I'm going to do something I struggle to do all the time. I'm going to
try, try, try to be brief with this
post.
The skinny: Attached is a
PowerPoint presentation I've shared with colleagues at the school
where I work. I expect it will make the most sense to those who are in the
profession of teaching, but anyone who is interested in learning what one
reading teacher's take is on the Common Core standards and what kinds of activities
would do well to support it, are more than welcome to view it too.
Goal: My aim in putting this
together was to use the ideas within the presentation to begin a short series of round table discussions with colleagues as
what we can do cross-discipline to begin meeting the Common Core standards
coming our way very soon.
Several notes to know:
- There is no narration. I've been using the slides as the backdrop to my talks with colleagues. So, I expect some of the threads in the video may be confusing.
- There are numerous links and attachments that come with the PowerPoint which won't be available in this video. If you want a copy of the PP, email me or post here and I will figure out how to get it to you.
- I do not profess to be the guy when it comes to, well... anything. I think I have a decent handle on the Common Core standards and approaches (mainly from a Language Arts angle, of course) and I do know something about reading and writing strategies. Still, there are far smarter people at work on these things than I. So take what I've slapped together with that in mind.
- Finally, like anything in teaching, there's really nothing new here. I borrowed from many sources to put this together and it's far from all inclusive either. Again, the aim was to put something together quickly for my colleagues and I to begin the process of discovering what we want to do collectively to meet those Common Core standards. I'm sure this video will go through several alterations before I finally put it to bed.
OK, I'm running off at the keyboard again. Enjoy.
