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Beyond Movement: Taking Action Towards Standards Based Grading

April 1, 2015by Core Transition 2 Comments

Being an urban charter school principal is hard work.  In my fourth year in the role, I’ve learned that days are unpredictable—sometimes you find yourself fishing clementines out of the […]

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Developing Systems to Encourage Reflection, Growth, and Mastery

March 25, 2015by Core Transition 3 Comments

Developing Systems to Encourage Reflection, Growth, and Mastery by Michaela Duggan In her recent post, Bridget Adam talked about a tracking system she was implementing. In science we use a […]

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Encouraging Student Reflection through Unit Trackers

January 30, 2015by Core Transition 2 Comments

Encouraging Student Reflection through Unit Trackers by Bridget Adam As I add years and experience onto my teaching belt, I have become more reflective of my practice.   I challenge […]

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How Do You Eat an Elephant? Preparing for PARCC Writing, Part 1

November 7, 2014by Core Transition 4 Comments

How Do You Eat an Elephant? Preparing for PARCC Writing, Part 1 by Megan Hyland This year, our students in grades 5-8 will take the PARCC exams in both English Language […]

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Flipping the Classroom … with note-taking

September 30, 2014by Core Transition 6 Comments

Flipping the Classroom … with note-taking by Christine Schepeler Notes in science can be very scaffolded.  In 7th grade we start the year off with very basic note taking skills: […]

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Written Conversations about Reading

March 14, 2014by Core Transition 6 Comments

Written Conversations about Reading: Reader Response Journals by Abi Frost I am sure all teachers can agree that one of the best parts about teaching is seeing how students use […]

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Make Your Students “Poetry Geniuses”!

December 16, 2013by Core Transition 2 Comments

Make Your Students “Poetry Geniuses”! by Abi Frost I recently discovered a web resource called “rap genius”.    This Brooklyn-based startup allows users to explore and understand the meaning behind […]

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