The Building 21 Competency Framework includes both math competencies and standards lists. Competencies are assessed using the continua but standards are assessed using a more traditional rubric. The numbers you…
Some of our schools utilize the open Illustrative Math Curriculum. For the assessments in this curriculum, we utilize standards-based rating. For each unit assessment, we created what we call assessment…
People often say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Photographs have the power to capture a moment and make us think, question, and feel. But because images constantly bombard…
Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. Titles, headings, tables, and pictures are just some of the text features readers encounter. If you're a reader…
It is often helpful to "code" the text as you read to enhance close reading. This will help you remember important pieces of information from the text.
Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. If you're a reader who skips over an example or doesn't look ahead at bolded text, you're missing…
Working with your peers and/or studio facilitator, complete the table below. The goal of this activity is to identify what we already know about the topic so that we can…
Working with your peers and/or studio facilitator, complete the table below. The goal of this activity is to identify what we already know about the topic so that we can…