After wading through the reading strand of anchor standards, you’ll find the anchor standards in writing. In the “Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects” document, these are first found on page 18. The question these anchor standards seek to answer is, “What should […]
What are the “Six Shifts”?
I first heard the “Six Shifts” mentioned by Mike Schmoker in his presentation at the Michigan Reading Association’s annual conference a couple months ago. However, I’ve only recently discovered where they’re located on the internet! For the sake of improving the internet, I want to link to them (on that page, you’ll find links to videos […]
7 Things that a College and Career Ready (CCR) Person Can Do
On page 7 of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) document, the writers of the CCSS have included several descriptors of what a College and Career Ready (CCR) person can do. This is an important page for any teacher because if you don’t agree that a CCR person can do these things, you’re going to be […]
What are the CCSS CCR Anchor Standards?
When I started making this website, I had a hard time envisioning how it would be set up. After all, how do you turn a 66-page document with an 18-word title* into something manageable, searchable, teachable, and embraceable? I think one key tool in the task of comprehending the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are […]
3 Reasons that the CCSS Should Make Content Teachers Rejoice
Okay, so I’m no expert on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) yet, but here’s one awesome thing about them: they don’t attempt to dictate every minute detail of my life as a teacher. One group of reasons that make me admire the CCSS is their “intentional design limitations.” If you look at page 6 […]