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roseka@puyallup.k12.wa.usBrouillet Elementary

All class materials may be found at:http://rosekimberly.webs.com/classes/classhome.html

Kimberly RoseNational Board Certified Teacher-Librarian

Thinkfinity: Engaging Students, Enhancing Learning

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The website (www.thinkfinity.org) contains thousands of free lesson plans and student materials for every core subject, designed by the leading

educational organizations in the United States.

Tens of thousands of FREE educational resources

Accessible from school or home!

A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational organizations

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Verizon Thinkfinity is affiliated with these organizations:

ISTE 100 Alliance Partnership for 21st Century Skills State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) National Education Association Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

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Common Sense Media Teachers’ Domain Museum of the Moving Image National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People (NAACP) The New York Botanical Garden STEM Connector Change The Equation (STEM resource)

The ‘Browse’ option on the menu bar provides access to a variety of activities within the community:

• Locate documents, discussions and blogs of interest.

• Search for other members (use the search filters to find them, then invite them to connect as friends).

• Follow a community or group from the list that interests you.

• Locate and save bookmarks of interest.

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Common Core Standards

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• Aligned with college and work expectations

• Focused and coherent

• Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills

• Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards

• Benchmarked internationally so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

• Based on evidence and research

• State led – coordinated by NGA Center and CCSSO

Characteristics of the Common Core Standards

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• Every state has its own set of academic standards, resulting in a situation where public education students in each state may be learning different content and at varying levels of achievement.

• All students must be prepared to compete not only with their American peers but also with students from around the world.

Why are Common Core Standards Important?

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Thinkfinity’s Content Partners have created a variety of materials aligned to the national and state Common Core Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts and have made them easy to find using our State Standards Search Engine located on the Verizon Thinkfinity Home page and Resources page.

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http://www.thinkfinity.org/community/thinkfinity-resources

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Start by finding your state’s Common Core Standards from the drop-down menu.

Scroll down through the initial state listings and look for a second set that is designated as the Common Core Standards.

Double-click on the state of your choice.

How Can Verizon Thinkfinity Help?

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Then choose your grade level and either the Mathematics or the Language Arts standards to search.

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The results will include:A description of the searchThe number and a description of the standardThe number of aligned results

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The Common Core Standards for Mathematics address math skills and knowledge as well as the application of mathematics processes in authentic

problem-solving situations.

Mathematics

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A fifth grade teacher wants to help students “Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions….” [CC5.NF.2] using a lesson entitled A Brownie Bake. This requires students to apply measurement skills to determine the correct amount of each ingredient and also assesses their understanding of fractions as they decide how to divide and share the brownies with their classmates.

Mathematics – Example #1

http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L194

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To help 8th Graders “Use the equation of a linear model to solve problems…” [CC.SP.8], teachers could select the Line of Best Fit interactive that allows students to plot a set of data on a coordinate grid and determine the equation for the line of best fit.

Mathematics – Example #2

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=146

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The Common Core Standards for Language Arts require students to read, write, speak, and listen across the content areas using challenging and complex materials in preparation for success in

college and careers in their chosen fields. 

Language Arts

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A third grade teacher interested in helping students improve their ability to read and comprehend information texts wants students to “determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.” [RI3.2] The teacher might select Brass Instruments and Pitch, a lesson plan that provides factual information and vocabulary development about a non-fiction topic.

Language Arts – Example #1

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-3-4/Brass_Instruments_and_Pitch.aspx

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To provide research skills practice for 8th grade students, select the Common Core Standard that asks students to demonstrate their ability to “conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources…” [W8.7]. In the lesson A Debate Against Slavery, students must gather evidence from primary source materials and use that information to develop an argument against slavery.

Language Arts – Example #2

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/debate-against-slavery

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