Documents from ELA Summit
Here are the documents from the May ELA Summit:
The Great Office War video (Hosted on Youtube, so not viewable within Cobb County Schools)
ELA Summit – May 1st, 2012
Here is the Common Core Document for the ELA Summit.
Unit Planning Templates
Here are some Unit Planning Templates:
Check out these Common Core resources from ASCD!
Check out these Common Core resources from ASCD!
http://www.ascd.org/common-core/common-core.aspx#about
Georgia DOE Documents to aid implementation of Common Core
The Georgia DOE has posted many documents designed to aid the implementation of the Common Core. Click on this link to find Teacher Guidance Documents, which explain each standard; curriculum maps, which Cobb will be using; and sample units and tasks. These documents will provide guidance as you develop units throughout the course of the year.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA.aspx
Common Core Quick Reading/Video Links
Looking for some outstanding resources to support your implementation of the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards? Check out these websites. There are blog entries, videos, and other useful information located here.
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?categories=topics_common-core
http://picasso.cobbk12.org/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=14&pid=24
http://picasso.cobbk12.org/?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=14&pid=17
http://picasso.cobbk12.org/?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=14&pid=17
33 minute video – Doug Reeves
http://www.leadandlearn.com/conferences-events/common-core-state-standards-summit-las-vegas
Lucy Calkins/Mary Ehrenworth’s Video Clip
Lucy Calkins/Mary Ehrenworth’s Video Clip
- Part 1: Common Core Standards introduction
- Part 2: How a standard unfolds across a grade level
Common Core Standards for Grades K-5 – Vocabulary
Check out this list of vocabulary terms from the Common Core Standards for grades K-5. Included is the term, a definition, and a real life example. Click here to view the document.
Common Core Introduction PowerPoint- Literacy Leaders March 11th
Click here to download a .zip file with the power point and movie clips to go with the power point.
NOTE: Unzip these all to the same folder and the 2nd slide takes a minute to load as it’s a large movie file.
Informational Writing Photostory
Dana Zhun‘s 5th grade writing students at Lewis Elementary created a PhotoStory documentary on the steps to produce their informational writing pieces. This fantastic PhotoStory would be great to share with students prior to beginning an informational study… and is a great visual for teachers too.
If you don’t have PhotoStory installed on your computer, you can get it for free at by clicking here. Go to this website and follow the directions for downloading. It should take less than 3 minutes.