Music

Vocal Teacher Ms. Lee's Website:
http://www.kafm.net/

Thinking Maps

Why use Thinking Maps
http://thinkingmaps.com/why_thinking_maps.php

The 8 Thinking Maps
http://thinkingmaps.com/thinking_maps_common_core.php

Common Core State Standards

From:
A mile-wide-inch-deep curriculum

The R’s:
     ·Rote Memorization
     ·Regurgitation of facts

Sage-on-the-stage teaching

A quiet obedience-based classroom

Bubble-based STAR Testing

To:
More focused content and deeper thinking

  The C’s :
     ·Critical Thinking
     ·Communication
     ·Collaboration
     ·Creativity

Guide-on the-side teaching

An interactive collaboration-based culture

Computer-based Smarter Balanced  Assessment

Irvine Continuous Imrovement Efforts
http://iusd.org/education_services/ContinuousImprovementEfforts/documents/IUSD14.pdf

K-8 California Common Core Standards Parent Handbook (40 pages)
http://www.smmusd.org/edservices/commoncore/pdf/CCSParentHandbook.pdf

Links to the CCSS for each grade level K-6 via CDE
http://www.iusd.org/education_services/CurricularPrograms.html

Key points in ELA (1-page cover K-12 key points)
http://www.corestandards.org/resources/key-points-in-english-language-arts

Key points in Math (1-page covers k-12 key points)
http://www.corestandards.org/resources/key-points-in-mathematics

Common Core shifts (2 pages)
http://www.achievethecore.org/content/upload/Shifts%202%20pager_091313.pdf

Common Core State Standards
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Math%20Standards.pdf