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Librarians Unite Resources for the CCSS

Librarians Unite Resources for the CCSS. Denise Trombly Library Media Specialist New Searles Elementary Tromblyd@Nashua.edu. Key Components of Presentation. Library Media Specialists/School Librarian role Resources for ELA, (reading, writing and research) Math, Science/Social Studies

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Librarians Unite Resources for the CCSS

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  1. Librarians UniteResources for the CCSS Denise Trombly Library Media Specialist New Searles Elementary Tromblyd@Nashua.edu

  2. Key Components of Presentation • Library Media Specialists/School Librarian role • Resources for ELA, (reading, writing and research) Math, Science/Social Studies • Generally Useful tools • Supporting Info re CCSS changes Changes in ELA (easy version) What’s in and what’s out (easier yet) Changes in Math and sample progressions

  3. What is going on? • Common Core • Testing • Devices galore • Frantic Teachers seeking resources • Districts scrambling to develop curriculum and find resources • Increasing need for PD,PLC, XFTs, Lots of testing

  4. Who do they call at you school? I really need X for this morning Can we get? Do we have anything about? What’s a good book about? Can you help me find? How do I? Do you know where? But it is in appendix B

  5. ELA Reading…think multimodal • Pairings: “Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days” Phyllis Perry or Snowflake Bentley, link to weather , Ladybug book tied to non fiction, Mr. Lincoln’s Wishers, Esperanza Rising” “Bud not Buddy” music or history • I love My White shoes Pete the Cat to music/video • Imag-n-o-tron “The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore” also on Youtube • Wizards Poetry pickle • Book reviews…on video • Non fiction….scavenger hunt

  6. ELA Writing • Share my Lessonor poetry • Xtranormal ( simple text to video) • Six word poetry or memoirs or biographies • Word Clouds (taxedo, wordle, text is beautiful) • Poetry “Its Fun to Write Fairy Tales” • Newspaper clipping generator • Fairy Tales Lessons plans

  7. Research • If you can Google it, it is not a good or robust research project… eliminate simply fact fetching • Repackage…country reports, state reports, biography reports ..how, why, which, what if, should, so what • Evidence(Stossel, longer school days, video games, Best quarterback) • N is for Nashua Alphabet book • Sample format for evidence based research • WISE model for research • The Ultimate Expedition Game (Upstart) • Bogus research…students get punked • Reference Where to look for information

  8. Math Resources • Books like: “Analyzing Data in the Jungle Park Case” by Einspruch, “Baseball: the math of the game” by Adamson, “The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math” by Connolly • “Sumdog” subscription: Set up like a game where students can complete from school or home • Bill McCallum mathematical practice • cool math games, IXL, Learning progressions University of Arizona,

  9. Social Studies/Science Resources • AV2 Books (Geography and History) • Odesseyware ( software) • Teacher sharing sites Learn zillion &Teachers pay teacher • Scholastic ( tours and tools) • Discovery Education (videos+) • Culturegrams (database) • History http://teachinghistory.org/quick-links-elementary

  10. More General Resources to use • Big Universe (non-fiction read to or research) • Noodlebib • Culturegrams ( social studies) • Achievethecore ( lessons) • The Hunt Institute (CCSS videos from multiple states) • “Implementing the Common Core State Standards” (Role of the School Librarian) AASL November 2013 • Gettysburg Schools good examples for many of the CCSS areas • Pinterest has many great ideas • Mrs Mitchell activities...many topics • BEST EVER ! • c

  11. Even More to Highlight • Non fiction games • Digital Library (Eno/Smart) Also articles • KIDS Online resources • White board Interactive games • Fairy Tales Lessons plans • All topics 15-30 minute activites • Technology: Adam Walsh video on Internet Safety, Webanots, Welcome to the Web, FauxPaws (Digital Wish)

  12. More General Resources on Common Core Pro and Con • AASL • Choice Literacy….articles • Educore • Lots of info on Livebinders • NYC curriculum information • Article LibrariaCTA • GREAT critical article by Publishers weekly July 2012 • International Reading Association • You Tube...value of libraries and librarians

  13. Opportunity sometimes just pops up • Holiday Research… Recipes, Holidays around the World, The invention of Toys • “N is for Nashua” ( community, research, arts) • Literature and real life: Amherst St School Cynthia Lord book with special needs class • Adopt a Book Birch Hill • Manners module

  14. Your ideas…to be included in final posting • Answers to questions like ..How do we resource-up?, Sourcing and budgets? Where is the best stuff? New or retrofit? Library and or classroom book sets? • And don’t forget…Digital Wish, DonorsChoose, Liverealchange, Wegivebooks for $$$ • What is your one best go to resource?

  15. Summary “Not in his goals but in his transitions is man great”…Emerson • CCSS is here • Provides opportunity for creativity and, our strength, research and sourcing • Have fun with it

  16. Summary of Changes ELA • Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction • Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational • Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

  17. What’s in What’s out Leveled texts (only) Reading any ‘ol text Solely literature Collection of unrelated texts Mostly text-to-self questions Personal opinions about issues Accent on literary terminology Emphasis on pre-reading Reading strategies (Just) Remediation • Daily encounters w/complex texts • Texts worthy of close attention • Balance of literary and info text • Coherent sequence of text • Mostly text dependent questions • Evidence based analyses • Accent on academic vocabulary • Emphasis on reading & rereading • Reading strategies • Pre-mediation

  18. Summary of Changes MATH • Focus: Depth not breadth • Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics • Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency and application

  19. Math Examples Progression Grade K-6 • Add/subtract within 5 • Add/subtract within 10 • Add/subtract within 20 (know single-digit sums from memory) • Add/subtract within 100 • Multiply/divide within 100 (know single-digit products from memory) • Add/subtract within 1000 • Add/subtract within 1,000,000 • Multi-digit multiplication • Multi-digit division • Multi-digit decimal operations

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