Common Core: What Kind of Professional Development Is Needed
Anne talks about some of her professional goals in using the Common Core.
Common Core advice: Connect with colleagues
Anne talks about the importance of collaborating with colleague around the Common Core.
Content area overlap
Tracey discusses the Common Core's increased emphasis on inter-disciplinary content areas and how that has influenced her teaching.
Common Core Challenges: Enough Time
Tracey explains why time is such a significant challenge when planning for the Common Core.
Round two
Pam explains how the professional development evolved in the second round of lesson plans.
Round one
Pam describes how the professional development on the project evolved from the first meetings between researchers and teachers.
Role in project
Pam explains her work facilitating the project and managing the professional development timeline for teachers.
Research role
Pam describes Diane's role in guiding the teachers through the process of writing and revising lesson plans.
Reading and writing at grade level
Pam explains the importance of being explicit about helping students learn to read and write at grade level.
Professional development after Common Core project in Poughkeepsie
Pam describes how the elementary teachers who participated in the project shared lessons learned with colleagues.