Tag Archives: Common Core

The Perfect Match: Music and Primary Document Pairing

“We’re not gonna take it. No, we ain’t gonna take it. Oh, we’re not gonna take it anymoooore.” While preparing for the upcoming school year, Twisted Sister’s epic protest song began playing as I read the Declaration of Independence. Obviously … Continue reading →

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History Lab Reports: A Template

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

Have you ever watched TV? Particularly a television program set in a high school (or with high school-aged people)? At the beginning of scenes that take place inside a classroom, there is brief shot to establish the type of classroom … Continue reading →

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Common Core State Standard Rubric for History/Social Studies 11-12

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

For the past few weeks, my colleague Todd Whitten and I have been sharing some work that we have done with the Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies. During this process, we created rubrics based upon the 9-10th Grade … Continue reading →

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Primary Documents, Social Studies, and the Common Core: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Last week, Todd Whitten and I shared ways to hit the different Common Core Standards for Social Studies/History using technology. This week, we are launching our work on Primary Documents and the Common Core (check out Todd’s post on using … Continue reading →

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Technology, Social Studies, and the Common Core: Part II

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

This summer I have been working with Todd Whitten on how we can integrate the Common Core Standards for History/Social Studies into the classroom for this upcoming year. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing what we have … Continue reading →

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Close Reading and the Magic Eye – A quick thought

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

After researching close reading strategies for a lesson that I want to do sometime in the next few weeks, I had an epiphany of sorts while running past my eye doctor’s office. Last fall, I spent hours upon hours waiting … Continue reading →

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Connecting Lessons to Common Core: Nationalistic Travel Brochures

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

For the past few weeks, I have been reflecting upon my past lessons and adapting them to the Common Core Standards for History/Social Studies. It has been a great exercise and has allowed me to reexamine the purpose of my … Continue reading →

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