I'm delighted to see conversation popping up again on the listserv! I just wanted to pop in to say that if you decide to read a book together this summer I'd like to suggest Tom Newkirk's THE ART OF SLOW READING which is a Heinemann title. I know there are plenty of pressing issues about CCSS and I'm happy to share my perspective, but I read his book with my PLC this year and it is, in my view, one of the best titles in years. My very best to everyone on the listserv. ellin
-----Original Message----- From: Mosaic [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 82, Issue 2 Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Common Core ([email protected]) 2. The Book Drive ([email protected]) 3. Re: Common Core (Hillary Marchel) 4. Re: Common Core (Christine Greco) 5. Re: What happened to my subscription..... (Ellen Stein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:58:26 -0400 From: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] Common Core Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" I just got Lucy Calkins book today. I'm not a big fan of hers, but I will read the book word for word. I understand that CCSS is about what to teach, but when I (sometimes) don't understand what the standard means, I'm not sure what to teach. I'm also not sure how exacting the standards will be. What does PARCC stand for? Jan Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: > Have you read Lucy Calkins book Pathways to the Common Core? I got a > lot of my questions answered by reading it. Common Core is not a > how-to manual... It's what to teach- not how to teach it. Calkins > keeps it real-- and research based. > A great read for perspective-- common core has some good aspects-- in > fact the only area I'm worried about is text complexity-- but Calkins > does a great job in explaining how good teachers should think about > that. ( as always-- it's the tests that are worrisome--still waiting > on the PARCC...) > > The standard you quoted is more about analysis and less about the > Bible. We want our students to analyze cultural references in current > texts and consider how the author uses/changes/adjusts material to > make his or her point. > > By common law-- you can teach about religion in public schools-- but > you can't proselytize... You can't try to convert kids to a religion. > Kids are a captive audience and we as teachers are agents of the > state-- which is why the supreme court does not allow us to lead > prayer in school. its like the state forcing a religion on kids. I > don't want to get into whether or not prayer should or should not be > allowed--I am just explaining how I understand Supreme Court rulings > on this issue dictate what we can or cant do. Basically, you can share > religious texts... Even engage in close reading of them... But you are > treating them as a cultural artifact in the school setting. > > Jennifer > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:11 PM, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I'd love a conversation about the Common Core State Standards. I > > cannot > figure out how I am supposed to understand what the standards mean > without seeing sample test questions. The standards seem extremely > challenging to me. > > For example, one of the 8th grade standards for literature is > > Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of > events, or > character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works > such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered > new. > > How modern is "modern'? I really fear the Bible part. Whose > Bible? What am > I allowed to say about the Bible in a public school? All the "or's" > in the sentence make me think I'm supposed to pick what to emphasize, > but I don't believe that's true. > > Where do I look to find someone who can answer my questions? > > Jan > > > > > > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: > >> We've been quiet... As we often are in early summer. Who wants to > get things > >> started? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:59:39 -0400 From: [email protected] To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] The Book Drive Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Drive is the title of a book by Daniel Pink. It is one of the best books I've ever read. Jan Quoting Lois Sherry <[email protected]>: > What is Drive? > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Sue Bruns Maiers wrote: > > > Finished The Book Whisperer in a couple of days. Great, easy read > with common > sense! > > Working on Drive now and loving that, too! > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 9:08 PM, "Jane Sweatt" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I've missed the great reading too! But now understand that it is > >> just the beginning of summer vacation for many of us but not all. > >> So I'll be ready for Mosaic when it starts up again... looking for > >> some inspirational "teacher books" to read any ideas? Am going to > >> re-read Reading > Magic by Mem > >> Fox! Thanks ahead for ideas! Janie-NH > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Palmer, Jennifer > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> We've been quiet... As we often are in early summer. Who wants to > >>> get things started? > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Jun 24, 2013, at 9:28 PM, "Ellen Stein" > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> ...Haven't seen any activity in a long time > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ellen > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my droid > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ellen Stein > >>>> > >>>> UMBC Supervisor > >>>> > >>>> 410-218-5540 > >>>> > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Mosaic mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > >>>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworksh > >>>> op.org > >>>> > >>>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mosaic mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworksho > >>> p.org > >>> > >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > >> > >> -- > >> *The Right-To-Know Law provides that most e-mail communications, > to or from > >> Lebanon School District employees regarding the business of the > >> School District, are government records available to the public upon request. > >> Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. > >> This e-mail is intended solely for the person or entity to which it > >> is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > >> information. 