“Close reading” is not required in the Common Core English Language Arts classroom, but it is implied when the standards say students should use evidence and justification for their answers. They can’t point to a section of text as evidence, unless they have done close reading. They can’t use an argument from a text unless [...]
October 31, 2011
15-part Video Series: Common Core State Standards
Produced in partnership with NYS PBS stations WCNY/Syracuse and WNET/New York City, this series of videos illuminates the Common Core through conversations between NYS Commissioner of Education John King, a former high school social studies teacher and middle school principal; David Coleman, a contributing author of the Common Core State Standards; and Gerson, a Senior [...]
May 31, 2011
6 Shifts in Learning: CCSS Style
How the CCSS Changes Learning The new English Language Arts Common Core State Standards contain many changes in learning standards, but they can be grouped into six basic shifts. Overall, the shifts are tied to the goal of the new standards: college and career readiness. Everything in these utilitarian standards aims toward putting the high [...]
