Teaching 6-Trait Writing with Picture Books in All Areas of the Curriculum was awesome. I used to use picture books a lot more but I seem to be squeezing them out of my instruction. I feel so overwhelmed with the district focus of "fidelity" to the district curriculum. I am going to make a point to bring picture books back into my teaching practices on a regular basis.
The CCSS, Smarter Balance Assessment workshop was totally overwhelming. I feel like I need to be teaching using the framework I have in place for the current ISAT test format, but really need to be making the shift toward CC. Not sure how to do both at this time. I will have to work at this.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your reservations about the CCS shift. I am right there with you. There is so much pressure for proficiency on the ISAT's that I'm having a hard time moving from the "tested" state standards to the "non-tested" CCS. If the pressure was lifted a bit and if there was less at stake with ISAT results, I might be more apt to start the switch now. Ugg. It’s a tough one!!
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