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Pathways To The Common Core: Accelerating Achievement (2012)

by Lucy McCormick Calkins(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0325043558 (ISBN13: 9780325043555)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Heinemann Educational Books

review 1: I chose Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement by Lucy McCormick Calkins as one of my professional books in my goodreads shelf because common core state standards are the focus in many, if not all, schools. The standards in common core are more specific with a common goal. The structure and content of the text is important. It is a helpful guide to designing the proper and appropriate curriculum for your class when teaching literacy and writing. It is really important to have a purpose to the reading and writing lessons you create. This book is a helpful tool to use when creating a student-focused lesson with the common core state standards being the base. I would use this text to inform my instruction by using it as a guide to ensure that I am focusing on... more all the important aspects to literacy and writing while creating an engaging activity for the students to practice and master each skill. Planning lessons is an everyday requirement as a teacher because you need to ensure that every student is engaged in enhanced learning while hitting the common core state standards. As a teacher, helpful guides, like Pathways to the Common Core can help ease the stress and frustration as I prepare the lessons and curriculum.
review 2: At least this book got me thinking more about CCSS this summer since I've been trying to avoid it for a while now, and it's time for me to face the facts.As usual though, this book was geared toward elementary teachers (who would expect less from Lucy?), and us high school teachers are left to make the reach on our own. Also "as usual" this is a theoretical read of "what/why/who" with a lot less "how." Why can't anyone just give me PD and readings with concrete examples of HOW to get it done?Yawn. Back to summer reading for fun.PS apparently the only text HS's are going to need to read is the Gettysburg Address to be successful. Hey edu. theorists and professors--come up with a second exemplar please. less

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