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Creatively Teach the Common Core with Technology

Catlin Tucker

Educators today are facing two major shifts in education–a move to the Common Core Standards and increasing pressure to teach students with the technology they’ll be expected to use in their lives beyond high school. Writing dialogue with Google Story Builder. Inspiring creative writing with Google maps.

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10 Ways Any Teacher Can (and Should) Use Technology

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Common Core tells us: New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that speaking and listening play in acquiring and sharing knowledge and have tightened their link to other forms of communication. You can use Google Forms or the Google calendar. Write them in Word or Google Docs. Try these ten tech uses.

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College Credit Classes in Remote Teaching/Blended Learning

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In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Exhibit a positive attitude toward technology that supports learning. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula.

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Get Common Core Ready: Achieve Dynamic Student-led Discussions

Catlin Tucker

Discussion can be a powerful tool for learning yet engaging all students in equitable discussions can be challenging. Note: For educators interested in incorporating online discussions into their curriculum, my first book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 provides resources and strategies to support this shift. Learning'

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Subscriber Special: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit

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It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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Dozens of Online Resources for Assessment

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Assessment of student work is a crucial aspect of learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. It helps students recognize important lesson goals and teachers gauge understanding.

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Cross Curricular Maker Education Activity That Addresses Common Core Standards

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Not only will the learners then get to experience multi-layered instruction, they will also experience more authentic learning experiences. Real life learning doesn’t segment itself into isolated content areas. It combines geometry concepts with a language arts activity while addressing several common core standards.