Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The CLAS Common Core State Standards workshop that was held in Prattville on October 22nd yielded beneficial information.  Although I was extremely tired when I got home, it was worth the trip.  I will share the information I received with the instructional leaders in the upcoming APadminstrator's meeting.  I feel confident that they will quickly disseminate the information to their teachers. 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I am excited that the Common Core State Standards website I have been developing for the school system is almost ready to be published!  Whew!  The task has taken a lot longer to complete than I would have imagined!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Schools received their username and passwords for the Alabama Insight Tool.  It is a great resource for helping to unpack the Common Core State Standards.  I feel confident teachers and administrators will find the tool beneficial!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

The purpose of the Common Core State Standards blog is for teachers and educators to share the strategies, lesson plans, webinars, activities, instructional techniques, professional development, websites, and/or resources they are utilizing to implement the new CCSS.  The challenge for teachers is to develop a rigorous curriculum that ensures every student is mastering standards and have a deep conceptual understanding of skills/concepts.   Hopefully, MCBOE employees will find this method of communicating cool CCSS tips beneficial!