common core
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CCSS MATH Coherence Map – 3rd Grade Groups of Objects to HS Slope
A hidden treasure is the Common Core of State Standards Math Coherence Map. It is an interactive flow chart that shows connections between the various standards. If you are teaching math, you can see the connections between what you are teaching, what was taught previously, and how you are preparing students for their future math…
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CCSS MATH Coherence Map – 3rd Grade Groups of Objects to HS Slope
A hidden treasure is the Common Core of State Standards Math Coherence Map. It is an interactive flow chart that shows connections between the various standards. If you are teaching math, you can see the connections between what you are teaching, what was taught previously, and how you are preparing students for their future math…
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Curriculum Based Assessments
Most testing for IEPs involves standardized testing. As I wrote in a previous post, this is important testing but is not sufficient. A major focus of special education is to make the general education accessible as possible. Hence, curriculum based testing is an important complement to the standardized based testing. For example, the KeyMath3 assessment…
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Worksheet Websites I Use and Recommend
The following are screen shots of online math worksheet websites I use. The variety and the options in the criteria you select for your worksheets for some of these sites allows for differentiation in the classroom. I will start with my favorite site, Math-Aids.com. This site allows for dynamic selection of criteria for each…
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Juggling Gaps and New Content
In math, many students with special needs fall behind. What results is a Catch-22 in programming and services. If the student is provided extra time to work on the gaps, he or she likely falls behind with current content. If the student is provided extra time to receive support for current topics, the gaps are not…
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CEC 2014 Presentation on CCSS Math Support