During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.
Today鈥檚 theme is implementing the Common Core.
You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:
1. 鈥淯nlocking the Common Core鈥� With English-Language Learners
Kevin Jepson, Elizabeth Iwaszewicz, Heidi Pace, Cathy Beck, Gayle Westerberg, and Julie Goldman contribute their thoughts on how English-language learners can meet the Common Core State Standards. Read more.
2. 鈥楨very Teacher鈥� Has to Help ELLs Meet Common-Core Standards
Tan Huynh, Stephaney Jones-Vo, Shelley Fairbairn, Bret Gosselin, Mary Amanda (Mandy) Stewart, Emily Phillips Galloway, Nonie Lesaux, Stela Radovanovi膰, Pete Lawrence, and Betsy J. Tregar offer their responses to a question about ELLs and the common core. Read more.
3. Common Core Moves Social Studies From 鈥楳emorization鈥� to a 鈥楳eaningful Place鈥�
Sarah Cooper, Michael Fisher, Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Jody Passanisi, and Eugenia Mora-Flores share their thoughts on the impact of the Common Core State Standards on social studies classrooms. Read more.
4. Response: Common Core in Social Studies Looks Like 鈥榯he Work of Historians鈥�
Jennifer Hesseltine, Kenny McKee, Erik M. Francis, Wayne Journell, and Dave Stuart Jr. contribute their ideas about the social studies connection to the Common Core State Standards. Read more.
5. Close Reading Can Be 鈥楩un or Awful鈥�
Christopher Lehman, Cris Tovani, Pernille Ripp, Jan Burkins, and Kim Yaris contribute their thoughts. Read more.
6. Close Reading Is a 鈥楲ife Skill鈥�
Sonja Cherry-Paul, Dana Johansen, Stephanie Harvey, Julie Goldman, Diana Sisson, and Betsy Sisson are the featured guests in this post. Read more.
7. 鈥楥lose Reading'鈥擯art Three
Kimberly Carraway, Katherine S. McKnight, Harvey F. Silver, Amy Benjamin, Nancy Boyles, and Rita Platt鈥攁long with readers鈥攕hare their ideas. Read more.
8. Supporting ELLs in the Common-Core Era
Kathryn Haydon, Lindsey Moses, and Lori DiGisi contribute their thoughts. Read more.
9. Teaching Literature Through 鈥楥hoice鈥� & 鈥楶ractice鈥�
This post features responses from Regie Routman, Katherine S. McKnight, and Michael W. Smith. Read more.
10. Literature Can Be a 鈥楪ateway for Understanding Everything鈥�
Several educators鈥擭ancy Steineke, Sean McComb, Nancy Frey, Doug Fisher, Bill Himmele, and P茅rsida Himmele鈥攑rovide responses here. Read more.
More Q&A posts about implementing the Common Core:
- A Good Reading Lesson Doesn鈥檛 鈥楶ut Standards Before Students鈥�
- Ways to 鈥楽hrink the Change鈥� of Tech & CCSS in Your Classroom
- 鈥楽low & Steady Wins the Race鈥� for Making Changes in Teaching
- Ways to Teach Common-Core Math to ELLs
- 鈥楾eachers Know a Lot About Scaffolding鈥� for Complex Texts
- Teaching Complex Texts Requires 鈥楪etting to Know Your Students鈥�
- Writing Instruction & the Common Core鈥擯art Three
- Preparing Students to Write Is 鈥楢bout Our Own Collaboration鈥�
- Developing Student Writers by Letting Them Talk ...
- Best Ways to Prepare Our Students for CCSS in Language Arts
- 鈥楬ow on Earth Will I Implement鈥� Common Core for Language Arts?
- Ways to Try Using the CCSS With English-Language Learners
- Common Core & ELLs鈥擯art Two
- Ways to Develop Creative Thinking in the Common Core
Explore other thematic posts:
- It Was Another Busy School Year. What Resonated for You?
- How to Best Address Race and Racism in the Classroom
- Schools Just Let Out, But What Are the Best Ways to Begin the Coming Year?
- Classroom Management Starts With Student Engagement
- Teacher Takeaways From the Pandemic: What鈥檚 Worked? What Hasn鈥檛?
- The School Year Has Ended. What Are Some Lessons to Close Out Next Year?
- Student Motivation and Social-Emotional Learning Present Challenges. Here鈥檚 How to Help
- How to Challenge Normative Gender Culture to Support All Students
- What Students Like (and Don鈥檛 Like) About School
- Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher
- How to Make Parent Engagement Meaningful
- Teaching Social Studies Isn鈥檛 for the Faint of Heart
- Differentiated Instruction Doesn鈥檛 Need to Be a Heavy Lift
- How to Help Students Embrace Reading. Educators Weigh In
- 10 Strategies for Reaching English-Learners
- 10 Ways to Include Teachers in Important Policy Decisions
- 10 Teacher-Proofed Strategies for Improving Math Instruction
- Give Students a Role in Their Education
- Are There Better Ways Than Standardized Tests to Assess Students? Educators Think So
- How to Meet the Challenges of Teaching Science
- If I鈥檇 Only Known. Veteran Teachers Offer Advice for Beginners
- Writing Well Means Rewriting, Rewriting, Rewriting
- Christopher Emdin, Gholdy Muhammad, and More Education Authors Offer Insights to the Field
- How to Build Inclusive Classrooms
- What Science Can Teach Us About Learning
- The Best Ways for Administrators to Demonstrate Leadership
- Listen Up: Give Teachers a Voice in What Happens in Their Schools
- 10 Ways to Build a Healthier Classroom
