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Informational Texts & the Common Core
INK Think Tank: Think Tank is a great resource for elementary & middle school teachers that connects rich new nonfiction with content area curriculum. According to the INK Think Tank, “the Common...
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New PARCC Assessment Questions
The next two posts will come directly from interesting articles from THE: Journal, a free magazine that explores 21st century educational issues. The first article, “PARCC Releases Prototype Test Items...
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K-8 Common Core MATH Resources
This summer we created a Wildwood Math Common Core summer project to identify some of the key resources to incorporate the Common Core in our classes. If you haven’t checked them out, make sure you do!...
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FAQs on Next Year’s PARCC
This week our MLHS students are taking the final HSPA. That’s because next year all 9th-11th graders will be taking the new PARCC assessments in Language Arts/Literature and math. During several...
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Common Core Writing Exemplars
When meeting with 4th and 5th grade teachers regarding the PARCC last month, there was a great question about where one can find student exemplars. Although the PARCC has yet to archive student writing...
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“Raise The Parents” Website Rich in CommonCore Resources
Since the Common Core has become more and more controversial, pro-Core groups have started to promote the standards to parents who may not know much about the Common Core. AchieveTheCore, a great...
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Achieve the Core’s Grades 3 -12 LAL Mini-Assessments
Achieve the Core is an incredible FREE website that helps teachers incorporate Common Core standards without having to teach to a test. It is replete with free PD, lesson plans, unit studies, and...
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Achieve the Core’s K -12 MATH Mini-Assessments
Achieve the Core is the incredible FREE website that helps teachers incorporate Common Core standards without having to teach to a test. It is replete with free PD, lesson plans, unit studies, and...
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