Thank you everyone! I am definitely checking these websites. Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:45 PM, "Beverlee Paul" <beverleep...@gmail.com> wrote: > New York and Denver both have great curriculum sections on their sites you > might want to look at. > — > Sent from Mailbox for iPad > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:39 AM, donn...@optonline.net > <donn...@optonline.net> wrote: > >> I don't know if this helps, but you may want to look on the New Jersey DOE >> website. They have organized the CCS into five units for instruction. Look >> under the model curriculum tab and click on Math or ELA. Then click on the >> grade you teach and you can see unit 1, unit 2 etc... >> Our school began to follow the unit models for teaching and we are presently >> aligning our literature, poems and stories at each grade level to teach the >> standards. >> We spent last year working on resources for teaching and supporting the new >> Math CCS. >> Another teacher and I created a template for each unit. We literally copied >> and pasted the SLO into our school template and then added a column for >> suggested resources to meet the standards. >> Its a work in progress but has been helpful. >> Donna/NJ >> Sent from my HTC Status™ on AT&T >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "evelia cadet" <cadeteve...@hotmail.com> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: [MOSAIC] Curriculum Alignment >> Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 12:21 pm >> This teacher is not coming up with any ideas to improve instruction in OUR >> school. Does she has the best instructional strategies? Maybe, I don't know. >> As I mention before, what other teachers do is a secret in my school. I can >> tell you what she has shared about her instruction: she has the best >> standardized scores in the school, she doesn't believe in allowing the >> children to choose their books and reading anything outside the basal >> program, she believes every single reading should be assessed, she is great >> at teaching test taking strategy the entire year, she uses lots of practice >> tests passages to teach, she usually makes negative comment about teachers' >> poor test scores and incompetence. >> My point is, share your greatness now that you are in the leadership team. >> What is your plan to help OUR school? To assist and collaborate with the >> incompetent teachers? >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jul 10, 2013, at 9:16 AM, "Renee Goularte" <share2lear...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> I would like to speak up for the seasoned, stand-alone teachers, since I >>> was one for years. >>> >>> Teachers being required to all be teaching the same genre at the same time >>> makes my hair stand up. If they elect to do so voluntarily, that's one >>> thing. Being ordered to is quite another thing. Plus, teachers do not have >>> to all be doing the same genres at the same time to be >>> covering/teaching/addressing all the standards. Those are two different >>> issues. If there are teachers who are not teaching everything they should >>> be, that's an issue that should be taken up by the principal. >>> >>> I do understand that you are looking for a solution to a problem. >>> >>> But the seasoned, stand-alone teacher is sometimes the one with the better >>> practices. :-) >>> >>> Renee >>> >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Deborah Hopp wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Evelia, >>>> I am not an expert on alignment, but I have taught in a private school and >>>> now a public school. When you are trying to move seasoned teachers, it's >>>> overwhelming. Focus on finding like minds and spend your time >>>> collaborating with them. Take risks and spend you time being the BEST >>>> teacher that you can be. Don't let this frustration keep you from being >>>> just that, the BEST teacher you can be. Some will want what you have. >>>> Others won't-this is just a fact that very passionate teachers have to >>>> deal with. Good leadership is key in this area. Hopefully, the principal >>>> has a backbone. >>>> Debbie Hopp >>>> Kindergarten teacher >>>> Certified Reading Specialist >>>> Baltimore, Maryland >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: evelia cadet <cadeteve...@hotmail.com> >>>> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group >>>> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >>>> Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 3:29 am >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Curriculum Alignment >>>> >>>> >>>> Here in Texas the standards are called TEKS. This one example of a 5th >>>> grade >>>> standard: >>>> 5.11.A Students will summarize the main ideas and supporting details in a >>>> text >>>> in ways that maintain meaning and logical order >>>> >>>> To answer your question about teaching genres, yes, all reading teachers >>>> will be >>>> working on the same genre during the same period. At least in the first >>>> semester. We had issues with teachers not teaching all standards and >>>> genres. So, >>>> they move from grade to grade with many learning holes. Thank you for your >>>> help. >>>> >>>> Evelia >>> >>> >>> >>> "Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there >>> weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you >>> wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how >>> overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can >>> make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person >>> that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one >>> person." >>> ~ R. Buckminster Fuller >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >>> 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 >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> 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 >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> 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 > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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 Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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
