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A dedicated group

Marty shares what she has learned from her colleagues on the project. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dreskin/

Reading in Spanish

Miriam tells one of her favorite stories from the classroom. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/martinez/

Cuba

Miriam shares the story of her emigration from Cuba. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/martinez/

Working with military families

Liz discusses the challenges that her families face and the ways she supports them through those challenges. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dukart/

Air Force Base

Liz describes the ELL population at her school, which is part of an Air Force Base. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dukart/

Ironic

Marty describes one of the elements of the irony lesson plan, Alanis Morisette's song, "Ironic." See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dreskin/

Independence

Marty discusses on of the themes she felt would resonate with adolescent readers. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dreskin/

The story

Marty provides a summary of "The Story of an Hour, the text used in the 8th-grade lesson plan. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dreskin/

Lexile levels

Liz discusses the role that lexile levels played in the lesson planning process. See more on this topic: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/overview/project/ and

Trying with kids

Marty describes the next step in the development of the lesson plans -- trying them in the classroom! See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/dreskin/ See more on this topic:

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