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Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum

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Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. As students work, their tests are instantly scored and available on the teacher dashboard, with a comparison to prior timed tests.

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Film & the Back Channel

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

We compare and contrast the cinematography of Zeffirelli''s R&J (1968) with West Side Story (1961) in the opening brawl sequence--there really is no comparison, WSS is amazing-- and focus on how the filmmakers used the source material of Shakespeare''s play, meeting Common Core Standard 9-10.9.

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Parent Questions About Edtech

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There are some parents who equate EdTech with “new math” and Common Core, terms that send shudders through some segments of our population. The comparison is completely unfounded, of course. The new curriculum being taught under STEM and Common Core systems are programs designed to improve how lessons are taught.

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Let Students Learn From Failure

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Common Core expect students to write-edit-resubmit. The Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice is a good starting point. They often pick a relationship or comparison you wouldn’t think of. Here are ten ways to teach through failure: Use the Mulligan Rule. What’s the Mulligan Rule? Any golfers?

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Silent Reading vs. Independent Reading: What’s the Difference? (plus digital tools to assess IR)

Reading By Example

In their excellent resource No More Independent Reading Without Support (Heinemann, 2013), Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss provide a helpful comparison: Silent Reading. The authors also cite the Common Core Anchor Standard that addresses independent reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10.

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Reflective Blogging in the Classroom with WordPress, Weebly, or Tumblr

Graphite Blog

Can build class community and build digital citizenship. In case your administrator wants to see how blogging relates to the Common Core State Standards, you can use these for reference: WS 11-12.4: Blogging Tools Comparison Chart. Fewer plug-ins and add-ons available in general. Benefits: As easy as social media.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. That was certainly the case in our experience.