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Learning to Use the Common Core
A friend recently asked what teachers are doing to align with the new Common Core curriculum. She wrote: As I am working with teachers on the ELA CCSS, some are asking about examples of how the other content areas are … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Uncategorized
Tagged Common Core, Complex Reasoning, Content Knowledge, Supporting Teachers
Life-Long Habits of Mind: Curriculum for Customized Learning
Districts in the Customized Learning Consortium have expanded their curriculum model beyond simply content knowledge. Lesson planning and unit development happens at the intersection of Content Knowledge, Complex Reasoning, and Life-Long Habits of Mind. Life-Long Habits of Mind is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bea McGarvey, Curriculum Organization, Life-Long Habits of Mind
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Complex Reasoning: Curriculum for Customized Learning
The second domain of curriculum for Customized Learning is complex reasoning. Lesson planning and unit development happens at the intersection of content knowledge, complex reasoning, and life-long habits of mind. We want learners to be – doing these reasoning processes … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Order Thinking, Uncategorized
Tagged Bea McGarvey, Complex Reasoning, Curriculum Organization
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Content Knowledge & Curriculum Organization for Customized Learning
The first of the three domains of our Customized Learning curriculum model isn't very sexy, nor interesting, and is what most folks already think of when you say “curriculum”: Content Knowledge. (But there is some interesting stuff a little further … Continue reading
Curriculum and Customized Learning
We are one of the 29 districts who make up the Maine Cohort for Customized Learning. Together, we are on a journey to implement Customized Learning. Further, Maine statute now requires that, by 2017, students in Maine will graduate based … Continue reading
What The Union Did Say (And I Was Glad They Did)
A while back, I wrote about what I wish the Union had said. I was responding to the announcement of Maine’s new education strategic plan (which I’m excited about) and the press coverage of the Union, which seemed like mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Tagged Teacher Unions
