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May 29, 2015
If there is one thing in which there is near unanimous agreement among educators regarding our new standards, it is that the application of knowledge and skills is more rigorous. It follows that units of study, and individual lessons must also be more rigorous. The dilemma, as stat...
May 19, 2015
I have heard from many teachers that they have received training on Close Reading because they have been to a workshop on how to write text-dependent questions. This always makes me wonder. Of course, learning to write text dependent questions is a good thing, just like learning how...
May 12, 2015
In the media, we are bombarded with stories about teachers who are struggling and frustrated with implementing the Common Core standards in their classrooms. In Westside Union School District in Southern California, I am continuously impressed by teachers who are effectively teaching...
May 5, 2015
While designing a lesson with a very good high school ELA teacher we got to the Review portion of the lesson. Responding to the essential question for the review components of the lesson, “What needs to be reviewed for this lesson?”
The teacher said, “I have been reviewing literary...
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