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What are the CCSS CCR Anchor Standards?

May 9, 2012 By Dave Stuart Jr. 6 Comments

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

May 9, 2012 By Dave Stuart Jr. 3 Comments

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 […]

CCR Anchor Standards in Reading: An Overview

May 8, 2012 By Dave Stuart Jr. 3 Comments

I’m going to begin with the college and career readiness (CCR) anchor standards in reading because, in the “Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects” document, those standards come first. (By the way, I bet the length of that document title makes about half […]

Why Did my Students Bomb their Extended Research Paper?

May 8, 2012 By Dave Stuart Jr. Leave a Comment

At the Michigan Reading Association (MRA) conference this past spring, I heard Mike Schmoker give an address about his most recent book Focus. During the address, Schmoker recommended that, when building curriculum, each summative paper should be graded for a single item (e.g., explaining quotations). I tried this on a recent epic research assignment that I […]

Can the Common Core State Standards Promote Student Flourishing?

May 7, 2012 By Dave Stuart Jr. 5 Comments

For me, there is one primary mission in my classroom every day: to increase my students chances for long-term flourishing. I believe that every one of my students has unique gifts within them that, when placed in the proper circumstances, will allow them to make positive contributions to the world that only they can make. The question […]

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