INSPIRING

Taking a Bite Out of the

Common CoreMike  BryantDirector  Instruc2onal  Implementa2onmichael_bryant@discovery.com

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Disciplined mastery of key subjects

Creating beyond existing knowledge and

syntheses to pose new questions

Respectful seeking to understand

differences

Ethical striving toward good work

and good citizenship

Synthesizing arraying information to make

sense to self and others

What  jumps  out  at  you?    

The ShiftInformational larger than literature

50% of text read should be informational by 4th grade

55% by 8th grade70% by 11th grade

Career and college ready

Writing, Reading, Media and Arguments

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What is text in the techbook?

At the Core

Complex textsRange of disciplines

Getting to KnoweBooks

Reading Passages Primary Sources

Wide-ranging vocabulary Interactive glossary Reference Guide

Self-directed Assignments Assignments

Seeking out resources to assist them Student Center Student Center

Read Titles and Subtitles

Study Photos and Captions

Look for Bold or ItalicizeWords

Read First and Last Sentences of Paragraphs

Reading Passages and Pre-Reading

1. An axis is an invisible line through the center of an object.2. To a scientist, one day is how long it takes Earth to rotate, or spin,

once on its axis.3. The axis is an imaginary line through the part that is touching the

ground.4. It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate once on its axis.5. Different planets rotate at different speeds.6. As Earth rotates, different parts of Earth face the sun.7. This causes the cycle of day and night.8. An axis is an invisible line through the center of an object.9. When a part of Earth is facing the sun, it is daytime there.10. It takes Venus 243 days, or about 8 months, to rotate once.

Interesting Important

At the Core

Base of knowledge across wide

range of subject matter

Reading PassagesVideos

Explorations...

Reading PassagesVideos

Primary SourcesInvestigations

Read purposefully

Reading Passages/eBooks with Interactive

Science JournalsScientific Explanations

Reading PassagesDocument Based

Investigations

Refine and share through writing and speaking

Writing PromptsPaper Slide Videos

Digital storiesEnduring Debates

Projects

AEIOUAdjective, Emotion, Interest, Oh!, Umm?

Value evidence

Enduring Debates

Enduring Debates

At the Core

Adapt for audience,

task , purpose and discipline

Science JournalsWriting Prompts

BCRSProjects

Writing PromptsDocument Based

InvestigationsBCRs & ECRs

Nuances Interactive glossary Reference guide

Different types of evidence

Scientific ExplanationsVirtual and Hands-on

LabsScience Sleuths

Primary SourcesSecondary Sources

Historical Perspectives

Glogster EDU

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Hands-On Activity Summary

Hands-On Activity Summary

Conclusion = Main Idea

Hands-On Activity Summary

Did you all make the same recommendation about City Hall?

Is there more than one good plan?

Did any factors other than damage risk influence your decisions?

RAFT - Role Audience Format Topic

RAFT - Role Audience Format Topic

RAFT - Role Audience Format Topic

At the Core

Engaged, open-minded and ask

questions

Science JournalsWriting Prompts

Note-takingPeer Review

Writing PromptsSource Analysis

Historical PerspectivesStudent Sleuth

At the Core

Use and cite specific

evidence

Student CenterCitations

Scientific ExplanationsVirtual and

Hands-on LabsMythbusters

Science SleuthsVideos, Reading

passages, ...

Student CenterCitationsVideos

Primary SourcesReading PassagesDocument Based

Investigations

GIST (Generating Interaction between Schemata and Text)

➡Summarizing

➡Filter by Important vs Interesting

GIST (Generating Interaction between Schemata and Text)

➡Summarizing

➡Filter by Important vs Interesting

Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

Compare and Contrast

Taking a Bite Out of the

Common CoreMike  BryantDirector  Instruc2onal  Implementa2onmichael_bryant@discovery.com

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