Nonfiction as Mentor Text
"Many people still hold to the belief that nonfiction writing is “just the facts,” often synonymous with formulaic, dull writing. Nothing could be further from the truth! For years, authors of all...
View ArticlePARCC Releases Draft Grade- and Subject-Specific PLDs for Public Comment | PARCC
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:Performance Level Descriptors have been released by PARCC. Take a look.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View Article14 Bloom's Taxonomy Posters For Teachers
14 Bloom's Taxonomy Posters For TeachersBrook Grove Meiller's insight:Thanks, Tiffany!See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View Article22 Thoughts on Automated Grading of Student Writing | Inside Higher Ed
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:6. At the same time, the only way, and I mean the only way to develop a relationship with one’s students is to read and respond to their work. Automated grading is...
View ArticleBroader, BOLDER Approach to Education
The Broader Bolder Approach to Education is a national campaign that acknowledges the impact of social and economic disadvantage on schools and students and proposes evidence-based policies to improve...
View ArticleAlabama, Kentucky and New York Set Own Course For Common Core Testing
Education Commissioner Tony Bennett will update State Board of Education members today on Florida's progress toward meeting 2014 deadlines for new standards and testing.Brook Grove Meiller's...
View ArticlePARCC Draft Accommodations Manual | PARCC
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:PARCC Draft Accommodations Manual. Comments due by May 13. Let your voice be heard!See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleOklahoma's Educator Leader Cadre
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:Briefs of Draft PARCC Accommodations Manual with links to public comments survey.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleIntroducing Research Writing to 3rd Graders, a K-5 Common Core Less...
An engaging lesson from WriteSteps that introduces third-grade students to an important genre of Informational Writing as outlined in the Common Core State StanBrook Grove Meiller's insight:Great...
View ArticleAbout PARCC | PARCC
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:Helpful PDFs to use with parents and policymakers from PARCC.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleTeaching 'Death of a Salesman' With The New York Times
Articles, lesson plans and more for considering Arthur Miller’s most famous play.Brook Grove Meiller's insight:NY Times has great resources and lesson plans. Check it out.See it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleAssessment Blueprints and Test Specifications | PARCC
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:PARCC has released MANY documents today. Take a look!See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleOklahoma Gazette Commentary: Oklahoma education funding
Young students do connect-the-dot worksheets to learn numbers. Students draw lines from a dot to another dot in numerical order and a true picture is revealed. When they don’t, there is no picture, or...
View ArticleNorman Transcript : Education top economic draw for Norman
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:When you give money to schools, the economy grows. Go figure.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleTeachers
PARCC Games is designed to reinforce the skills your students have gained throughout the year. We hope your students will enjoy playing these games, and will come back often to further deepen...
View ArticleFor the Love of Reading
Indiana voters took their schools back from the Chiefs for Change group in November, ousting Tony Bennett and replacing him with an educator – Glenda Ritz. I mention this, not because of...
View ArticleParent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Parent Roadmaps- English Language...
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:Another great resource to share with parents.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
View ArticleBy the Company It Keeps: PARCC
The inaugural installment of By the Company It Keeps, an interview series with some of ed reform’s most important contributorsBrook Grove Meiller's insight:This will be a good site to bookmark.See it...
View ArticleA Non-Freaked Out Approach to Common Core Debate & Argument | Teaching the Core
How do we maximize our effectiveness in implementing the CCSS literacy standards? One key way is through debate. Here is one teacher's approach to debate.Brook Grove Meiller's insight:Have students...
View ArticleE0813_Appendix_A_New_Research_on_Text_Complexity.pdf
Brook Grove Meiller's insight:New Research on Text Compexity. You must use more than one measure.See it on Scoop.it, via Common Core Meiller
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