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Teaching the Core - A Must Read for Anyone Trying to Understand the ELA Standards

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Teaching the Core is an amazing site! Not only ELA teachers, but history, science, and math teachers will also find this helpful as we integrate the literacy standards into our schools. It gives understanding and real meaning to the Common Core Standards for reading and writing.


Teaching the Core is created by Dave Stuart Jr. He teaches 9th grade World History and English in Cedar Springs, Michigan. It is obvious as you look through his blog that he truly lives life with passion. I can see why he loves the profession!
The core reason I put hours into this site is because I want students to flourish. This is why I want to learn about the Common Core State Standards -- not because I'm afraid of them or think my job depends on knowing them, but because I think they have something to teach me and my fellow open-minded educators.
Dave has done an amazing job of unpacking the standards! He is halfway through writing posts about each Common Core anchor standard. You can find them linked to his CCSS overview page that is located in the menu bar. This may be one of the best resources I have found for understanding these standards without spending hours for each one. He is clear and makes the standards real. Wonderful!


If you are new to the Common Core, Dave has created a Common Core 101 page. This is located as a drop down menu in the menu bar, beneath "CCSS overview". This is a wonderful collection of resources if you are feeling overwhelmed.


Dave brings all of this back to the classroom in his "class purpose" post, in which he discusses some of the core ideas that shape my approach to teaching. I love his statement, "We are about becoming better readers, writers, thinkers, and people."


As Dave said: 
Look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." This is a quote from the Bible, and I like to use it to remind myself that teaching is about service, it is about attending to the needs of others. A teacher says, "Even though I know something, that's not enough; I want to help someone else know it, too."
This post would not be complete without a welcome to baby Laura that was born into the Stuart family on July 19, 2012. 


CONGRATULATIONS!








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