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Interdisciplinary Assessment: Combining Literacy, Science, and Mathematics

June 19, 2015by Core Transition 4 Comments

Interdisciplinary Assessment: Combining Literacy, Science, and Mathematics by Michaela Duggan Every class at BCCS ends the year with a final. This year, I decided to try something different—instead of a […]

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Mathematics, Science

Rebooting Alignment

June 8, 2015by Core Transition 2 Comments

Rebooting Alignment by Emily Charton As a Middle School Principal and Instructional Leader, I enjoy helping teachers create and develop curriculum.  Part of the coaching process is ensuring that teachers are […]

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Leadership, Mathematics

A Fresh Look at Final Exams

May 12, 2015by Core Transition 7 Comments

A Fresh Look at Final Exams by Megan Hyland As we begin the month of May, and start to think about the end of the school year (gulp!), it’s hard […]

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Leadership

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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Mathematics, Uncategorized

Shouting for Equivalence

November 4, 2014by Core Transition 2 Comments

Shouting for Equivalence by Bridget Adam The following reactions are no longer a surprise to me as I begin the year with my new 6th grade math students: In my […]

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Mathematics

Reading Like a Historian: Text, (Math) Textbooks, and Ideology

September 23, 2014by Core Transition 1 Comment

Reading Like a Historian: Text, (Math) Textbooks, and Ideology Textbooks as History As a historian, analyzing textbooks from different places and time periods is fascinating to me. I love being […]

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History

How do you teach data distribution to 11 year olds??

April 1, 2014by Core Transition 4 Comments

How do you teach data distribution to 11 year olds?? by Bridget Adam The 6th grade Common Core Standard, 6.SP.5, is incredibly daunting (see below).  It is the first time […]

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Mathematics

The Evolution of Writing in a Math Classroom

March 7, 2014by Core Transition 2 Comments

The Evolution of Writing in a Math Classroom by Jawad Brown The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. […]

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Mathematics

Division of Fractions Before and After Common Core

January 17, 2014by Core Transition 3 Comments

Division of Fractions Before and After Common Core by Bridget Adam Before Common Core Math Standards from Massachusetts (2000): MA6.N.9   Select and use appropriate operations to solve problems involving addition, […]

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Mathematics

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