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INSPIRING
Taking a Bite Out of the
Common CoreMike BryantDirector Instruc2onal Implementa2onmichael_bryant@discovery.com
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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