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I'm not a big fan of hers, but I will read the book word for word. > I understand that CCSS is about what to teach, but when I (sometimes) don't understand what the standard means, I'm not sure what to teach. I'm also not sure how exacting the standards will be. > What does PARCC stand for? > Jan > > > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: >> Have you read Lucy Calkins book Pathways to the Common Core? I got a >> lot of my questions answered by reading it. Common Core is not a >> how-to manual... It's what to teach- not how to teach it. Calkins >> keeps it real-- and research based. A great read for perspective-- >> common core has some good aspects-- in fact the only area I'm worried >> about is text complexity-- but Calkins does a great job in explaining >> how good teachers should think about that. ( as always-- it's the >> tests that are worrisome--still waiting on the PARCC...) >> >> The standard you quoted is more about analysis and less about the >> Bible. We want our students to analyze cultural references in current >> texts and consider how the author uses/changes/adjusts material to make his or her point. >> By common law-- you can teach about religion in public schools-- but >> you can't proselytize... You can't try to convert kids to a religion. >> Kids are a captive audience and we as teachers are agents of the >> state-- which is why the supreme court does not allow us to lead >> prayer in school. its like the state forcing a religion on kids. I >> don't want to get into whether or not prayer should or should not be >> allowed--I am just explaining how I understand Supreme Court rulings >> on this issue dictate what we can or cant do. Basically, you can >> share religious texts... Even engage in close reading of them... But you are treating them as a cultural artifact in the school setting. >> Jennifer >> >> On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:11 PM, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > >> > I'd love a conversation about the Common Core State Standards. I >> > cannot >> figure out how I am supposed to understand what the standards mean >> without seeing sample test questions. The standards seem extremely >> challenging to me. > For example, one of the 8th grade standards for >> literature is >> > Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of >> > events, or >> character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works >> such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered >> new. > How modern is "modern'? I really fear the Bible part. Whose >> Bible? What am I allowed to say about the Bible in a public school? >> All the "or's" in the sentence make me think I'm supposed to pick what to emphasize, but I don't believe that's true. > Where do I look to find someone who can answer my questions? >> > Jan >> > >> > >> > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: >> >> We've been quiet... As we often are in early summer. Who wants to >> >> get things started? >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:25:46 -0400 From: Christine Greco <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core Message-ID: <CAAt1GphZud68fqu8Q8xNLQN3pA9VHJHLX5+Pex9WNB+CLsv=l...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 PARCC: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Hillary Marchel <[email protected]>wrote: > http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment > State leaders in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of > College and Careers share one fundamental goal: building their > collective capacity to dramatically increase the rates at which > students graduate from high school prepared for success in college and > the workplace > > > Hillary Marchel > Reading Specialist > Reading Recovery Teacher > Hawthorn Elementary North > [email protected] > > On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:58 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I just got Lucy Calkins book today. I'm not a big fan of hers, but > > I > will read the book word for word. > > I understand that CCSS is about what to teach, but when I > > (sometimes) > don't understand what the standard means, I'm not sure what to teach. > I'm also not sure how exacting the standards will be. > > What does PARCC stand for? > > Jan > > > > > > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: > >> Have you read Lucy Calkins book Pathways to the Common Core? I got > >> a > lot of my > >> questions answered by reading it. Common Core is not a how-to manual... > It's > >> what to teach- not how to teach it. Calkins keeps it real-- and > research based. A great read for perspective-- common core has some > good > aspects-- in fact the > >> only area I'm worried about is text complexity-- but Calkins does a > great job in > >> explaining how good teachers should think about that. ( as always-- > it's the > >> tests that are worrisome--still waiting on the PARCC...) > >> > >> The standard you quoted is more about analysis and less about the > Bible. We want > >> our students to analyze cultural references in current texts and > consider how > >> the author uses/changes/adjusts material to make his or her point. > >> By common law-- you can teach about religion in public schools-- > >> but > you can't > >> proselytize... You can't try to convert kids to a religion. Kids > >> are a > captive > >> audience and we as teachers are agents of the state-- which is why > >> the > supreme > >> court does not allow us to lead prayer in school. its like the > >> state > forcing a > >> religion on kids. I don't want to get into whether or not prayer > >> should > or > >> should not be allowed--I am just explaining how I understand > >> Supreme > Court > >> rulings on this issue dictate what we can or cant do. Basically, > >> you > can share > >> religious texts... Even engage in close reading of them... But you > >> are > treating > >> them as a cultural artifact in the school setting. > >> Jennifer > >> > >> On Jun 24, 2013, at 10:11 PM, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > I'd love a conversation about the Common Core State Standards. I > cannot > >> figure out how I am supposed to understand what the standards mean > without > >> seeing sample test questions. The standards seem extremely > >> challenging > to me. > For example, one of the 8th grade standards for literature is > >> > Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of > events, or > >> character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works > such as the > >> Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new. > How > modern is "modern'? I really fear the Bible part. Whose Bible? What > am > >> I allowed to say about the Bible in a public school? All the > >> "or's" in > the > >> sentence make me think I'm supposed to pick what to emphasize, but > >> I > don't > >> believe that's true. > Where do I look to find someone who can > >> answer > my questions? > >> > Jan > >> > > >> > > >> > Quoting "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]>: > >> >> We've been quiet... As we often are in early summer. Who wants > >> >> to > get things > >> >> started? > >> >> > >> >> Sent from my iPhone > >> >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop. > > org > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > -- *Christine Greco* Grade 3 Room 209 Harris Elementary School 60 High School Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 Phone (401)767-4855 Fax (401)767-4857 [email protected] <[email protected]> Assessment is the thinking teacher's mind work. It is the intelligence that guides our every moment as a teacher.-- Lucy Calkins ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:04:43 -0400 From: "Ellen Stein" <[email protected]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] What happened to my subscription..... Message-ID: <004a01ce7209$24c697f0$6e53c7d0$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Somebody woke us up!!!!! Thanks! Ellen -----Original Message----- From: Mosaic [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ellen Stein Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 9:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOSAIC] What happened to my subscription..... ...Haven't seen any activity in a long time Ellen Sent from my droid Ellen Stein UMBC Supervisor 410-218-5540 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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