted on March 26, 2013

PBS News Hour Extra Lesson Plans is a great site to use for Common Core.  Start with a current events video, read background text, and analyze the meaning and implications of the story.  Lesson plans and ideas are included on the site.

Secondary Common Core ELA Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on March 18, 2013

Secondary Common Core ELA Resources from Canyon School District has excellent CCSS ELA resources for grades 6-12.

CCSD Wiki Teacher – Common Core Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Lesson Planning, Professional Development | Posted on March 18, 2013

CCSD Wiki Teacher is a powerful site from Clark County School District in Nevada has opened its resources to all teachers who sign up with an email account.  Correlated to CCSS are dozens of resources by subject and grade level.  Just go to your grade level and subject and at your fingertips you find – standards, student friendly learning targets, essential questions, textbook resources, teaching suggestions, and “On Demand” professional development.  This is one of the best sites I have seen for helping teachers implement Common Core standards.

Math Monday

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Problem Solving, Project Based Learning | Posted on March 18, 2013

Math Monday Banner

Math Monday In a partnership with Make: Online, the Museum presents a weekly column discussing fun, experiential, and puzzling topics in mathematics. Collected here are the Math Monday posts from past weeks.

Common Core Resources – Students with Disabilities

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Special Education | Posted on March 18, 2013

Common Core Resources for Students with Disabilities has a multitude of resources to help both regular education and special education teachers implement Common Core in their classrooms.

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