Are we meeting the standards?
Lynne discusses the importance of returning to the standards.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/harper/
Keep an open mind
Maria offers her advice on the Common Core.
Student successes
Maria shares the story of a student she is proud to have worked with.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/padilla/
Planning for Common Core
Clara discusses the kinds of planning she is doing around Common Core.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/gonzales/
Linear teaching
Clara describes the prevalence of linear teaching and why Common Core is different than this approach.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/meet/gonzales/
Non-fiction reading
Ali shares her approach to using non-fiction text with her students.
Collaborative effort
Diane explains the importance of teacher-researcher collaboration on behalf of ELLs.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/video/interviews/august/
Gettysburg lesson
Diane describes her objectives in creating a model lesson plan based on The Gettysburg Address for ELLs.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/video/interviews/august/
Challenges for group
Diane describes some of the challenges the teachers encountered during the project.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/video/interviews/august/
Student engagement
Diane discusses what she learned from the teachers about student engagement.
See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/common_core/classroom/video/interviews/august/